Known For
Acting
Norman Westberg
Biography
Norman Westberg is a guitarist from Detroit best known for his work with Swans. Present through almost the entirety of the band's existence, Westberg was brought on for Swans' debut album Filth (1983) and appeared on every album through 1991's White Light from the Mouth of Infinity (he also played on the 1995 album The Great Annihilator). Westberg became a full-time Swans member once again when Michael Gira reactivated the group in 2010.
Movie Appearances
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015
as Self
2016
The Hardcore Collection
as (archive footage)
2012
Male
as Himself
1993
The Right Side of My Brain
1984
Kings of Independence
1987
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live
2013
Swans - To Be Kind Live
2014
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
1986
Swans: The Seer - Live
2012
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
as Self
2019
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013
as Self
2014
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
as Self
2025
Swans: The Seer Documentary
2012
Swans: Moers Festival 2017
2017
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia
2015