This week's Performance Anxiety features Robert Roth. Robert's band, Truly, began the second wave of grunge in Seattle. But before he founded Truly, Robert was almost in Nirvana. From getting cut from the original Singles soundtrack at the last minute to meeting and playing with legendary punk poet Jim Carroll, Robert has led a wild musical life. We talk about his life and career from his childhood concert experiences all the way to his new project, Littlespirits.

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