Bob Mehr has written the definitive book on the Replacements, the first with cooperation from band members. "Trouble Boys" took Mehr about seven years to complete and is based on interviews with about 250 sources. We talk with the author — in the studio where "Pleased to Meet Me" was recorded, no less —about the book and the legendary band.

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