24 Facts About Bob Mould

1.

Bob Mould co-founded a record label, Singles Only Label, with Coyote Records label founder Steve Fallon.

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Bob Mould then formed the group Sugar, with bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis.

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In 1996, Bob Mould returned to solo recording, releasing a self-titled album in 1996 on Rykodisc, often referred to as Hubcap because of the cover photo.

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Bob Mould played all of the instruments himself, and programmed the drums instead of using a real drummer.

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In 1998, Bob Mould released The Last Dog and Pony Show, his final album on Rykodisc.

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Creative differences with some of the other writers led to Bob Mould's leaving the company and returning to music.

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Bob Mould ultimately wrote that memoir with Michael Azerrad, the author of Our Band Could Be Your Life and Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana.

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8.

On October 25,2018 Bob Mould shared a new song, "Sunshine Rock" from his new album of the same name, arriving February 8,2019 via Merge Records.

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On June 3,2020 Bob Mould released a new song "American Crisis" the lead single from his album Blue Hearts, released on September 25.

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Bob Mould's favored acoustic guitar is a 12-string Yamaha APX.

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In 1984, Bob Mould played piano on Ground Zero's album Ground Zero.

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Bob Mould performed the guitars for the soundtrack for the film version of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, released in 1999.

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In 2000, Bob Mould sang "He Didn't" on The 6ths' album Hyacinths and Thistles.

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In December 2017, Bob Mould opened for the Foo Fighters in four states during their Concrete and Gold tour.

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Bob Mould contributed the song "See a Little Light" to the 2006 album Wed-Rock: A Benefit for Freedom to Marry, an album to support in the legalization of same-sex marriage.

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In interviews to promote his 2019 album Sunshine Rock, Bob Mould revealed that he had been residing in Berlin, Germany, since 2015.

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Bob Mould originally wrote the track for his third solo album, but cut it as redundant.

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The name was picked by mastering engineer Jim Wilson from an offhand comment Bob Mould made in an interview.

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On December 19,1996, Bob Mould made a cameo appearance on The Daily Show Holiday Spectacular in an homage duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" with Bob Mould playing the part of David Bowie to Craig Kilborn's "Bing Crosby".

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Bob Mould is a passionate wrestling fan and was previously a writer for WCW.

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Bob Mould composed the theme for the TLC program, In a Fix.

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In 2001, Bob Mould played lead guitar in the house band for the film of John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and on the film's soundtrack.

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Bob Mould appeared on an episode of Independent Film Channel's The Henry Rollins Show on June 15,2007.

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Bob Mould has been honored with two stars on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, one for his solo work and one for Husker Du.