Trevor Dunn quotes
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“Pop culture is not about depth. It's about marketing, supply and demand, consumerism.”
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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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“If I can introduce someone to something new, as is constantly happening to me, then I am elated”
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“Different people bring out different aspects of ones personality.”
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“It's too hard for me to comment on the sorry state of our culture.”
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“I'm comfortable, but not satisfied and I hope to always feel that way.”
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“I've experienced as much fame as I ever want to.”
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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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“Music is a very personal and emotional form of communication.”
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“After realising my natural affinity towards surrealism several years ago I decided to study it's origins and definitions.”
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“I take all of my music seriously and personally.”
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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 remember when metal was something you really had to search out, and now I hear it on car commercials.”
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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 never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks.”
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“Being in several, disparate bands is what I thrive on.”
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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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“Hopefully, as a band, it will grow and develop for a good length of time.”
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“I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.”
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“I have no inflated ideas about success anyway.”
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“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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“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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“Now I am obsessed with collecting Platypus paraphernalia.”
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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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“Mullets are still going strong in the south and places like St Louis or the Carolinas.”
-- Trevor Dunn
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