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After 2002's Stereo, the first of his home recordings, Westerberg took to the road--just man and guitar--for a string of in-stores and concert performances. But it was a short home stand last fall, in support of his most recent release, Folker, that convinced him to try the band thing again.
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"I do them fast," says former Replacements front man Paul Westerberg of his songwriting process. "I do them fast, fast, fast."
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"It felt so good, you know? We played three shows in Minneapolis, and they all sold out and they were bootlegged extensively, to the point where I thought, 'Well, if this many people want to hear this, then let's take it out on the road and see what happens.'"
He'll be backed by friends--guitarist Kevin Bowe, bassist and "cornfield movie star" Jim Boquist and longtime Prince percussionist Michael Bland--and the set list will incorporate the length and breadth of Westerberg's songwriting catalog. But just what can he do with a band that he can't do solo?
"I can share a smile," Westerberg says. "I can share a smile and a joke. I can make a fuck-up and turn and look at Jim and get a laugh. And I can miss a chord and have Michael yell out, 'B flat,' and that kind of thing. You can't beat having some buddies on stage."
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