Personal
Westerberg is married to former Zuzu's Petals guitarist and author Laurie Lindeen. They have a son, Johnny (born 1998), whose voice is likely on 49:00 and "Whatever Makes You Happy" from Westerberg's solo album Suicaine Gratifaction. Westerberg severely injured his fretting hand in 2006, in an accident while trying to remove candle wax with a screwdriver leaving his ring finger on his left hand numb, and as of 2008 had since performed only one live show. He resides in Edina, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. His younger sister, Mary Lucia, is a D.J. at local radio station 89.3 The Current. He is influenced by a number of artists, including Alex Chilton of Big Star, about whom he wrote a song on 1987's Pleased to Meet Me.
Westerberg is a recovered alcoholic, having been sober since 1990.
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