Born in Malone, New York, Mould lived in several places, including Pine City, Minnesota and the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, where he attended Macalester College. There, he formed Hüsker Dü in the late 1970s, with drummer/singer Grant Hart and bass guitarist Greg Norton.
Mould released his first solo album after Hüsker Dü broke up; 1989's Workbook eschewed Mould's trademark wall-of-noise guitar for a stripped-down sound featuring acoustic guitars and cellos. 1991's jagged Black Sheets of Rain put Mould in more familiar territory, recalling Hüsker Dü's loudest, angriest moments. Mould also started a record label, Singles Only Label, which released singles from up and coming bands such as Grant Lee Buffalo.
Mould then formed the group Sugar, a college/alternative radio favorite in the mid-1990s. Along with extensive touring, Sugar released two albums, an EP and a B-sides collection before splitting.
Mould returned to solo recording, releasing a self-titled album in 1996 (which is often referred to as Hubcap because of the cover photo) and 1998's The Last Dog and Pony Show. During a stint living in New York City in the late-1990s, Mould's tastes took a detour into dance music and electronica. Those influences were clear on his 2002 release Modulate, which featured a strong electronica influence to mixed critical reviews. To pursue this sound, Mould also began recording under the pseudonym LoudBomb (an anagram of his name). He has released one CD so far under this name.
Mould took a brief break from the music world to get involved with another passion of his, professional wrestling, when he joined WCW as a scriptwriter for a brief period. Creative differences with some of the other writers of the league led to Mould leaving the company and returning to music. The liner notes for Modulate thank some of the wrestlers he associated with, most notably Kevin Nash and Kevin Sullivan.
In addition to his solo work, Mould is also a live DJ in collaboration with Washington DC-area dance music artist Richard Morel, under the collective banner Blowoff. A recording under that banner was released in September 2006. Mould has been asked to do remixes for a variety of dance and alternative rock artists. A recent remix of the Interpol song "Length Of Love" has led to more critical acclaim for the veteran artist.
For much of the 1990s, Mould toured playing solo acoustic renditions of his catalog (occasionally switching to electric guitar midway through his set). In 2005 his solo album Body of Song was cross-announced with his first band tour since 1998. Brendan Canty, best known as the drummer for Fugazi, and Mould's Blowoff collaborator, Morel, played drums and keyboards, respectively, for the 2005 tour. Mould's latest album, District Line, was released in February 2008.
Though his homosexuality was previously something of an open secret, Mould was outed in the early 1990s; he is now openly gay. Though it was often rumored during his Hüsker Dü days that he and bandmate Hart were an item (Hart was also gay, and both acknowledge taking partners on tour), both have flatly denied ever having been romantically involved.
In 2006, Mould contributed the song "If I Can't Change Your Mind" to the album Wed-Rock, an album to promote same-sex marriage.
On September 29, 2005, Mould's song "Circles" was featured on The OC as Marissa Cooper was starting her first day at her public school in Season 3. Mould's song "Dog on Fire" is the theme song for The Daily Show. They Might Be Giants perform the current version. The song "See a Little Light" has been used more than once in various television applications: It was used in the closing scene of the original un-aired test pilot episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, it became one of the principal theme songs for the HBO series The Mind of the Married Man and was also used in a television commercial for TIAA-CREF (August 2007). Mould also composed the theme for the TLC program, In a Fix.
Mould and director Cameron Crowe are close friends; the character Bob Sugar (played by Jay Mohr) in Crowe's 1996 film Jerry Maguire is named for both Mould and his former band, Sugar.
Mould appeared on an episode of IFC's The Henry Rollins Show on June 15, 2007.
Mould also played lead guitar in the house band for the film of John Cameron Mitchell's Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Mould also participated in a Hedwig tribute album, Wig in a Box, on which he covered the song "Nailed."
Solo Discography
Workbook LP (Virgin, 1989)
See A Little Light Single (Virgin, 1989)
Wishing Well + 4 Tracks Single (Virgin, 1989)
Black Sheets of Rain LP (Virgin, 1990)
Poison Years Compilation LP (Virgin, 1994)
Egøverride Single (Rykodisc, 1995)
Bob Mould LP (Rykodisc, 1996)
The Last Dog and Pony Show LP (Rykodisc, 1998)
Modulate LP (Granary Music, 2002)
Live Dog 98: The Forum, London UK Live LP (Granary Music, 2002)
Long Playing Grooves (released under anagram LoudBomb) LP (Granary Music, 2002)
Body of Song (Yep Roc, 2005)
District Line (Granary Music, 2008)
Silver Age (Edsel 2012)
Beauty & Ruin (Merge Records, 2014)
Patch the Sky (Merge Records, 2016)
Sunshine Rock (Merge Records, 2019)
Bootlegs
The Calm Before the Storm (Kiss The Stone, 1994)
Bands Produced
Soul Asylum, Made To Be Broken LP
Articles of Faith, Give Thanks and In this Life LPs
Magnapop, Hot Boxing LP
Verbow, Chronicles LP
The Zulus, Down on the Floor LP
Impaler, If We Had Brains... We'd Be Dangerous LP
Low, Tonight the Monkeys Die Remixes EP
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It's Too Late
Bob Mould Lyrics
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And how the whole world's come undone
Everybody's got this sinking feeling
Feeling they're on the run
But I know a place where time stands still
I can picture it in my mind
But I'm not sure if we can get there
Why can't you see we're almost out of time)
It's too late it's too late it's too late
To cover what you've done
It's too late it's too late it's too late
To call for anyone at all
Well I guess I should be so brave to think that I'm the only one who knows
It's too late it's too late it's too late
To cover what you've done
Oh no we need a change (this world's stranger now)
Now is not the time to run away (there must be a way)
A way that we could listen to the warning signs so pay attention
This is my intention to prevent this fate before it gets too late
And as the hands of the clock go round and round
And the world keeps marching on
Can you afford to let it fall now?
(the fish in all the streams are dying
Fluorocarbons fill the sky
And I don't really want to die before my time has come)
It's too late it's too late it's too late
To cover what you've done
It's too late it's too late it's too late
To call for anyone at all
Well I guess I should be so brave to think that I'm the only one who knows
It's too late it's too late it's too late it's too late
Now now
It's too late
(lately I've been thinking
Haven't had that sinking feeling now)
In Bob Mould's song "It's Too Late," the lyrics reflect on a world that has fallen apart and the impending doom that is approaching. The singer contemplates the state of the world and how everyone is feeling a sense of doom and being on the run. He knows of a place where time stands still, but he's not sure if they can get there. The chorus repeatedly emphasizes that it's too late to cover up one's actions and mistakes or to call for help. The singer acknowledges that he's not the only one who knows that something needs to change, and he urges everyone to pay attention to the warning signs and act before it's too late.
The song's lyrics are a commentary on the state of the world, primarily the environment and how humans have negatively impacted it. The lyrics reference dying fish in streams, fluorocarbons filling the sky, and the fear of dying before one's time has come as a result of environmental degradation. The song emphasizes the importance of taking action before it's too late and emphasizes the need for change to prevent an inevitable and disastrous fate.
Line by Line Meaning
Lately I've been thinking
I've been contemplating deeply about various issues
And how the whole world's come undone
I'm concerned about the current state of the world
Everybody's got this sinking feeling
People are feeling hopeless and lost
Feeling they're on the run
People feel like they're constantly running away from problems
But I know a place where time stands still
I have a vision of a peaceful and still place
I can picture it in my mind
I can vividly imagine this place
But I'm not sure if we can get there
I'm not certain if we can actually attain this place
there is no reason reasons rhyme
Nothing makes sense or follows a pattern
Why can't you see we're almost out of time
We're running out of time to make positive changes
It's too late it's too late it's too late
It's too late to undo the past and fix the current situation
To cover what you've done
To hide or make up for the mistakes that you've made
To call for anyone at all
It's futile to ask for help or support from anyone now
Well I guess I should be so brave to think that I'm the only one who knows
I shouldn't assume that I'm the only one who's aware of what's happening
Oh no we need a change (this world's stranger now)
We need to implement changes because the world has transformed significantly
Now is not the time to run away (there must be a way)
We can't escape from the problems, we have to find a solution
A way that we could listen to the warning signs so pay attention
We need to pay attention to the warnings and signals around us
This is my intention to prevent this fate before it gets too late
My aim is to prevent the negative outcomes before it's too late
And as the hands of the clock go round and round
Time keeps passing
And the world keeps marching on
Life goes on, and events continue to unfold
Can you afford to let it fall now?
Can we afford to let everything collapse and suffer the consequences?
the fish in all the streams are dying
The environment is being negatively impacted, and wildlife is dying
Fluorocarbons fill the sky
The pollution and emissions are worsening
And I don't really want to die before my time has come
I don't want to die prematurely due to the state of the world
Now now
The situation is urgent and immediate action is required
lately I've been thinking
I've shifted my thinking towards a more positive outlook
Haven't had that sinking feeling now
I no longer feel hopeless or lost
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: BOB MOULD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@BODLAW1
Bob Mould is incredibly underappreciated.
@chrisbrown8376
Most art that is truly authentic is overlooked.
@ericschultz920
That he is.
@slinkadink6331
Yes he is
@Justin-ry4qn
I appreciate him plenty, but I think @@chrisbrown8376 isn't pulling his weight.
@grahamtaylor3093
Not in my house!
@davidguyett32
This song is so boss. I can listen to it in my car 4 x in a row.
@johnlafleur8447
Literally listened to this one song for three days.
@ericschultz920
Right on!
@MeetYouAtTheBing
R.I.P Anton Fier.....Drummer on this Song, which is one of the Best in Rock History