Editing Mike Watt (section)

===Guest appearances===
[[File:Iggy Pop (5).jpg|thumb|Mike Watt and Iggy Pop at Sziget, 2006]]
In November 2006, Watt revealed to [[Pitchfork Media]] that he recorded for an album by singer [[Kelly Clarkson]], a studio assignment that he took at the invitation of his "old friend", producer/engineer [[David Kahne]].<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39773/Mike_Watt_Guests_on_Kelly_Clarkson_Record Mike Watt Guests on Kelly Clarkson Record | Pitchfork] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516144134/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/39773/Mike_Watt_Guests_on_Kelly_Clarkson_Record |date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref> Clarkson's ''[[My December]]'' album was released in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tartan|first=Suzannah|title=Watt's going on — a punk at 50|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/02/08/music/watts-going-on-a-punk-at-50/|newspaper=[[The Japan Times]]|access-date=March 28, 2019|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328192322/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2008/02/08/music/watts-going-on-a-punk-at-50/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Woodbury|first=Jason|title=Bassist Mike Watt Reps Blue-Collar Ethos|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bassist-mike-watt-reps-blue-collar-ethos-6456158|website=[[Phoenix New Times]]|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=March 28, 2019|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328184416/https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/bassist-mike-watt-reps-blue-collar-ethos-6456158|url-status=live}}</ref>

Watt and drummer [[Stephen Hodges]] joined violinist [[Chris Murphy (violinist)|Chris Murphy]] for "Blues for Bukowski" on his Murphy's album ''Luminous''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Corey|title=Chris Murphy: Blues for Bukowski, with Mike Watt|url=https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/08/30/chris-murphy-blues-for-bukowski-with-mike-watt/|publisher=No Treble|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=March 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318075323/http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2011/08/30/chris-murphy-blues-for-bukowski-with-mike-watt/|url-status=live}}</ref> Hodges had previously worked with Watt on ''Contemplating the Engine Room''.<ref name="maiuri"/>

Watt appeared on the track "Moon Burnt Mountain" on ''Anywhere II'' by [[Anywhere (band)|Anywhere]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cush|first=Andy|title=Krist Novoselic, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and Mike Watt All Play on the Same New Album|url=https://www.spin.com/2018/05/cedric-bixler-zavala-krist-novoselic-mike-watt-new-album/|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=May 3, 2018|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323174534/https://www.spin.com/2018/05/cedric-bixler-zavala-krist-novoselic-mike-watt-new-album/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Watt played bass on two tracks for the [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] tribute album ''[[Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: Reinterpreting Black Flag]]'' alongside [[Dez Cadena]] and [[Keith Morris]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ham|first=Robert|title=Various Artists – Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie: Reinterpreting Black Flag|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/gimmiegimmiegimmie/|work=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=May 8, 2010|access-date=March 28, 2020|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107212012/https://www.altpress.com/reviews/gimmiegimmiegimmie/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, [[Black Moth Super Rainbow]] released a [[7-inch]] for [[Record Store Day]] with Watt and [[Flea (musician)|Flea]] covering "[[Dandelion Gum|Drippy Eye]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Roberts|first=Christopher|title=Black Moth Super Rainbow Shares Video for New Song "Backwash"|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/black_moth_super_rainbow_shares_video_for_new_song_backwash|magazine=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]|date=April 16, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422000638/http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/black_moth_super_rainbow_shares_video_for_new_song_backwash/|url-status=live}}</ref> Watt had earlier appeared on the song "Black Yogurt" on Black Moth Super Rainbow's ''Drippers'' EP in 2008.<ref name="colly">{{cite web|last=Colly|first=Joe|title=Black Moth Super Rainbow: Drippers EP|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12459-drippers-ep/|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=November 25, 2008|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803171417/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12459-drippers-ep/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Black Yogurt (with Mike Watt)|url=https://blackmothsuperrainbow.bandcamp.com/track/black-yogurt-with-mike-watt|publisher=[[Bandcamp]]|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424045146/https://blackmothsuperrainbow.bandcamp.com/track/black-yogurt-with-mike-watt|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year Watt appeared on Macedonia's Bernays Propaganda song "Ništo Nema da ne Razdeli" for the ''Songs From Under the Floorboard, Vol. 1'' compilation album put out by [[KXRY|DJ Dave Cantrell]].<ref name="floorboard">{{Cite web|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|title=Mike Watt guests on Bernays Propaganda song for Planned Parenthood comp|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/mike-watt-guests-on-bernays-propaganda-song-for-planned-parenthood-comp/|work=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=March 15, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326211304/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/mike-watt-guests-on-bernays-propaganda-song-for-planned-parenthood-comp/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album is a charitable compilation with proceeds going to [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref name="floorboard"/>

Watt also appeared on a split 7-inch with MB Jones playing on the song "Jail for Trees" in April 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=MB Jones, Mike Watt – Jail for Trees/ Smart City, Dumb People|date=April 25, 2018|url=https://www.discogs.com/MB-Jones-Mike-Watt-Jail-for-Trees-Smart-City-Dumb-People/release/11917815|publisher=[[Discogs]]|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930185605/https://www.discogs.com/MB-Jones-Mike-Watt-Jail-for-Trees-Smart-City-Dumb-People/release/11917815|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2018, Watt joined [[Abby Travis]], [[Keith Morris]], [[Flea (musician)|Flea]], [[Jennifer Finch]], [[The Dils|Chip Kinman]] and others for a spoken word engagement at the [[Roxy Theatre (West Hollywood)|Roxy Theatre]] entitled ''War Stories: Tales of 70's & 80's Punk Mayhem Told By The Perpetrators Themselves''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gentile|first=John|title=Keith Morris, Mike Watt, Flea, Chip Kinman, more announce massive spoken word show|date=September 4, 2018|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/67873/keith-morris-mike-watt-flea-chip-kinman-more-announce-massive-spoken-word-show|publisher=Punknews.org|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323181505/https://www.punknews.org/article/67873/keith-morris-mike-watt-flea-chip-kinman-more-announce-massive-spoken-word-show|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019, Watt appeared with Macedonian jazz guitarist [[Toni Kitanovski]] on the track "Nisto nema da ne' razdeli" for [[Bernays Propaganda]]'s 2019 release, ''Vtora mladost, treta svetska vojna'' (''2nd Youth, 3rd World War'')<ref name="foster"/> The track was also donated to ''Songs From Under the Floorboard, Vol. 1'', proceeds of which go to [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sacher|first=Andrew|title=Mike Watt guests on Bernays Propaganda song for Planned Parenthood comp|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/mike-watt-guests-on-bernays-propaganda-song-for-planned-parenthood-comp/|work=[[Brooklyn Vegan]]|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=March 26, 2020|archive-date=March 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326211304/http://www.brooklynvegan.com/mike-watt-guests-on-bernays-propaganda-song-for-planned-parenthood-comp/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Watt has said he generally charges no fee to play on somebody's album saying "All payment is not in the coin...Anytime you play, you're investing in the next time you play."<ref>{{cite web|last=Adams|first=Christian|title=Mike Watt Interview|date=July 7, 2014|url=https://blacksunshinemedia.com/words/christian-adams/mike-watt-interview/|publisher=Black Sunshine Media|access-date=March 17, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327092837/https://blacksunshinemedia.com/words/christian-adams/mike-watt-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>