Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Trevor Dunn

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Last updated on September 16, 2024.

Trevor Roy Dunn is an American composer, bass guitarist, and double bassist. He came to prominence in the 1990s with the experimental band Mr. Bungle. While performing with Mr. Bungle, Dunn would dress similar to the St. Pauli Girl. He has since worked in an array of musical styles, including with saxophonist/composer John Zorn, Secret Chiefs 3 and with his own avant-garde jazz/rock ensemble Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulsant. He is also a member of the band Tomahawk.

American - Musician | Born: January 30, 1968

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Being in several, disparate bands is what I thrive on.

Trevor Dunn

It wasn't until after private lessons and learning bass lines that I even noticed bass in the music I was listening to at that age. My ears were blown wide open.

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I guess the two Manifesto, Communicating Vessels, Mad Love, and some of his poetry made a significant mark on me but as far as bringing a literary element into the music I see it as a much broader assimilation.

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I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks.

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I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.

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Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.

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I feel akin to the Platypus. An orphan in a family. A swimmer, a recluse. Part bird, part fish, part lizard.

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I'm comfortable, but not satisfied and I hope to always feel that way.

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Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.

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Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.

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I take all of my music seriously and personally.

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Well, I've never been to Japan so I couldn't say. I do know that we have a bit of a following there however.

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If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated.

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NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos.

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Harry Patch didn't get enough recognition. Jerry Garcia got too much.

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Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.

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I need to broaden my horizons.

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If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure.

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I love being a musician. I love the lifestyle. But I think it's probably as difficult and frustrating as anything.

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The bungle tour is a bit up in the air due to the fact this at we are getting screwed by our overseas label.

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I think it was more personal, but I certainly tried to adapt certain concepts of Surrealism.

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There's a reason I moved to NYC, and if I listed all the musicians on my list you'd grow weary.

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I have no inflated ideas about success anyway.

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But I also like to be in control, like anyone else. I try to achieve a balance.

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I love playing in Fantomas, which is very strict in terms of composition.

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I mean, I would hope that I have a style or personality that is evident wherever I go.

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I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to.

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Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.

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I remember when metal was something you really had to search out, and now I hear it on car commercials.

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Mullets are still going strong in the south and places like St Louis or the Carolinas.

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Bungle is definitely a priority right now.

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It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.

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After realising my natural affinity towards surrealism several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions.

Trevor Dunn

If you want music that speaks to you, that LISTENS to you, you have to go out of your way, which I enjoy actually. I'm constantly on a private-eye kick to find the totally obscure

Trevor Dunn

If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated

Trevor Dunn

Top 35 Quotes & Sayings by Trevor Dunn

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