The musician, who has worked with Kendrick Lamar and Flying Lotus, is one of the most creative figures in pop music today. But he doesn't really want to talk about…
Thundercat, whose given name is Stephen Lee Bruner, was born and raised in Los Angeles, a city that has also yielded many of his collaborators. There’s the rap god Kendrick Lamar; Thundercat was a key component on Lamar’s breathtaking “To Pimp a Butterfly” album, particularly the song “These Walls.
So, it seems like that kind of collaboration is really important. Could he speak to how it all began?Perhaps he would like to have this conversation another time?He opened up a bit when asked about some of his favorite bassists, who include Jaco Pastorius , Ron Carter , and, especially, Stanley Clarke, another fusion founder with Return to Forever.
“He is just the bassist that kind of showed me what I was capable of, or what things I could accomplish from the bass,” he says. “He kind of introduced me to my instrument, and myself, and what I wanted to do with my life. He inspired me." Thundercat has endured his share of pain over the last few years, including the accidental overdose death of his friend, the rapper Mac Miller. Miller’s presence looms over Thundercat’s last album, 2020’s “It Is What It Is,” particularly the title track.
“My emotions are naturally tied to my music, as I would hope anybody else's are,” he says. “There's no way that your real life doesn't touch your art to some degree.”Thanks for your time.Chris Vognar is a reporter for the Houston Chronicle.
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