Young jeff tweedy biography book

The rock memoirs we’ve become accustomed to are mostly from musicians in their last act, or whose most popular work is long in their past. At mid-life, Jeff Tweedy seems too young to write his life story. Too young, but also too active.

As a solo artist, producer, and as a member of Wilco, the band he formed in 1994, he’s released new music at the pace of better than an album per year for the last several years. If you’re subscribed to the Wilco email list (does anyone under 40 even subscribe to email lists?), you seem to get announcements about tour dates, new albums, or Wilco reissues every few weeks.

Tweedy seems busier than he’s ever been, and while Wilco may be on the backend of their most popular work, he and the band don’t feel past their prime by any means.

Perhaps it’s that they’ve created a niche where they’re able to thrive, or perhaps it’s the amount of talent in the band, but even though Wilco has been with us for