David Berman, formerly of Silver Jews, is the mind behind Purple Mountains, a new band that features members of indie folkers Woods. “I don’t remember anything except feeling like one of those Buddhist monks who throws gasoline on themselves,” David Berman says a decade later, thinking back on that decisive day. David Berman, left, and Stephen Malkmus during their college days. “And I didn’t get into music to be a businessman.”William Tyler, David Berman and Cassie Berman. .”It’s April 2019 and David Berman is finally getting around to reading his emails from January 2017.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2019 20:50 UTC