John Maurer (Social Distortion)

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John Maurer
Born (1961-07-14) July 14, 1961 (age 61)
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Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Bass guitar
  • vocals
Years active1984–present

John Maurer (born July 14, 1961) is an American musician who was a longtime bass guitarist for Social Distortion [1] from 1984 to 2004.

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Career

He joined Social Distortion in early 1984 following the departure of Brent Liles. He played on every album from Prison Bound to Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll . He has a songwriting credit on the song "So Far Away" from Social Distortion's 1990 eponymous album along with frontman Mike Ness.

In his later career he started two bands, Foxy and Fuel, while still playing for Social Distortion. He also started his own record company called Slip Records. He stated in an interview with HM Magazine that, while in Social Distortion, he became a devout Christian.[ citation needed ]

He was replaced by Rancid's Matt Freeman in August 2004.

Discography with Social Distortion

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References

  1. Talevski, Nick (2010). Rock Obituaries - Knocking On Heaven's Door. Omnibus Press. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-85712-117-2 . Retrieved 22 February 2014.