Pop Quiz: Bob Mould

Pop Quiz: Bob Mould

Aidin Vaziri | Even though Bob Mould has spent the better part of the past decade confusing his fans by becoming a writer for World Championship Wrestling, delving headfirst into dance music and posting pictures of his Christmas roast on his blog, it's all helped him get back to doing what he does best. His latest solo release, "District Line," is a throwback to the jangling, emotionally wound up guitar rock that made him a college-radio superstar in the '80s and '90s as the front man for Hüsker Dü and Sugar. We spoke to Mould, 47, by phone from his home in Washington, D.C.


Bob Mould
Q: Why haven't you gotten in on all the reunion bucks?
A: Nobody's come forward with a big fat check. I'm not interested in that. Hüsker Dü was a great band. The problem with going backward is I don't feel that anger toward the world anymore. It wouldn't look good for me to go onstage and do things from the Reagan era.
Q: VH1 said Hüsker Dü was one of the 100 most important hard-rock bands, coming in just behind the Rolling Stones.
A: God damn them.
Q: What's the most rock 'n' roll thing you ever did?
A: I don't know. I hate tour buses. They're sort of weird. The first rule is you don't s- on the bus. So I prefer to rent a Cadillac and drive myself to shows. It's just a lot more civilized.
Q: And where do you go in the Cadillac?
A: You pull over. Continue reading.