MARK ARM, MAIL ESCORT
Whether behind the wheel of a forklift or plugged in on stage, the Mudhoney frontman is in a state of perpetual overdrive.
To answer your first question, as warehouse manager for the venerable Sub Pop Records, it is wholly untrue that Mark Arm of Seattle greats Mudhoney touches every single mailing. “To be clear, I don’t send out people’s individual orders,” Arm says with a hearty laugh. “I deal more with distributors—international and domestic, but also record stores. So if you’ve purchased a Sub Pop record from your local independent record shop, then there’s a chance I’ve handled it.”
That said, Mark Arm has had a, um, hand in helping Sub Pop since the label was little more than a good idea, and well before the existence of Mudhoney, when Arm was a part of Green River along with future members of Pearl Jam. “Back then it was kind of like all hands on deck, especially in the early years. Go to the office and help stuff singles or whatever—kind of like a glorified intern,” recalls Arm, cracking a smile but barely withholding a chuckle. “But that was only a short period of time, and then they actually hired people. I started as a warehouse manager in 2005.”
