“I’d probably beat the shit out of myself for letting opportunities go by”

“Bob has muddled through a variety of bands since the Replacements, but nothing’s clicked. Although he constantly downplays the Replacements as “not that big of a deal,” what he’s obviously missing is the tightly tangled, fraternal bond of the band — a sense of family, no matter how dysfunctional — and Westerberg’s uncanny ability to write songs that were as much about Bob as himself”

- fra et 1993-interview i musikmagasinet Spin med Bob Stinson.

Stinson blev smidt ud af The Replacements i 1986. Mest af alt for et eskalerende brug af stoffer, men hans modvilje eller manglende evne til at lære Paul Westerbergs mere modne materiale at kende, er også blevet nævnt som en grund til, at han måtte forlade bandet. Bob Stinson døde af organsvigt i februar 1995.

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