Greg Norton
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Greg Norton (born March 13, 1959 in Rock Island, Illinois) was the bassist for seminal Minnesota punk band Hüsker Dü. He is known for his distinctive handlebar moustache. He wrote six songs with the band - "MTC", "Don't Have a Life", and "Let's Go Die", which appear on Land Speed Record; "From the Gut" and "Blah Blah Blah", which appear on Everything Falls Apart; and "Everytime", which appears on The Living End.
After Hüsker Dü split in 1987 Norton formed the short lived band Grey Area with one-time Hüsker Dü engineer Colin Mansfield and Jo Jones. The band played many venues in the Twin Cities, as well as touring the South and Midwest. Their two studio recordings remain unreleased.
After Grey Area disbanded in 1991, Norton left the music business to focus on his career in the restaurant business, which began for him around the same time that Hüsker Dü formed. He and his second wife, Sarah, have worked together for about ten years; they eventually married in 2001. In 2003, Greg and Sarah opened a restaurant and winery (appropriately titled Norton's) located in Bay City, Wisconsin. Norton has since returned to music (while still maintaining the restaurant) with his new band Gang Font feat. Interloper, who formed in early 2006 and have released one record, which is self-titled. The group is composed of Norton on bass as well as Dave King (of The Bad Plus, Happy Apple, Halloween, Alaska, 12 Rods and the Love-Cars) on drums, Eric Fratzke of Zebulon Pike and Happy Apple on guitar, and Craig Taborn on keyboard.
[edit] External links
- The Norton's Restaurant
- Greg Norton's MySpace
- Greg Norton Radio Interview March 6, 2007 with Chris Comer & Rob Ervin
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