Grant Hart

Grant Hart (born March 18, 1961) was the drummer and with Bob Mould one of two main singer/songwriters for Hüsker Dü, a pioneering punk rock group from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Since their

Grant Hart (born March 18, 1961) was the drummer and with Bob Mould one of two main singer/songwriters for Hüsker Dü, a pioneering punk rock group from Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Since their breakup in 1987, he has founded the band Nova Mob and has recorded as a solo artist.

As Hart and Mould developed as musicians and songwriters, an unspoken tension and competition arose in the band between them. This was often fueled by alcohol and drugs, which both men consumed at prodigious levels. As their success gained momentum, so did their rift. By 1986 they were the first of the independent bands of the second wave of punk to sign with a major label, inking a deal with Warner Bros. Records Mould began to clean up at this point, and their songwriting disagreements seemed to ebb with the release of Hart's first solo work, "All of My Senses". Still, Hart crept further into the hole of his addictions. By 1988 Mould had had enough and fired Hart from Husker Du, effectively ending the band.