Mike took the picture of himself in the Nimrod booklet.
Mike smoked his first joint with his mom's friend.
Mike wrote the bassline for Longview while he was high and forgot it the next day.
Mike was born with a heart problem and sometimes has panic attacks.
Mike is adopted.
Mike's adoptive parents divorced when he was 6.
Mike once rented a small part of Billie's house to live in during high school.
Mike got mistaken for a ambushing fan at Woodstock 1994, and a security guard kicked him and knocked a couple of his teeth out.
Once, during a pillow-fight, Mike fell and broke both his elbows.
Mike actually believes that one day dogs will take over the world (remember the Dookie cover?)
In the self titled New Found Glory CD inlay it thanks Green Day and the bass player has a special thanx to Mike "...and Mike Dirnt for the influence...".
Mike has a sister named Myla.
Mike Dirnt is the part-owner of Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe in Emeryville, California. Emeryvillie is between Berkeley and Oakland.
Mike and Billie Joe are both wearing work shirts that say "Chuck" in two music videos, Mike in Basketcase and Billie Joe in Redundant
Mike Dirnt completed a years worth of college courses after high school.
On the back cover of the green day booklet for Dookie, there is a picture of Mike Dirnt looking in the mirror. If you look in the mirror, you can partially see the person taking the picture.
Mike likes donuts and hotel coffee, and Starbucks coffee aswell, maybe just coffee in general.
Mike likes to have those little packages of donuts on tour too.
Mike dressed up as a vampire, or as he said "Count Mikeula", for Halloween 2004.
Mike likes donuts and hotel coffe, and Starbucks coffee as well, maybe just coffee in general.
Mike dressed up as a vampire, or as he said "Count Mikeula", for Halloween 2004.
Mike used to go to Billie Joe's house to play guitar and they would have sleepovers.
He decided to switch to the bass.
His first bass was a gift from Billie-Joe.
They had a daughter. Mike and Anastasia named her Estelle-Desiree born in April 1997.
They got divorced, but they still are friends and he visits his daughter as much as he can.
His natural hair color is brown
