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I was reading a while back, I think on here, about Jeff getting into reading books by a few authors at the time of recording Summerteeth or Being There or something. Does anyone have any idea what authors/books these were?

 

Any help would be appreacited. Thanks.

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The best place to check is Kot's book on Wilco.

 

But I have read in interviews and in Kot's book that circa "Being There" and "Summerteeth" he became a very avid reader.

 

Some of the books are:

 

Henry Miller's "Tropic Of Cancer," and "Stand Still Like The Hummingbird." Both are excellent!

 

William H. Gass's "Omensetter's Luck" and "In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country." I am reading the latter right now. Moreover, a teacher at my old high school recommended "Being Blue" by Gass too.

 

I also think there is John Fante's "Ask The Dust."

 

I'm sure there is more, but that is what I recall.

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Huh. I haven't read anything by him, nor did I have any idea that would be your reply. Are all of his books that way?
Stand Still Like the Hummingbird is not like that. It's an excellent collection of essays and stuff. He's an awesome guy.
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i think it was in Book Forum, but i'm not sure...i might have it somewhere. i thought the magazine printed a larger list, but when I went to the book forum site, i just found this...

 

JEFF TWEEDY (MUSICIAN, Wilco)

I recently read a collection of essays: BUBBLEGUM MUSIC IS THE NAKED TRUTH: THE DARK HISTORY OF PREPUBESCENT POP, FROM THE BANANA SPLITS TO BRITNEY SPEARS, edited by Kim Cooper and David Smay. If an anthropologist from the distant future came back to our time, *NSYNC would tell him more about our culture than any Will Oldham record

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The best place to check is Kot's book on Wilco.

 

But I have read in interviews and in Kot's book that circa "Being There" and "Summerteeth" he became a very avid reader.

 

Some of the books are:

 

Henry Miller's "Tropic Of Cancer," and "Stand Still Like The Hummingbird." Both are excellent!

 

William H. Gass's "Omensetter's Luck" and "In The Heart Of The Heart Of The Country." I am reading the latter right now. Moreover, a teacher at my old high school recommended "Being Blue" by Gass too.

 

I also think there is John Fante's "Ask The Dust."

 

I'm sure there is more, but that is what I recall.

 

 

Thank you very much! I appreciate the help.

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