Mark Oliver Everett

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010

Better known in the music world as E, Mark Oliver Everett is a solo artist and the leader of the band the Eels. But he’s also the son of a quantum physicist who developed the Many Worlds Theory –- an inspiration for sci-fi movies, books and "Star Trek" episodes. Everett joins us to talk about "Things the Grandchildren Should Know," a memoir that explores his complicated relationship with his father, who died when Everett was 18.

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