Artist:Paul Westerberg
Song:Dyslexic Heart
Album:Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: Deluxe Edition
After the popular 80s band The Replacements split up, lead singer Paul Westerberg launched a solo career and had success with the 1992 single Dyslexic Heart from the soundtrack of the popular film Singles. He wasn't that successful after that. He was born Dec. 32, 1959 in Minneapolis. One day he was walking home from his job as janitor for Senator David Durenberger when he heard a band practicing. That band was The Replacements. He talked his way into the band by convincing the lead singer that he was going to be fired. He quit and Westerberg joined the band. At first they were called The Impediments. But they changed the name to The Replacements after clubs complained about the name. The Replacements released four albums for Sire Records. And though they were critically acclaimed, commercial success eluded them. So they split up in 1991. Westerberg's first solo recordings were for Cameron Crowe's 1992 film Singles. The film was about the emerging Seattle grunge music scene. And the soundtrack featured several Seattle bands including Pearl Jam and Mother Love Bone. Dyslexic Heart was one of two songs that Westerberg recorded for the film. The film and soundtrack were very successful. And Dyslexic Heart charted on the Alternative Rock chart. Singles is available as a 2CD Deluxe Edition. Then he released two albums for Reprise. Westerberg wrote and produced everything. There were problems with the second album and he left Reprise for Capitol to release the 1999 album Suicaine Gratifaction. There were management problems at Capitol so the album wasn't properly promoted. Westerberg returned with three albums on the indie label Vagrant. He also continues to write and record for films, most notably the 2006 film Open Season. Since then he has released songs digitally. The Replacements reformed in 2011 and disbanded in 2015. And he formed the band The I Don't Cares with Julianna Hatfield and released an album in 2016. Here's the video for Dyslexic Heart by Paul Westerberg.
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