I have no memory of any of this.Īt age 8 or 9, Wendy Little, who lived in the house across the street. I have scars on my neck, leg, foot, and I spent about a month in the hospital, with my arms strapped down so that I couldn’t scratch the skin grafts. The nurse sat me near the stove while she was boiling some hot water, which spilled over onto yours truly. My parents went on a vacation, taking my older brother, but leaving me in the care of a hired nurse (it was 1963 people did stuff like that). Read on as Wareham discusses an unfortunate infant hospital stay, the first girl he kissed, being duped by a knockoff album, and serving ice cream to a ‘60s rock legend.įirst time you had to go to the hospital?Īt age 4 months. Wareham announced in October that Luna would be reuniting in 2015 for a tour of Spain and some U.S. His self-titled solo album was released back in March and in 2008 he published a well-received memoir/autobiography, Black Postcards. Wareham has also recorded three albums with his wife Britta Philips as Dean and Britta. After Galaxie 500’s breakup in 1991 Wareham formed Luna, who recorded seven albums and called it a day in 2005.

In 1987, after attending Harvard University, Wareham formed Galaxie 500 with fellow Harvard alumni Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang.

Born in New Zealand in 1963, his family relocated to Australia before settling in New York City in 1977 (when the punk scene was still going strong). My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.).įor this My Firsts we talk to Dean Wareham.

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