The Daily Swarm

Blurt:

“I went through a period of addiction that was shorter lived than the topicality of it has been. The years surrounding the end of Husker Du were troubled times, but I put them behind me with the demise of that band. Now, I constantly read about things that happened 20 years ago. It’s often described as a many-year struggle with addiction. It’s something that a lot of the media fixate on. But I guess I understand it. It’s sex drugs and rock and roll, right?”

“When people compare us to the Pixies, I say we never needed to be influenced by the Pixies. We influenced the Pixies. If they chose to celebrate their midlife crisis by milking the cash cow, that’s fine. Should Husker Du make that decision, and I recognize that’s a slim chance, I’d like to think we’d do it for a cause greater than financial remuneration.
And remember, if we were to take the reunion route, it would have to be three of us for it to be valid. Pairing me and Bob would be easiest. I don’t think either of us would be interested in playing with Greg [Norton].”

“Greg was never our peer. One of worst things that ever happened to the band was when someone told him he should write songs too. He wasn’t a songwriter, but how do you tell a guy that? How do you tell someone ‘Your songs suck.’ That was one of the frustrations that led to the band being devalued in our hearts. And once it ceases to be fun, it’s merely lucrative.
The breakup of the band is one of worst things that happened to Bob or me. But we couldn’t read the future. There was nothing sadder than being around in 1992 or 1993 and watching people like Smashing Pumpkins or Stone Temple Pilots make millions and millions of dollars. That was when the vacuum we created was really obvious.”

”...every time I’ve gone to see a Bob Mould concert, someone has yelled out the name of one of my songs. When I’m out touring, I maybe hear that one out of five concerts.”