Interview: Mike Ness (Social Distortion) talks “punk rock” and next Social D album with Frank Turner

Social Distortion frontman, Mike Ness, was recently interviewed by indie-folks singer/songwriter Frank Turner while on tour in Berlin.  The two discuss whether Social Distortion should be considered a “punk band,” the punk scene in ’78, being a punk rock dad, why Social Distortion took Frank Turner on tour, what it means to be “punk,” and when fans can expect the next Social Distortion album (“in 2 years”).

Check it out here: part 1 and part 2.

“Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes,” Social Distortion’s first album since 2004, was released in January on Epitaph Records.