wrote a eulogy for Chilton

Following the March 2010 death of his chief musical influence Alex Chilton , Westerberg wrote a eulogy for Chilton that appeared in The New York Times . In May 2010, he played “Dangerous Boys” and “Time Flies Tomorrow” standing on the visitors’ dugout at Target Field for the documentary 40 Nights of Rock & Roll . Westerberg appeared in the video for the title track of Glen Campbell ‘s 2011 farewell studio recording, a cover of ” Ghost on the Canvas ” (which Westerberg wrote in 2009). In the May 24, 2013 online version of The New York Times ‘ Measure for Measure feature, he set forth his songwriting creed, which privileges the virtues of inspiration and spontaneity over gradually developing and revising a song.