
Norman Westberg
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015
2016

The Hardcore Collection
2012

Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live
2013

The Right Side of My Brain
1984

Male
1993

Kings of Independence
1987

Swans - To Be Kind Live
2014

Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
1986

Swans: The Seer - Live
2012

Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019

Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013
2014

Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
2025

Swans: The Seer Documentary
2012

Swans: Moers Festival 2017
2017

Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia
2015