Who is thundercat

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Thundercat Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands. Thundercat Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands. Yet despite this upward trajectory, the lows have been tough to take. Bruner struck up a close friendship with Mac Miller — you can see their doe-eyed bromance in their Tiny Desk concert video in August But it was the last performance Miller would do: a month later he died, aged 26 , from an accidental overdose. Bruner spoke to him the night before; in the morning, he was gone.

Did he know Mac was in trouble? Do I think he meant to die? Sometimes you mess up. That happens a lot. He got depressed, and then he got dumped, just before he was about to propose. And it broke my heart. He stopped drinking, took up boxing and started being smarter about food. I am a different person right now. Bruner is a little more designer these days, with Gucci in place of the Native American headdresses and kneepads he used to wear.

His new album reflects this duality. Unrequited Love pulls no punches about loneliness. Bruner says that these tossed-off thoughts help him to live in the moment and face hard truths, just like the work of his comedian friends, of which he has many.

The video and track encapsulate his songwriting style, which he says he flexes much harder on the upcoming album than in his past work. When he was 18 years old in , Bruner joined his brother Ron in the band Suicidal Tendencies, replacing their former bassist Josh Paul. For 13 years, Bruner toured and made music with the band. It ended up shaping the way he approaches making tunes today. It gave me a bit of grit to who I am.

Thundercat is often compared in style and approach to Jaco Pastorius, another bassist with an identifiable sound who circumvents the typical bassist-in-the-background narrative.