Michael Knott's evolving career has many facets including some thirty five albums, hundreds of original paintings and thousands of adoring fans who collect his musical and artistic works as soon as they hit the scene. This maverick of talent never seems to run out of inspiration. Whether it's touring some two hundred plus days out of the year or spending time recording and painting, he always comes up with a new view on life, it's characters, as well as its struggles and elations. His work has been released to the general market via Warner Brothers (Electra Records), to the gospel market via Word (Metro One Records), and to both markets through several groundbreaking independent releases. Audiences and critics on both sides of the fence are united by Michael Knott's ability to tap the well of emotion connecting all of us.
Michael Knott's many recordings are as varied as the many bands he's fronted: Aunt Bettys, Lifesavers, Lifesavers Underground, Cush, Idle Lovell, Strung Gurus, Bomb Bay Babies, the list goes on and on. Most notably are his heart felt solo works where he can take the listener on an emotional journey from the soft drip of a heart, to the full blown rock of a caged soul. Many articles in many publications, world wide, have featured this very unique and introspective artist. There seems to be no stopping his obsession to create with many new Cd's, Painting and writings to come.
Knott explained some of his views in an interview with HM Magazine, saying, "Basically, I'm a human being and I believe in Christ, period. It doesn't make my life rosy, it doesn't make my life terrible, it doesn't do anything with that. I know Christ."