Trouble Boys: The True Story of the Replacements

by Bob Mehr

“I was ashamed to admit it at that time, but now I’m smart enough to know that that stupid music was the thing that got me going.”

“When Prince was popular, it was a great way to meet girls,” said ’Mats roadie and sometime First Avenue employee Bill Sullivan. “You just told them, ‘Sure, I know Prince. He hangs around all the time. He comes over to my house and does bong hits.’”

“Look, if ‘Alex Chilton’ was called ‘Buddy Holly,’ it could’ve been the Weezer hit,”