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He knows that and he regrets being that way.

  I turn on the TV
  And I don't like what I see
  There's an old punk rocker acting like a jerk
  And that jerk looks a lot like me

From the 2016 song "I Don't Like me Anymore"

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Fat Mike is actually a good guy. He's done a lot of shit, but mostly shit you expect from a punk, like this sort of prank (which seems to be the only source for the parent commenter to decide he's a "terrible human being", the sort of hyperbolic, simplistic language you expect from people who are desperate to find something to be outraged about), getting drunk/high on shows, criticizing everything/everyone (just like in his songs) including himself.

A more recent song where he self-deprecates (there's many), "Don't count on me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS2oFkpsxVo

" Don't count on me, 'cause I'm the worst If I'm there, it'll be a surprise to so many other friends that I'd call first It's not that I don't care, I just don't care very much 'Cause I'm either on the spectrum, or just plain out of touch That's who I am, that's what I do I could change if I wanted to, but I don't "

Anyway, watch the NOFX documentaries (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aa9aIoorJ8&list=PL15C6AE3FA...) and Mike's podcast. He seems to be quite nice and liked by all who know him. Maybe that's biased, but that's the main source I have :).

Here's a Reddit post by someone who is an actual friend of his: https://www.reddit.com/r/nofx/comments/1d2iwzx/my_journey_as...

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