The Man Who Loved Music

"Playing with [R.E.M.] is really what's kept me going the last seven or eight years. I knew I'd always be writing and recording songs in some way or another and maybe playing shows around Seattle, but R.E.M. is what's allowed me to do stuff like Minus 5. Otherwise, I'd have to have a real job, because I found I couldn't be scraping by anymore with a family," says McCaughey, who's married and has two kids with singer Christy McWilson.

The financial security of the R.E.M. gig also means McCaughey is able to indulge his passions as a small-time mogul, putting out records by friends and locals like the Model Rockets (see sidebar) and generally keeping his fingers in a number of musical pies.

photo: David Belisle

Scott McCaughey: When it comes to his feeling for music, passion is no ordinary word.

Details

MINUS 5
MODEL ROCKETS, VISQUEEN
Crocodile Cafe,
206-441-5611, $7
9 p.m. Fri., March 7

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