Peter Smorodin

Location: Arlington, VA

Paw Fan Since: 1990

Favorite Paw Album: Dragline

Top 3 Paw Songs: 

  1. Jessie

  2. The Bridge

  3. Sleeping Bag

Favorite Paw Riffs: Sleeping Bag, right after: SOMEONE CALL THE DOCTOR!!!

Favorite Paw Lyrics: “Heyyy your dyin’ and you don’t know! Hey ! You make me hate myself… cuz you’re my only brother…and I can’t say it love you.” The drum fill right into that is dope, too.

Favorite Paw Memories: 

  • Seein’ them at the Bottleneck in Lawrence, KS in ‘91.

  • Grant was a great guy. I felt horrible one day and I spaced a shift at Free State Brewery, he got called in to cover and missed something band related. He was rightfully fucking pissed.

  • Listening to a ton of Dragline inspired me and my buddy to make a band in the late ‘90s. Paw’s commitment to practice and spartan living arrangements to make it happen were inspiring to us.

  • In 2003, I looked Grant up and literally called him at home and thanked him for the tunes and inspiration. He wasn’t still mad about the shift …

Paw Wishlist: 

  • That those guys live great and happy lives.

  • Would love to see them tour with Grant and Peter. Long live PAW!