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Here’s some hard-core Bob Seger trivia, complete with comments the man himself made during an interview. Check it out before catching the man who gave us “Night Moves,” “Against the Wind” and so many other great songs as he brings his final tour to the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Feb. 28 (www.ticketmaster.com).
1. What inspired the song “Against the Wind”?
Answer: The song is not as metaphorical as it sounds. After failing to make it as a quarterback in high school, young Seger signed up for track and field. His passion for running and training, he says, was the initial inspiration for “Against the Wind.”
“I always wanted to write a song about being a runner,” he says during the interview. “I don’t think anybody got that, but that’s where the ‘Against the Wind’ title came from.”
2. In the classic song “Night Moves,” Seger sings that he “started humming a song from 1962.” What song was he actually humming?
Answer: It was the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby,” Seger confided.
2. What’s wrong with that “Night Moves” scenario?
Answer: “Be My Baby” was actually released in 1963.
“Well, yeah,” Seger says in defense, “but I wrote (‘Night Moves’) in 1976, so I was already too old and getting my dates wrong.”
3. The Top 40 hit “Roll Me Away” ends with Seger promising “Next time, we’ll get it right.” What’s he talking about?
Answer: The song is a travelogue inspired by a motorcycle trip Seger took in 1980. Its centerpiece is a brief — and, Seger adds, entirely fictional — romance with a woman he met along the way. That last line is the protagonist’s pledge to do better with his next relationship.
5. Seger has met several of his musical idols over the years — including Bob Dylan, Tina Turner and Little Richard. There’s one icon, however, he never got to meet. Any guesses who?
Answer: “I’m sorry that I never met James Brown, because he was one of my hugest influences,” he says.
6. What’s the best email address to use to reach Bob Seger?
Answer: “I don’t have and never have had an email address,” he says.
