Early Career, Controversy, & First Hiatus (1981–1986)
Suicidal Tendencies formed in 1981 as a punk band in Venice, California. The original lineup of the band consisted of Mike Muir on vocals, Mike Ball on guitar, Carlos "Egie" Egert on drums, and Mike Dunnigan on bass. After the recording of their first demo, Carlos Egert left the band and was replaced by Dunnigan's brother, Sean. Muir, at the time a student at Santa Monica College, originally only intended
Suicidal Tendencies as a "party band", but as they grew in notoriety he soon found the band at the center of his life.
Suicidal Tendencies had a rough start including being voted "Worst Band/Biggest Assholes" in Flipside in 1982...
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