R&B superstar Thundercat has a remarkable CV, having previously played bass with artists such as Ariane Grande, Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock, Snoop Dogg and Erykah Badu, and collaborated with the likes of Gorillaz, Justice, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald.
His forthcoming album, Distracted, the follow-up to 2020's (Best Progressive R&B Album) Grammy-winning It Is What It Is, features guest spots from Tame Impala, A$AP Rocky, Willow Smith, Beck, Lil Yachty and more, a testament to his elevated profile in the music industry.
But before the world came to know him as Thundercat, Steve Bruner spent nine years touring the world as part of Californian hardcore/crossover legends Suicidal Tendencies, who he joined at the age of 16.
My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can," the 41-year-old Californian musician recalls in a new interview with The Guardian. "Actually, I think that principle applies to every stage of life: stand still too long, somebody’s going to hit you with something."
"Whatever brain disposition that lets you know you’re in a dangerous situation, I don’t think I have. I think constantly performing has allowed that to not be such a problematic thing to me."
