Joe Pug chats with WPGU about his new album, his songwriting process (which he compares to a cat giving birth), his intense touring schedule, how he built his fan base, and how much he owes to them.
From the get-go it was clear that Michael James Augustus Nauheimer was no ordinary child. Born six foot five with a full beard, he wasted no time in conquering anything conquerable (mostly Starfox) in his home town of La Grange Park, IL. After graduating Lyons Township High School in 2010, Nauheimer turned down many lucrative offers to play squash professionally in Croatia in order to pursue his true passion of studying Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois.