Dave Pirner

To me, Dave Pirner is Soul Asylum, full stop. As the band's frontman out of Minneapolis, he gave alternative rock one of its most aching, frayed-edge voices. Winning the 1993 Grammy for Best Rock Song with 'Runaway Train' felt like vindication for a hard-touring band that earned every inch of it, and I quietly cheered. He's more than a singer too, writing, producing, even acting. But his real gift is lyrics that hand you the wound without flinching. There's a Midwestern plainness to his songwriting that, for me, hasn't aged a day. Pirner writes like he means it.

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Name (English)

Dave Pirner

Name (Japanese)

デイヴ・パーナー

Reading

でいゔ・ぱーなー

Born

April 16, 1964 (age 62)

Origin

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Occupation

musician / singer / record producer / actor / songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave%20Pirner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1173317

Tags

• Minnesota
• musician
• singer
• record producer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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