Trevor Dunn Quotes

Trevor Dunn is a fearless bassist and composer known for pushing boundaries across avant-garde, jazz, metal, and rock. Collaborations with Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, and John Zorn showcase his genre-defying dexterity. Dunn’s fearless experimentation and precision highlight music as endless exploration. His vibrant performances encourage musicians to embrace versatility and curiosity, showing that mastery comes from daring creativity and constant reinvention.

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

Love, Being

4

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

Guitar,

3

"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."

Music, Age, Learning, Listening

3

"Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia."

Now,

6

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

Love,

5

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

Surrealism,

5

"NYC is chaotic. And I am attracted to chaos."

Chaos,

10

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

Fame, Want

9

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

Culture, State

3

"I take all of my music seriously and personally."

Music,

4

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

Fact,

8

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

Hope, Personality, Style

3

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

Time, Will

6

"Bungle is definitely a priority right now."

Now, Right

6

"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."

Music, Poetry, Love, Literary

4

"I have no inflated ideas about success anyway."

Success, Ideas

5

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

School,

6

"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."

Music, Want

7

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

Musicians, Reason

5

"Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication."

Music, Communication

5

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

Control, Balance

7

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

Being,

7

"Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality."

People, Personality

5

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

Culture, Marketing

4

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

Hope,

5

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

Family, Fish

5

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

Car, Now