Paul Westerberg

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Paul Westerberg
Westerberg performing in 2005
Background information
Birth name	Paul Westerberg
Born	December 31, 1959 (1959-12-31) (age 49)
Origin	Minnesota, United States
Genre(s)	Alternative rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, piano, drums
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	The Replacements

Paul Westerberg (born December 31, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the former lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and songwriter of The Replacements, one of the seminal alternative rock bands of the 1980s. He launched a solo career after the dissolution of that band. In recent years, he has cultivated a more independent-minded approach, primarily recording his music at home in his basement.

Contents 1 Personal 2 Discography 2.1 DVD 2.2 Albums 2.3 Soundtracks and compilations 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Personal

Westerberg is married to former Zuzu's Petals guitarist Laurie Lindeen. They have a son, Johnny (born 1998), whose voice is likely on 49:00^[1] and "Whatever Makes You Happy" from Westerberg's solo album Suicaine Gratifaction. Westerberg severely injured his fretting hand in 2006, in an accident while trying to remove candle wax with a screwdriver, and as of 2008 had since performed only one live show.^[1] He resides in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. His younger sister, Mary Lucia, is a D.J. at local radio station 89.3 The Current.

[edit] Discography

[edit] DVD

• Come Feel Me Tremble - Redline Entertainment/Ventura Distribution (2003)

[edit] Albums

• 14 Songs (Sire/Reprise Records 45255, 1993) produced by Matt Wallace and Paul Westerberg
  • limited edition CD book (Sire/Reprise Records 45335)
• Eventually (Reprise Records 9 46176-2, 1996) produced by Paul Westerberg, co-produced by Lou Giordano, 3 tracks produced by Brendan O'Brien and Paul Westerberg
• Grandpaboy: Grandpaboy EP (Soundproof/Monolyth MCD 1315, 1997)
• Suicaine Gratifaction (EMD/Capitol, 1999) produced by Don Was and Paul Westerberg
• Grandpaboy: Mono (Vagrant, 2002) limited edition Mono stand-alone CD, 10,000 copies produced
• Stereo (Vagrant VR 369, 2002) includes bonus Mono CD
• Grandpaboy: Dead Man Shake (Fat Possum, 2003)
• Come Feel Me Tremble (Vagrant Records, 2003)
• Folker (Vagrant, 2004)
• Besterberg: The Best of Paul Westerberg (Rhino, 2005)
• The Resterberg (Warner Bros., 2005)
• 49:00... Of Your Time/Life (Self-released, 2008)
• Bored Of Edukation (Single) (Self-released, 2008)
• 3oclockreep (Self-released, 2008)
• D.G.T. (Self-released, 2008)

[edit] Soundtracks and compilations

• Singles soundtrack (1992) - "Dyslexic Heart" and "Waiting For Somebody" (Westerberg scored the soundtrack as well.)
• Melrose Place soundtrack (1995) - "A Star Is Bored"
• Friends Soundtrack (1995) - "Sunshine" and "Stain Yer Blood"
• Tank Girl soundtrack (1995) - "Let's Do It," with Joan Jett
• I Am Sam soundtrack (2002) - "Nowhere Man," a Beatles cover
• Hear Music, Vol. 10: Reveal (Starbucks sampler, 2004) - "Lookin' Up in Heaven"
• Hot Stove, Cool Music, Vol. 1 (2004) - "Outta My System"
• Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 3 (Vagrant Records sampler, 2004) - "As Far As I Know"
• The Wired CD: Rip. Sample. Mash. Share. (2004) - "Looking Up in Heaven"
• Open Season: Featuring the songs of Paul Westerberg (Lost Highway Records, 2006)
• For New Orleans (2006) - "Old Money" (under the alias PW & The Honky Heartattax).
• Catch and Release (2007) - "Let the Bad Times Roll"

[edit] External links

• The Skyway
• Color Me Impressed.com - The Unofficial Replacements Database
• Man Without Ties - The Paul Westerberg Site
• Paul Westerberg.net: A bad idea whose time has come

[edit] References

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