1. Norman Westberg was born on June 27,1958 and is a guitarist from Detroit best known for his work with Swans, joining the band for the recording of their 1983 debut album Filth and appearing on every album except the 1992 album Love of Life and the 1996 album Soundtracks for the Blind, though his playing is sampled throughout the latter record.
Norman Westberg was born in Detroit, United States, and in 1980 his family moved New York City.
Norman Westberg has older sisters and a brother, who turned him to music.
Norman Westberg became a member of Swans after meeting the band's bass guitarist Harry Crosby at a house party, where Norman Westberg was playing with his band Carnival Crash.
In 2016, Swans announced a changed of the lineup, and Norman Westberg was one of the people who left the band's consistent lineup, but continued collaborating with Swans.
Norman Westberg played guitar on "Ebbing" from 2023 Swans album The Beggar.
Norman Westberg was for a short-time a member of The Heroine Sheiks with Shannon Selberg as well as John Fell.
Norman Westberg made his first solo guitar performance in the 90s at The Cooler, but Norman Westberg didn't like the way he played.
Norman Westberg started "plugging all of his effects boxes into all of his tiny amps and let the guitar do what it wanted, only manipulating the boxes".
In 2011's Christmas, Norman Westberg made a record for his father-in-law, a saxophone player in the Navy's band and music teacher.
Jennifer, Norman Westberg's spouse, heard the recordings and encouraged him to sell them as limited edition custom made CDs.
On February 25,2012, Norman Westberg released the recordings as two albums: Plough and Limited Edition of 75.
Plough is a four-track EP recorded from 2006 to 2009 and features Norman Westberg coupling guitar with banjo and DX drum machine.
In February 2014 Norman Westberg released a third limited edition solo CD entitled 13, which was then reissued through the ROOM40 record label on November 13,2015.
In 2014, Norman Westberg joined with Mark Shippy, Jim Sykes, Matthew Wascovich, and Mike Watt to form the art rock project band Hidden Rifles.