Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner's 'suspended animation' ends in new book and album
After writing one megahit and 150 other songs, Dave Pirner finally decided to write them all down.
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After writing one megahit and 150 other songs, Dave Pirner finally decided to write them all down.
Bill Forman Special Correspondent âPunk rock made me feel like somebody (cared) about my story,â writes Soul Asylum frontman Dave Pirner in âLoud Fast Words,â his recently published collection of essays and lyrics that spans some 35 years in 320 pages. Published by Minnesota Historical Society Press, a cultural institution better known for its histories of lynchings in Duluth and Scandinavians in the State House, the book offers insights into the songwriting and recording sessions of the most commercially successful band to come out of the Minneapolis punk scen...