With their seventh record, Wilco (The Album), Wilco has entered the self-referential phase of rock stardom. Back in 2004 the band stopped by to perform and talk with Kurt after the release of A Ghost Is Born. Jeff Tweedy told Kurt, “Music is all about getting to stuff that you can’t tell somebody.”
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