Former Dayton high school baseball star and alcoholic schoolteacher who founded Guided by Voices, an incredibly prolific songwriter who achieved breakthrough success in his mid-30s.
"Bob Pollard is a former Dayton, OH high school baseball star turned alcoholic schoolteacher entering his thirties, but his real passion is making music. He's an incredibly prolific songwriter, so naturally he needs an outlet, and to finance Guided by Voices' first few albums — they aren't even a pro"