paul westerberg. was the lead singer/songwriter for "the replacements". when the band died at the end of the 80's...he went solo.

i first heard his music on the soundtrack to "singles". i loved that movie in my later teen years. i haven't thought about it in years though. i'd bought the soundtrack, and westerberg's stuff was my favorite on it. the flick (in case you're interested) is technically a chick flick set in 90's seattle. the film is rife with cameos: paul giamatti, jeremy piven, victor garber, tim burton, and director cameron crowe himself. and since it's a movie with the grunge music scene as the backdrop, some of those key bands make their appearance as well: alice in chains, soundgarden, and hog molly. matt dillon's fictional band, citizen dick, is filled out with eddie vedder, stone gossard, and jeff ament from pearl jam. (quick aside: did you know that pearl jam was previously known as "mookie blaylock"? glad they changed it!)

he's created 12 albums, and has worked on several others - including the "friends" soundtrack, the movie "i am sam," and more. he's a little eclectic in that he still mostly records all of his music in his basement. most bands start there and move out - he's gotten comfy.

"waiting for somebody"


"dyslexic heart"