CITATIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR ALL recorded media quoted in this book. A full and complete accounting of Pollard’s ouevre would be unwieldy (and likely out of date before this book reaches print). Curious readers should visit the Guided By Voices Database (www.gbvdb.com) for discographies, tour dates, lyrics, and more.
1. The Doors of Morrison Elementary (1957–1971)
1. Robert Pollard, email to author, October 24, 2016.
2. Robert Pollard, Eat 5: The Dogshit Chronicles (Dayton: Rockathon Records, 2008), 45.
3. Robert Pollard, “What A Mother Does For Her Son,” Relaxation Of The Asshole, live bootleg recording, LP, Yuk Yuk Motherfucker, 2005.
4. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 17.
5. Ibid., 18.
6. Throughout his career Pollard has answered variously to the question, “Why the British accent?” but the likeliest answer seems to be found in Spin, June 2001: “It just sounds better.”
7. Lyrics later expanded and recorded for the Takeovers, Turn To Red, Fading Captain Series, 40, LP, 2006.
8. Pollard later used “She Tears Out” as a song title on Psycho And The Birds, We’ve Moved, Happy Jack Rock Records, HJRR-16, LP, 2008.
9. Greer, Guided By Voices, 17.
10. Ibid., 20–21.
11. Ibid., 21.
12. The Who, “Baba O’Riley,” Who’s Next, MCA Records, MCAC-1691, cassette, 1971.
2. Eight Spoonfuls of Mustard (1972–1974)
1. Guided By Voices, “Some Drilling Implied,” Propeller, Rockathon Records 001, MP3, 1992.
2. Matt Hickey, “GBV’s Bob Pollard Deals on Decades Old Diamond Dominance,” MAGNET, January 30, 2014.
3. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 53.
4. Leo A. Deluca, “The Athletic Past of Guided By Voices,” Wondering Sound, February 11, 2015, http://www.leodeluca.com/project/the-athletic-past-of-guided-by-voices.
5. Guided By Voices calendar, fan club release, 2003.
6. Deluca, “The Athletic Past of Guided By Voices.”
7. Ibid.
8. Greer, Guided By Voices, 35.
9. Greer, Guided By Voices, 32.
10. Dave McKenna, “Guided By Voices of Experience,” Washington Post, November 3, 1995.
11. Interview by Eric T. Miller, MAGNET, May 1996.
12. Collection of Rich Turiel: Dash Riprock and the Hairspray Boys, 11 Original Classics, A.A. Bottom Records. Tracks: 1. “Fun Song (Ballad Of Teenage Unemployment),” 2. “Jennifer’s Radio,” 3. “Swinging Singles,” 4. “(No More) Boys On The Beach,” 5. “Heavy Petting,” 6. “I Can’t Win” (45 RPM single), 7. “Cars And Girls,” 8. “& Burns Holes,” 9. “Fate Accepts No Apologies,” 10. “Send In The Suicide Squad,” 11. “Paul Is Really Dead,” 12. “Thrills To No End.”
3. Big School (1975–1980)
1. Guided By Voices, “Big School,” Static Airplane Jive, City Slang, 04939-7, 7-inch EP, 1993.
2. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 32.
3. Daniel Dodd, “Robert Pollard Talks College No-Hitter,” ESPN, January 31, 2014, http://www.espn.com/blog/music/post/_/id/6648/robert-pollard-talks-college-no-hitter.
4. Greer, Guided By Voices, 22.
5. Greer, Guided By Voices, 55–56.
6. Tony Conley, “Anacrusis: A Brief History,” unpublished personal account.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. Greer, Guided By Voices, 54.
10. Later recorded as “Back To Saturn X”; appears on Guided By Voices’ Hardcore UFOs: Delicious Pie & Thank You For Calling: Previously Unreleased Songs and Recordings, Matador, OLE 550, CD, 2003.
11. Conley, “Anacrusis: A Brief History.”
12. Ibid.
13. Greer, Guided By Voices, 60.
14. Dave Simpson, “How Buzzcocks Invented Indie (With Help from the Sex Pistols, a Renault and the Quo),” Guardian, January 12, 2017.
15. Noise, published 1981, http://terminal-boredom.com/forums/index.php?topic=32127.0.
4. What We Build in Our Homes (1981–1983)
1. Guided By Voices, “Carnival At The Morning Star School,” Suitcase: Failed Experiments And Trashed Aircraft, Fading Captain Series, 6, CD, 2000.
2. Interview by Eric T. Miller, MAGNET, May 1996.
3. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 33.
4. Included in “Learning To Burn” on Guided By Voices, Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow, Fading Captain Series, 37, CD, 2005.
5. Greer, Guided By Voices, 57.
6. Ibid., 24–26.
7. Ibid., 25.
8. Ibid.
9. Leo A. Deluca, “The Athletic Past of Guided By Voices,” Wondering Sound, February 11, 2015, http://www.leodeluca.com/project/the-athletic-past-of-guided-by-voices.
10. The title “Edison’s Memos” was reused for a completely different song on Robert Pollard and His Soft Rock Renegades, Choreographed Man Of War, Fading Captain Series, 14, MP3, 2001. For “Cut-Out Witch,” see Guided By Voices, Under The Bushes Under The Stars, Matador, OLE 161, CD, 1996.
11. Guided By Voices, “Alright,” Alien Lanes, Matador, OLE 123-2, CD, 1995.
12. Greer, Guided By Voices, 58.
13. Kevin Fennell, “Guided By Voices Narrative #3” in Marc Woodworth, Bee Thousand (33⅓ Series) (New York: Continuum, 2006), 74.
14. Pissing In The Canal (credited to Guided By Voices) is recorded on a sixty-minute Radio Shack concertape. Side A: “Camouflage,” “Walls And Windows,” “Angry Pillows,” “6 Feet Down,” “Amnesia,” “Quality of Armor.” Side B: “Tell Me,” “Lockets Of The Empress,” “Before My Eyes,” “Together Apart,” “Echoland,” “Coyote Call.”
5. Land of Danger (1984–1986)
1. Guided By Voices, “White Whale,” Self-Inflicted Aerial Nostalgia, Halo, 2, MP3, 1989.
2. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 35.
3. Ibid., 40.
4. Robert Pollard, Eat 5: The Dogshit Chronicles (Dayton, OH: Rockathon Records, 2008), 15.
5. Ibid., 16.
6. Eric T. Miller, “Q&A with Robert Pollard,” MAGNET, October 2007.
7. Robert Pollard, Standard Gargoyle Decisions, Merge, MRG317, LP, 2007.
8. Reference to “The Winkler” is from the Genesis song “Get ’Em Out by Friday” on Foxtrot, Charisma Records, LP, 1972.
9. A detailed lyric sheet Pollard wrote for this version ended up pasted to the cover of GBV’s Propeller #187/#189.
10. Interview by Eric T. Miller, MAGNET, May 1996.
11. “Lion W/Thorn In Paw” appears on Briefcase 2 (Suitcase 2 Abridged—The Return of Milko Waif), Fading Captain Series, 38, MP3, 2005; “I’d Choose You” and “Shake It Out” appear on Guided By Voices, Suitcase 2: American Superdream Wow, Fading Captain Series, 37, CD, 2005.
12. Pollard, Eat 5, 21.
13. Greer, Guided By Voices, 60.
14. Kevin Fennell, “Guided By Voices Narrative #3” in Marc Woodworth, Bee Thousand (33⅓ Series) (New York: Continuum, 2006), 75.
15. “Sleeper,” re-recorded as “Peep-Hole,” appears on Guided By Voices, Bee Thousand, Scat, 35, CD, 1993.
16. Greer, Guided By Voices, 63.
17. M. E., “Show,” Dayton Is Alive, 6 [March 1985].
18. Nick Weiser, “Boston Band’s Sound Reminiscent of Mid ’60s,” The Journal Herald, May 16, 1985.
19. Don Thrasher, “The Vampire on Titus Gets Another Infusion,” The Dayton Voice, December 18, 1998.
20. Nick Weiser, “It Figures That This Dayton Band May Be Going Places,” The Journal Herald, August 16, 1984.
21. SKL, “Paper Memories,” The Know-All Website (blog), March 20, 2007, http://theknow-all.blogspot.com/2007/03/paper-memories.html.
22. Nick Weiser, “Bands Enter New Stages,” Dayton Daily News, June 13, 1986.
23. Gary Marcum, Stumps Dayton (blog), n.d., http://www.stumpsdayton.com/Gary.Marcum.htm, accessed January 5, 2018.
24. Fennell, “Guided By Voices Narrative #3,” 75.
25. Ibid.
26. Spavid, Willfully Obscure (blog), January 27, 2016, http://wilfully obscure.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-highway-men-st-ep-1986-i-wanna.html.
27. Thrasher, “The Vampire on Titus Gets Another Infusion.”
28. The Highwaymen, Highway Men, I Wanna, 1986.
29. Tom Snyder, Tomorrow with Tom Snyder, NBC, June 13, 1981.
30. Marc Woodworth, Bee Thousand (33⅓ Series) (New York: Continuum, 2006), 49.
31. Greer, Guided By Voices, 64.
32. Ibid., 64.
33. Robert Pollard, “Guided By Voices Narrative #1” in Marc Woodworth, Bee Thousand (33⅓ Series) (New York: Continuum, 2006), 17.
6. Tobin and the Vampire (1986)
1. Nick Weiser, “Bands Enter New Stages,” Dayton Daily News, June 13, 1986.
2. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 19.
3. Ibid., 65.
4. Liz Clayton, “We Hope to One Day Be as Big as the Lyres,” Wind-Up Toy 3, April 1994.
5. Unknown author, “The Seventy-Eighth,” The Offense, January 29, 1988, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
6. Greer, Guided By Voices, 114.
7. Shane, “Guided By Voices: Devil Between My Toes LP,” Flipside, 1988.
8. Bill Chen, “Guided By Voices: Devil Between My Toes,” Option, 1988.
7. The Summer of Steve (1987)
1. Guided By Voices, “Long Distance Man,” Sandbox, 33 rpm, Halo, 1, MP3, 1987, limited release.
2. As quoted in Gotham City Music insert, Sandbox (1987).
3. Gotham City Music insert, Sandbox (1987).
4. Don Thrasher. “The Vampire on Titus Gets Another Infusion,” The Dayton Voice, March 12–18, 1998.
5. Byron Coley, Forced Exposure, issue unknown, 1987.
6. Gordon Anderson, “Guided By Voices: Sandbox,” Nostradamus, issue unknown, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
8. “We’re Big in Germany” (1988–1991)
1. Guided By Voices, “Airshow ’88,” Same Place The Fly Got Smashed, 33 rpm, Rocket #9, OX846, MP3, 1990.
2. Robert Pollard, “Life Lessons from Robert Pollard,” MAGNET, May–June 2005.
3. Author interview with Cassie Good, July 18, 2016.
4. According to Scat Records owner Robert Griffin, Learning To Hunt would have included “Taco, Buffalo, Birddog And Jesus,” “Blue Gil,” “Let’s Go Vike,” “Uncle Dave,” and “Settlement Down,” songs that later saw release—and fan acclaim—on other outtakes releases. See Guided By Voices Database, http://www.gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=1738, accessed January 6, 2018.
5. Appears on GBV compilation 30 Songs as “Trampoline (Early Version),” and under its original title on Suitcase 2.
6. All released on Suitcases or the Hardcore UFOs boxed set.
7. Byron Coley, “Underground,” Spin, January 1989.
8. Dialogue from a made-for-TV movie starring Lindsay Wagner, Robert Iscove (dir.), Shattered Dreams, Roger Gimbel Productions, 1990.
9. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 72.
9. Denied (1992)
1. Quote is attributed to “Rep” on the Guided By Voices album Propeller.
2. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 79.
3. Ibid., 80.
4. Collection of Pete Jamison, Propeller #338.
10. The Big Turn (1992–1993)
1. Guided By Voices, “How I Met My Mother,” Let’s Go Eat The Factory, Guided By Voices, Inc., GBVI-16, LP, 2012.
2. Author interview with Ashley Ashbrook, July 19, 2016.
3. Unknown former student, clip included in Robert Pollard, The Devil Went Home And Puked: Robert Pollard’s Rockshow, Rockathon Records, MVDV4902, DVD, 2009.
4. Author unknown, The Storytelling Renaissance zine, 1992, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
5. Oz, “Propellar—Guided By Voice,” Subconscious Soup, Winter 1992.
6. Deborah Orr, “Jackpot!,” CMJ New Music Report, 1992.
7. Author unknown, zine unknown, 1992, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
8. Robert Griffin quoted in Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 81.
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid.
11. Phone interview with Bela Koe-Krompecher, April 12, 2017.
12. Unknown author, The Storytelling Renaissance zine, 1993, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
13. Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point (New York: Little, Brown, 2000).
14. Author interview with Chris Lombardi, February 16, 2017.
15. Cousin Creep, interview with Gerard Cosloy, 1999, http://www.cousin creep.com/?p=468, accessed January 11, 2017, now defunct.
16. Matt Sweeney, essay in booklet for Hardcore UFOs: Revelations, Epiphanies and Fast Food in the Western Hemisphere, Matador, OLE 550, CD, 2003.
17. Letter from Matt Sweeney to Robert Pollard, March 4, 1993, reproduced in booklet for ibid.
18. Cousin Creep, interview with Gerard Cosloy.
19. Author interview with James Greer, February 18, 2017.
20. Letter from Thurston Moore to Robert Pollard, April 12, 1993.
21. Cousin Creep, interview with Gerard Cosloy.
22. Klaus Walter, Prinz Magazine, March 1993 (Germany).
23. Stefan Rohmig, “Guided By Voices,” Journal Frankfurt, May 1993.
24. Deborah Orr, “Guided By Voices: The Grand Hour,” CMJ New Music Report, 1993.
25. Unknown zine review (1) of The Grand Hour, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
26. Unknown zine review (2) of The Grand Hour, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
27. Cited in Thor Hanson, The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History (New York: Basic Books, 2016), 197.
28. Author interview with Tobin Sprout, February 6, 2016.
29. Greer, Guided By Voices, 81.
30. Ibid., 82.
31. Author interview with Kevin Fennell, January 16, 2017.
32. Everett True, “New Musical Excess,” Melody Maker, August 7, 1993.
33. Jon Pareles, “You Want Punk Rock? Close CBGB, Say Goodbye,” New York Times, August 14, 2005.
34. Interview by Eric T. Miller, MAGNET, May 1996.
35. True, “New Musical Excess.”
36. Author interview with Chris Lombardi, February 17, 2017.
37. Author interview with Nate Farley, October 19, 2016.
38. Mo Ryan, “Bob Pollard Interview,” February 24, 1996, http://www.gbv.com/missmo2.html.
39. Ibid.
40. Everett True, “Touched by the Hand of God,” Melody Maker, December 4, 1993.
41. Ibid.
42. Ibid.
43. Cousin Creep, interview with Gerard Cosloy.
44. Dave Larsen, “Guided By Voices,” Dayton Daily News, November 28, 1993.
45. Alex Ross, “Guided By Voices: Under Acme,” New York Times, November 11, 1993.
46. Greer, Guided By Voices, 93.
47. Author interview with Kevin March, January 25, 2017.
48. Kevin March, via Guided By Voices Database, http://www.gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=2697, accessed January 6, 2018.
49. Phil McMullen, “Guided By Voices: Vampire On Titus,” Terrascope, 2003.
50. Dave Segal, “Guided By Voices: Vampire On Titus,” Alternative Press, November 1993.
51. Bill Meyer, “Critic’s Choice: Guided By Voices,” Chicago Reader, 1993.
52. Michael Krugman, “Guided By Voices’ Unstable Journey,” Raygun, 2003.
53. Dave Larsen, “Band Not Guided by Voices of Fortune,” Dayton Daily News, October 22, 1993.
54. Author interview with Doug Gillard, January 9, 2016.
55. Author interview with Scott Nuckles, March 28, 2017.
56. Greer, Guided By Voices, 84.
57. Nick Mitchell, email to author, February 9, 2016.
11. Year of the 7-Inch (1994)
1. Derek Asher, email to author, March 30, 2017.
2. Author interview with Robert Pollard, April 10, 2015.
3. Dave Larsen, “Fabulous Impact,” Dayton Daily News, February 6, 1994.
4. Author interview with Kevin Fennell, January 16, 2017.
5. Freedom Cruise/Nightwalker, Split 7”, Simple Solution, SS-002, 7-inch EP, 1994.
6. Guided By Voices, “My Impression Now,” Fast Japanese Spin Cycle, Engine, VROOM-07, 7-inch EP, 1994.
7. Various Artists, Ptolemaic Terrescope #16—The Polite Cream Tea Corps E.P., POT-EP 16, 7-inch EP, 1994.
8. Robert Pollard, “Guided By Voices Narrative #1” in Marc Woodworth, Bee Thousand (33⅓ Series) (New York: Continuum, 2006), 13.
9. Jim Greer, “A Year in the Life of Rock ’n’ Roll: Part 11,” Spin, June 1994.
10. Author interview with Jim Greer, February 18, 2017.
11. Ibid.
12. Author interview with Pete Jamison, January 14, 2017.
13. Greer, Guided By Voices, 33–35.
14. Author interview with Pete Jamison, January 28, 2017.
15. Greer, Guided By Voices, 39.
16. “Crying Your Knife Away [Live, Bootleg],” Guided By Voices Database, http://www.gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=1064, accessed January 6, 2018.
17. Vic Blankenship, Facebook post, Guided By Voices group, posted April 2, 2017, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2209660876/, closed group, accessed January 27, 2018.
18. Staff, “The Month in Review,” College Media Journal, July 4, 1994.
19. Roni Sarig, “Guided By Voices: Bee Thousand,” Baltimore City Paper, August 10, 1994.
20. Dave Morrison, “Guided By Voices: Bee Thousand,” Select, August 1994.
21. Rob Mitchell, “Guided By Voices: Bee Thousand,” unknown publication, 1994, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
22. Staff, “Critics’ Picks: Best Albums of 1994,” The Daily Aztec, December 12–17, 1994.
23. Michael Azerrad, “Guided By Voices: Bee Thousand,” Rolling Stone, August 11, 1994.
24. Nick Gaffney, “Writer Becomes Guided By Voices,” The Washington Square News, September 9, 1994.
25. Robert Christgau, “Bee Thousand,” https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Guided+by+Voices, accessed January 6, 2018.
26. Unknown author, Music Week, April 1, 1995, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
27. Greer, Guided By Voices, 92.
28. MTV News, “Guided By Voices,” July 13, 1994, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0uVT3KB4QE&t, accessed January 6, 2018.
29. Author interview with Jim Greer, February 18, 2017.
30. Author interview with Nate Farley, October 19, 2016.
31. Greer, Guided By Voices, 91.
32. Dave Larsen, “Crossover,” Dayton Daily News, October 1994.
33. Greer, Guided By Voices, 94.
34. Unknown, “Bad Taste on Titus,” Pussycat, 1994, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
35. Both quotes in this paragraph come from Banks Tarver (dir.), Watch Me Jumpstart, Matador Records, OLE 596, DVD, 2003.
12. King Shit and the Golden Boys (1995)
1. Guided By Voices, “A Second Spurt Of Growth,” Half Smiles Of The Decomposed, Matador, OLE 612-1, CD, 2004.
2. Author interview with Jim Greer, February 18, 2017.
3. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 103.
4. James Greer, “Guided By Voices: Trendspotter Acrobat,” posted October 13, 2011, now defunct.
5. James Greer, “Hunting Accidents: Being the Further Adventures of Guided By Voices,” posted May 24, 2011, now defunct.
6. Scat Records, Alien Lanes catalog entry, 1995.
7. Greer, Guided By Voices, 97.
8. Alex Ross, “Guided By Voices: Alien Lanes,” Spin, April 1995.
9. Mike Flaherty, “Alien Lanes,” Entertainment Weekly, March 17, 1995.
10. Matt Diehl, “Guided By Voices: Alien Lanes,” Rolling Stone, March 23, 1995.
11. Mike Noren, “Guided by Voices Brilliant in Its Confusion,” Stanford Daily, April 8, 1995.
12. Adam Stackhouse, “Sound Bites: Guided by Greatness,” Trojan, April 20, 1995.
13. Jim Greer, cited at Guided By Voices Database, http://www.gbvdb.com/album.asp?albumid=1129, accessed January 6, 2018.
14. Greer, Guided By Voices, 99.
15. Sharon O’Connell, “Science Friction,” Melody Maker, February 4, 1995.
16. Dave Larsen, “GBV Throws This One Away,” Dayton Daily News, June 4, 1995.
17. Dave Larsen, “Substance Abuse Remains Persistent Beat in Rock ’n’ Roll,” Dayton Daily News, June 18, 1995.
18. Andrew Richard Albanese, “Too Cool For School,” Gadfly, January/February 2001.
19. Greer, Guided By Voices, 99.
20. Ibid., 100.
21. Ibid., 100–101.
22. Jon Garelick, “From Small Beginnings,” unknown publication, November 1995, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
23. Tim Perlich, “T. O. Music Notes,” Now: Toronto’s News and Entertainment Weekly, October 19–25, 1995.
24. Guided By Voices, Motor Away, Matador, OLE 148-7, 7-inch single, 1995.
25. Greer, Guided By Voices, 105.
26. Jim Montalbano, “On Guided Tour, Voices Carry,” Chicago Sun-Times, February 23, 1996.
27. Andrew Richard Albanese, “Too Cool For School,” Gadfly, January/February 2001.
28. James Rocchi, “MisGuided by Vices,” ID, November 16–29, 1995.
29. Jeremy Kay, “GBV Show Notes Embassy Hotel,” personal correspondence with author, April 28, 2017.
30. Ibid.
31. Crusty McJeeber, “Guided By Voices,” London Music News, November–December, 1995.
32. Jon Pareles, “A Visit to the 70s Without a Goodbye,” New York Times, November 4, 1995.
33. Andrew Baxley, “Guided By Voices & the Concept of God,” Brut, November, 1995.
34. MTV News Staff, “The GBV/Urge Overkill Saga Continues,” mtv.com/news, November 9, 1995.
35. MTV News Staff, “Contagious Neurosis? Urge Overkill Bags American Tour,” mtv.com/news, November 22, 1995.
36. Kristen Swenson, “Indie Rockers Guided by Choices,” The Maneater, April 30, 1996.
37. Greer, Guided By Voices, 167.
38. Garelick, “From Small Beginnings.”
39. Pollard quoted in Baxley, “Guided By Voices & the Concept of God.”
40. James Stern (ed.), The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales (New York: Pantheon, 1944).
41. John Wenzel, “Guided By Voices History: Part I,” Sponic 18, September 2004.
42. Baxley, “Guided By Voices & the Concept of God.”
13. Drag Days (1996)
1. Guided By Voices, “Ghosts Of A Different Dream,” Under The Bushes Under The Stars, Matador, OLE 161-2, CD, 1996.
2. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 108.
3. Dave Larsen, in “Guided by Voices Choice of the Stars,” Dayton Daily News, June 2, 1996, all but calls the band sell-outs for playing at Peter Buck’s private party.
4. Michael Corcoran, “Under The Bushes Under The Stars,” Rolling Stone, April 4, 1996.
5. Jon Pareles, “Guided By Voices: ‘Under The Bushes Under The Stars,’” New York Times, March 31, 1996.
6. Ethan Smith, “Under The Bushes Under The Stars,” Entertainment Weekly, March 29, 1996.
7. John Mulvey, “Guided By Voices: Under The Bushes Under The Stars,” New Musical Express, March 23, 1996.
8. Chuck Stephens, “Guided By Voices: Under The Bushes Under The Stars,” Spin, May 1996.
9. David Sprague, “Guided By Voices: Under The Bushes Under The Stars,” Interview, April 1996.
10. Matt Sweeney, email to author, June 3, 2017.
11. Greer, Guided By Voices, 107.
12. Ibid., 108.
13. Author interview with Jim Greer, February 18, 2017.
14. Guided By Voices, Tonics And Twisted Chasers, Rockathon, 002, MP3, 1996, originally limited edition of 1,000.
14. Your Bobness (1997–1998)
1. Cox News Service, “Ohio Man Accused of Killing Wife with Banjos,” The Baltimore Sun, May 23, 1991.
2. Eric Mertz, “Interview: Doug Gillard,” Bearded, March 31, 2014.
3. Matt Davis, Internet forum post, http://www.ragebox.com/dts/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=1761059&t=24132&sid=ef9f9eb260bb6e9bfe13e0ce2 a769252#p1761059, accessed January 27, 2018.
4. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 135.
5. Pat DiNizio, “Guided By Voices,” Kit Kat Acoustic Break, September 27, 1997.
6. Greg Kot, “Mag Earwhig! Review,” Chicago Tribune, May 23, 1997.
7. Fred Mills, “Guided By Voices: Mag Earwhig!,” MAGNET, 1997.
8. Ben Kim, “Mag Earwhig!: Guided By Voices,” Rolling Stone, May 23, 1997.
9. Ryan Schreiber, “Guided By Voices: Mag Earwhig!,” Pitchfork, http://www.pitchforkmedia.com:80/record-reviews/g/guided-by-voices/mag-earwhig.shtml, accessed Internet archive version January 27, 2018.
10. Unknown author, “Guided By Voices: Mag Earwhig!,” unknown publication, July 1997, personal collection of Robert Pollard.
11. Ron Rollins, “Guided By Voices: Mag Earwhig!,” Dayton Daily News, n.d.
12. Ana Marie Cox, “Guided By Voices: Mag Earwhig!,” Spin, 1997.
13. Author interview with Chris Lombardi, February 17, 2017.
14. Greer, Guided By Voices, 138.
15. Ibid., 143.
16. Author interview with Doug Gillard, January 9, 2016.
17. Greer, Guided By Voices, 139.
18. Matt Melucci, “GBV’s Bob Pollard Mulls New LP, New Line-Up,” Addicted to Noise, October 21, 1997, http://www.addict.com/MNOTW/hifi/971022/971022_1591.shtml.
19. Greer, Guided By Voices, 139.
20. Ibid., 140.
21. Eric Hellweg, “Guided By Voices’ Leader and Back-Up Band Part Ways,” MTV News, November 4, 1997, http://www.mtv.com/news/1737/guided-by-voices-leader-and-back-up-band-part-ways/.
22. Greer, Guided By Voices, 150.
23. David Newgarden, email to author, July 12, 2017.
24. Greer, Guided By Voices, 145–146.
25. Ibid., 135.
15. In the Shark’s Belly (1999–2000)
1. Robert Pollard, “Rumbling Joker,” Waved Out, Matador, OLE 316-2, CD, 1997.
2. Matt Hickey, “MAGNET Interview: Robert Pollard,” MAGNET, June/July 2003.
3. Fred Mills, “Kid Marine: Robert Pollard,” MAGNET, February 1999.
4. Ryan Schreiber, “Robert Pollard: Kid Marine,” Pitchfork, https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6379-kid-marine/.
5. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 170.
6. Ibid., 171.
7. Ibid., 148.
8. Ibid., 149.
9. Author interview with Chris Lombardi, February 17, 2017.
10. Nightwalker, liner notes to In Shop We Build Electric Chairs: Professional Music By Nightwalker 1984–1993, Fading Captain Series, 3, LP, 1999.
11. Marcel Duchamp, “The Creative Act,” ART-news 56, no. 4 (summer 1957), 29.
12. Andrew Baxley, “Guided By Voices & the Concept of God,” Brut, November, 1995.
13. Author interview with Kevin Fennell, January 16, 2017.
14. Author interview with Nate Farley, October 19, 2016.
15. John Wenzel, “Guided By Voices History: Part II,” Sponic 18, September 2004.
16. Ivan Krielkamp, “Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse,” Spin, August 1999.
17. Matt LeMay, “Guided By Voices: Hold On Hope EP,” Pitchfork, March 31, 2000, http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3594-hold-on-hope-ep.
18. Andy Greenwald, “Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse,” Spin.com, August 1999, archived at http://www.gbv.com/oldgbvsite/dothecollapsespin .html.
19. Jim Greer, “Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse,” Gear, August 1999.
20. Ron Rollins, “Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse,” Dayton Daily News, August 6, 1999.
21. Don Thrasher, “Guided By Voices: Do The Collapse,” Impact Weekly–Dayton, August 1999.
22. Robert Pollard, “Life Lessons from Robert Pollard,” MAGNET, May–June 2005.
23. Greer, Guided By Voices, 181.
24. Leadmill event history, http://leadmill.co.uk/our-history/year/1999/.
25. GawdamAdam, “Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard: Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department,” Dirt Culture, November 1999.
26. Terry Lawson, “Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard: Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department,” Detroit Free Press, November 1999.
27. Ron Hart, “Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard: Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department,” College Music Journal, November 1999.
28. Nick Mirov, “Robert Pollard with Doug Gillard: Speak Kindly of Your Volunteer Fire Department,” Pitchfork, August 8, 1999. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6377-speak-kindly-of-your-volunteer-fire-department.
29. Greer, Guided By Voices, 155.
30. Carol Simmons, “Guided by Voices Frontman Bob Pollard Considering Switch to Bigger Label,” Dayton Daily News, March 7, 1999.
31. Ron Rollins, “Musician Needs Some New Guidance,” Dayton Daily News, August 27, 2000.
32. Guided By Voices, Suitcase: Failed Experiments And Trashed Aircraft, Fading Captain Series, 6, CD, 2000; Guided By Voices, Briefcase (Suitcase Abridged: Drinks And Deliveries), Fading Captain Series, 7, LP, 2000.
33. Matt LeMay, “Guided by Voices: Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft,” Pitchfork, August 31, 2000.
34. Neil Strauss, “Guided by Voices: Suitcase: Failed Experiments and Trashed Aircraft,” New York Times, December 10, 2000.
35. Robert Pollard, “Isolation Drills: Lyrical and Sequential Development w/ Production Notes,” unpublished notebook, from the collection of Edward McGowan.
16. Escape (2001)
1. Boston Spaceships, “The Comedian,” Zero To 99, Guided By Voices, Inc., GBVI-7, LP, 2009.
2. Michael Azerrad, in James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 86.
3. Christa Billerman, email to author, May 8, 2017.
4. Steven Kotler, “Ohio’s British Invasion,” GQ, December 1997.
5. Eric T. Miller, “Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills,” MAGNET, April–May 2001.
6. Ibid.
7. Greg Kot, “Isolation Drills: Guided By Voices,” Rolling Stone, March 5, 2001.
8. Peter Bothum, “Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills,” Rockpile, April 2001.
9. Michael Corcoran, “Guided By Voices: Isolation Drills,” Austin American- Statesman, April 14, 2001.
10. Bill Cohen, “Circus Devils: Ringworm Interiors,” Alternative Press, November 2001.
11. JC, “Circus Devils: Ringworm Interiors,” Portland Tribune, January 3, 2002.
12. Matt LeMay, “Circus Devils: Ringworm Interiors,” Pitchfork, November 13, 2001.
17. The Blue Fairy (2002–2003)
1. Guided By Voices, “Tour Guide At The Winston Churchill Memorial,” Half Smiles Of The Decomposed, Matador, OLE 612-1, CD, 2004.
2. Shawn Conner, “GBV Gives Up,” The Georgia Straight, week of March 6, 2002.
3. Cameo, “AOL Music Interview: Guided By Voices,” Los Angeles, California, June 19, 2002.
4. Ibid.
5. Author interview with Nate Farley, October 19, 2016.
6. Author interview with Kevin March, January 25, 2017.
7. Ibid.
8. Author interview with Chris Lombardi, February 17, 2017.
9. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 173.
10. Cameo, “AOL Music Interview: Guided By Voices.”
11. Matt Ashare, “Guided By Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles,” CMJ New Music Monthly, August 2002.
12. Patrick Berkery, “Guided By Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles,” MAGNET, August/September 2002.
13. Peter Bothum, “Guided By Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles,” Rockpile, August 2002.
14. Pat Long, “Guided By Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles,” New Musical Express, June 2002.
15. Matt LeMay, “Guided By Voices: Universal Truths and Cycles,” Pitchfork, June 23, 2002.
16. Author interview with Rich Turiel, December 15, 2016.
17. Rich Turiel, personal correspondence with author, April 21, 2017.
18. Eric Carr, “Guided By Voices: Earthquake Glue,” Pitchfork, August 24, 2003.
19. John Wenzel, “Guided By Voices: Earthquake Glue,” Sponic, August 2003.
20. Paul Robinson, “Guided By Voices—Earthquake Glue,” Glorious Noise, September 24, 2003.
21. Billboard staff, “Bassist Tobias Exits Guided By Voices,” Billboard, September 3, 2003.
18. The Electrifying Conclusion (2004)
1. Robert Pollard, “Top Of My Game,” Normal Happiness, Merge Records, MRG282, LP, 2006.
2. Philip Christman, “Guided By Voices: Half Smiles Of The Decomposed,” Paste, Aug/Sept 2004.
3. David Peschek, “Guided By Voices: Half Smiles Of The Decomposed,” The Guardian, Aug. 20, 2004.
4. Greg Kot, “Guided By Voices: Half Smiles Of The Decomposed,” Rolling Stone, September 16, 2004.
5. Chris Varias, “Guided to the End,” Cincinnati Weekly, October 20–26, 2004.
6. Shortlist, “Guided By Voices,” Village Voice, August 18–24, 2004.
7. Jim DeRogatis, “Voices Raised Together One Last Time,” Chicago Sun-Times, December 31, 2004.
8. Tom Scharpling, liner notes to Guided By Voices, The Electrifying Conclusion, Plexifilm, 2005, DVD.
9. Don Thrasher, “Last Waltz for Guided By Voices,” Dayton Daily News, January 6, 2005.
10. Carl Dalemo, “Voice Over: Guided By Voices in Chicago,” New Musical Express, January 2005.
11. James Greer, Guided By Voices: A Brief History (New York: Black Cat, 2005), 2.
19. The Fantast (2005–)
1. Robert Pollard, “U.S. Mustard Company,” From A Compound Eye, Merge Records, MRG272, LP, 2006.
2. Author interview with Mark Shue, April 27, 2017.
3. Robert Pollard, 100 (Dayton, OH: Rockathon Records, 2017).
4. Phil McMullen, “Guided By Voices: The Robert Pollard Interview,” Terrascope, September 1993, http://www.terrascope.co.uk/MyBackPages/gbv.html.