NYT Profiles Jeff Tweedy

By Marcus Gilmer in Arts & Entertainment on Jul 5, 2009 7:15PM

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While it reveals nothing new about the man behind the music, the New York Times has a good profile of Jeff Tweedy in today's edition.

The family picnic backdrop for the interview was less a matter of media management than a reflection of how he rolls these days. No longer the tortured artist on the bus whose only steady companions were pills and the demons they were meant to tame, Mr. Tweedy keeps his tour jaunts short and his family close. His two kids pop in and out while he visits with a reporter, and he seems most at ease when they or his wife, Sue Miller, are at hand.

It’s not that he wears the success and stability like a loose garment — he’s a pretty complicated guy on a good day — but unlike the rock trope that only chronic agony produces important music, the absence of mayhem has been good for the work, he says.

Check out the profile here. And if you still haven't gotten around to checking out the new LP (and even if you have), scope out Lizz's review.