New Jeff Tweedy solo - "Warm"

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Out on Nov. 30.

First single is "Some Birds." 

 

[Chad Fuck 17659]

That dude has gained some weight after ditching drugs.

He needs to ditch a few milkshakes.

I'll still buy the record though.

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Yeah I was watching Ashes of American Flags the other day and it's pretty striking how much he's aged in the past 10 years.  I know it happens to everyone, lol, but still. 

But yeah agreed. Will still buy.

[irishtexan 11515]

Dude is on that Steve Earle aging program

Edited September 24, 2018 by irishtexan

[jimmyjazz 45887]

Next video up on my YouTube feed: 

 

 

Nice perspective on art and depression/addictions, etc.

[Chad Fuck 17659]

18 minutes ago, irishtexan said:

Dude is on that Steve Earle aging program

This is greatness.

As are all those double necks.  They're like girls with three tits.  I like them but I'm not really sure what to do with all of them.  

[mackavelli 183]

Really enjoying his new book. Listening to the audiobook

[Chad Fuck 17659]

Really enjoying his new book. Listening to the audiobook

Does he read it?

[mackavelli 183]

yup.  his wife and kids chime in too... almost done and it makes me want to go listen to the back catalog. 

 

[Chad Fuck 17659]

I’ll definitely have to check it out.

[oSuJeff97 3435]

Yeah I'm about 3/4 of the way through the book.  Really interesting stuff if you've been a fan from Uncle Tupelo forward.  I found the stuff about his relationships with the two Jays to be really interesting.  Nothing shocking, but I'll put it in spoilers in case you want to read it for yourself.

Spoiler

 

My main takeaway (as told from Tweedy's perspective of course) was that Farrar was basically an asshole who became more and more jealous of Tweedy and couldn't handle it. Note that's not what Tweedy says explicitly.... just reading between the lines.  Tweedy says he was genuinely shocked when Farrar announced that he was leaving the band more or less out of the blue.

Jay Bennett was also described more or less what it seemed like... very talented but very needy/difficult personality who also had a pretty big drug problem. Tweedy says he fired him from Wilco not so much because of his difficult personality, but because he was already starting to get worried about his own addiction to prescription meds and was worried having Bennett around as his drug-enabling partner would eventually kill them both.

Speaking of the prescription meds... how he got started on that was pretty crazy.  Basically he had a legit prescription for Vicadon and when he went to pick them up from the pharmascy the pharmacist recognized him because he was a Wilco fan and basically told him he added some extra pills and could "hook him up" whenever he needed.  So that dude just started making regular deliveries to the Loft.  Crazy.

 

 

[Chad Fuck 17659]

[4th&Five 41510]

Good interview on wtf today. 

Also, he’s in dallas on 3/3 and Austin on 3/4.