Over the Electric Grapevine

Praise for Primus:
"They were real musicians' musicians...Primus had their own thing, for sure. Nobody really does that Primus thing--they have their own personality, which is something difficult to do."
--Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Primitive, animated, dinosaur, Halloween, traile [...]
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Praise for Primus:
"They were real musicians' musicians...Primus had their own thing, for sure. Nobody really does that Primus thing--they have their own personality, which is something difficult to do."
--Chad Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Primitive, animated, dinosaur, Halloween, trailerfunk. I felt Les was a kindred spirit. Someone I could learn from and collaborate with. Quick, schooled, humble, with an amazing musical lexicon and down home as hell, with a bent sense of humor."
--Tom Waits
Usually when the "alternative rock revolution" of the early 1990s is discussed, Nirvana's "Nevermind" is credited as the recording that led the charge. Yet there were several earlier albums that helped pave the way, including the Pixies' "Doolittle," the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Mother's Milk," Jane's Addiction's "Nothing's Shocking," and especially Primus' 1991 album "Sailing the Seas of Cheese."
This fascinating and beautifully curated oral history tells the tale of this truly one-of-a-kind band that merged funk, punk, rock, and experimental music, along with band founder Les Claypool's unmistakable humor and songwriting style. Compiled from nearly fifty all-new interviews conducted by journalist/author Greg Prato--including Primus members past and present, Tom Waits, Metallica's Kirk Hammett, Phish's Trey Anastasio, the Police's Stewart Copeland, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, 4 Non Blondes' Linda Perry, Public Enemy's Chuck D, and "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone--this book is sure to appeal to longtime fans of the band, as well as admirers of the musicians interviewed for the book.