2010 Artist Survey Bonus Answers: Jon Wurster of Superchunk

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2010 Artist Survey Bonus Answers: Jon Wurster of Superchunk

Jan 17, 2011 By Under the Radar Staff Web Exclusive

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from Jon Wurster of Superchunk.

Who was your first love and do you still keep in touch with them?

Yogi. As of this writing I have no access to doggie heaven.

What are your thoughts on the Tea Party movement?

What is this a history exam? I quit school in fourth grade to get away from this kind of stuff.

With the Internet making every artist’s music potentially available to a wide audience, is it now easier to find listeners or more difficult because you have to compete with so many other musicians?

It’s harder but both of our listeners seem to really like what we’re doing and that makes it worthwhile.

Have you ever been starstruck when meeting another musician? If so, by who?

Yes, I’ve been to Starbucks with many of the musicians I’ve played with.

What was the moment you realized you wanted to be a musician? What was the moment you realized that you were a musician?

The first time I saw The Eagles on TV. I knew right then I had to try to stamp that shit out. When I got to play with Glenn Frey. Turns out he’s an okay dude.

When you think of the future, what scares you most?

That murder will still be illegal.

What moment made you maddest in 2010?

Losing that pencil.

What was the first movie you saw in the theater as a child and do you still enjoy it now?

The Tool Belt Killer. Yes, yes I do.

In 2010, what was the best movie you saw, book you read, comic book you read, video game you played, and/or TV show you watched?

American Idiot.

Do you have any other thoughts about the current state of the world or the state of the music industry?

Things would be much better if I could find that pencil.

(www.superchunk.com)