He Loves to Go Out and Make Some Noise

"'Changing the old anger is the challenge for me,' he said. 'When I was 17, it was perfect, because I needed it. I needed it to defend myself against the attacking world, and I had plenty of it. Even in my 20s, it was great. Anger's great for writing. Like everything, some of these things that were survival skills turn into a double-edged sword in your adult life—they can affect your marriage, affect your relationship with your children, affect your relationships period.
"'It's been a little turbulent,' he said, adding with a twisted smile: 'It's an interesting—and stressful—period in life, and that always does create a good record.'"

In the Los Angeles Times, Randy Lewis talks with Mike Ness as Social Distortion release a new album.