Wayne Zerr

The Minnesota Music Note - Ep 51 - The Art of Playing for the Love of It with Wayne Zerr

3mo ago

Fun facts from the interview

• Wayne moved to San Diego right after high school to skateboard, and lived there almost 10 years.
• Skateboarding friends who always needed a bass player taught Wayne the first few things on bass.
• Hearing Geddy Lee's opening riff on Rush's "Cygnus X-1" made Wayne want to play bass.
• Wayne says skateboarding and bass feel alike: both are about rhythm and being tight with what you play against.
• Wayne joined Dumpster Juice after Bill Lindsey of Impaler asked if Wayne wanted to play bass in the band.
• Dumpster Juice has been around since the late '80s or early '90s and plays original, groovy metal with a funk rhythm.
• Wayne plays in about eight bands at once, including Exit Stage Right (Rush tribute), Wild in the Streets (Bon Jovi tribute) and a Jethro Tull tribute.
• Wayne also plays in a Stooges tribute with Bill Lindsey and Todd Peterson.
• Some of Wayne's favorite shows are Impaler's Krampus shows at the Turf Club, which are packed or sold out every time.
• Wayne's rule: laugh seven times a day, and if you aren't, try harder.
• Wayne once told Shad Christensen of a side gig catching 4,200 leopard frogs. It was a joke.
• Recommended Bill Lindsey of Impaler, Dumpster Juice singer Chris Roland, and bassist Chris Bates as future guests.