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Norman Westberg

Norman Westberg

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.

Filmography
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024) poster
Swans: (Rope) The Beggar (Live 2024)
2025 • Self
Swans: Where Does a Body End? poster
Swans: Where Does a Body End?
2019 • Self
Swans: Moers Festival 2017 poster
Swans: Moers Festival 2017
2017
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015 poster
Swans: The Glowing Man - Live 2015
2016 • Self
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia poster
Swans: Open'er Festival, Gdynia
2015
Swans - To Be Kind Live poster
Swans - To Be Kind Live
2014
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013 poster
Swans: To Be Kind - Live 2013
2014 • Self
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live poster
Swans - Primavera Sound 2013 Live
2013
Swans: The Seer Documentary poster
Swans: The Seer Documentary
2012
Swans: The Seer - Live poster
Swans: The Seer - Live
2012
The Hardcore Collection poster
The Hardcore Collection
2012 • (archive footage)
Male poster
Male
1993 • Himself
Kings of Independence poster
Kings of Independence
1987
Swans: A Long Slow Screw. poster
Swans: A Long Slow Screw.
1986
The Right Side of My Brain poster
The Right Side of My Brain
1984