Pixies bassist Kim Deal releases her first solo album at the age of 63

She was on stage with Kurt Cobain and Olivia Rodrigo, helped shape grunge, but always remained in the background. At 63, Kim Deal is now releasing her first solo album. Encounter with a legend.

How do you stay young forever? Little interests humanity more than this question, and perhaps a look into Kim Deal’s soul would help find answers. Deal, 63, sits in front of her laptop with a smile that, despite slight camera pixelation, looks as professional as it is sincere. The many conversations she has to have before the release of the first solo album of her almost four-decade career seem to entertain her less than annoy her. She doesn’t even need one of the classic icebreaker questions to get talking.