RIP Grant Hart

[thunderbolt]

Drummer/Singer for Husker Du. 56 died of lung cancer.

[Confessional]

Damn! RIP Grantzberg Vernon Hart. Artist/Musician/Poet.

Wrote one of the greatest songs (Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely) by one of the hardest working bands ever.

[palitoy]

As much as I am a fan of the band, I thought my long time co-worker passed away for a second there.....

[4NDR01D]

Husker Du's been my favourite band since I was 16, which was a few years after they broke up. I really wish they could have worked things out and did a reunion tour.

[Brazoo]

Very sad news. Bob Mould's statement on Facebook was very touching to read:

It was the Fall of 1978. I was attending Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. One block from my dormitory was a tiny store called Cheapo Records. There was a PA system set up near the front door blaring punk rock. I went inside and ended up hanging out with the only person in the shop. His name was Grant Hart.
The next nine years of my life was spent side-by-side with Grant. We made amazing music together. We (almost) always agreed on how to present our collective work to the world. When we fought about the details, it was because we both cared. The band was our life. It was an amazing decade.
We stopped working together in January 1988. We went on to solo careers, fronting our own bands, finding different ways to tell our individual stories. We stayed in contact over the next 29 years — sometimes peaceful, sometimes difficult, sometimes through go-betweens. For better or worse, that’s how it was, and occasionally that’s what it is when two people care deeply about everything they built together.
The tragic news of Grant’s passing was not unexpected to me. My deepest condolences and thoughts to Grant’s family, friends, and fans around the world.
Grant Hart was a gifted visual artist, a wonderful story teller, and a frighteningly talented musician. Everyone touched by his spirit will always remember.
Godspeed, Grant. I miss you. Be with the angels.

[rche]

super sad news
I worked with grant a few times in his Nova Mob days; kind, insightful, intriguing musician, poet, and artist
cancer sucks
RIP Grant, and thanks for all the inspiration

[GlobalObserver]

I used to buy everything SST released. Still love those albums the best. RIP Grant. Thanks for the music and memories.

[Confessional]

^^ Oh yeah, those Blasting Concept albums opened such a tasty can of rockin' worms back in the day. Still spin 'em in the 21st C.