{"id":129835,"date":"2025-11-19T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129835"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:06:27","slug":"qa-with-trey-gunn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129835","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A With Trey Gunn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129835\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=129835\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129836 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano-730x485.jpg 730w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Trey-Gunn-David-Forlano.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exclusive Interview by Karen Beishuizen<br \/>\nPhoto courtesy of Trey Gunn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trey Gunn is is an American musician, known for being in the progressive rock band King Crimson from 1994 to 2003. He plays Warr guitar and Chap Stick instruments. He has also performed and recorded with a number of other musicians: Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, David Sylvian, Vernon Reid, John Paul Jones, Eric Johnson, and many more. He teamed up with David Forlano and their new album \u201cSelect Habits of Invertebrates\u201d will be released on 21 November. Go Check It Out! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Did you always want to be a musician growing up?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I started playing piano at 6 and have never stopped working with music.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You play many instruments: Do you have a favorite one?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I have two favorites:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My 10-string Warr Guitar and my Baritone Ukulele, custom made by Pimentel Guitars in Albuquerque, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: How did you meet Robert Fripp and what&#8217;s it like working with him?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>I first met Robert a guitar workshop he gave in 1985. We began working together professionally in 1988 with the group Sunday All Over The World. We worked together for the next 15 or so years. He is a consummate professional and tries to make each project the best thing he has ever done. Plus, he has a wicked sense of humor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KB: How did you became part of King Crimson and what is your fondest memory during the 9 years you played in the band?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Robert asked me join. Pretty much as simple as that.<\/p>\n<p>One of the more stand-out memories for me was performing our version of \u201cHeroes\u201d, by David Bowie, at a show in Berlin. King Crimson never covered songs. But Robert played on the original recording of this piece and Adrian had played it with live with Bowie on several tours. So we thought it was a good choice. The original recording was made in Berlin in a studio right next to the Berlin wall.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Are there people you would love to collaborate with or you wished you had and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>David Sylvian was a fantastic collaborator. I would grab the chance to work with him again.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: You have been playing the guitar in a horizontal position across your lap due to physical complaints I read. What happened?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is a little more complicated than that. The short story is that the way we usually hold these instruments puts a lot of pressure and tension on the wrists. That combined with carrying heavy cases around the world for decades has comprised my wrists.<\/p>\n<p>I discovered playing horizontally back around 2001 when I was touring with King Crimson. But it wasn\u2019t until I needed to find a new solution for my wrists that I took the horizontal playing seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I can see that it is overall a much better way to play the instrument.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: I let you make an album with 6 of your most favorite songs (not your own): What would you pick and why?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Saying why is impossible to answer. These pieces just work for me:<\/p>\n<p><em>Iggy Pop &#8211; \u201cLust For Life\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Marvin Gaye &#8211; \u201cAin\u2019t No Mountain&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Talking Heads &#8211; \u201cOnce In A Lifetime\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bach \u201cB Minor Mass &#8211; (I know, it\u2019s a long one!)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Coltrane &#8211; \u201cLove Supreme\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Willie Nelson &#8211; \u201cBlue Eyes Crying In The Rain\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: Your new album with David Forlano is called \u201cSelect Habits of Invertebrates\u201d with release 21st November. How did the process go and what does the title mean?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These were Live recordings done in two days at David\u2019s studio space. I took the audio back to my studio and mixed it. Pretty much as simple as that. Although we recorded so much in those two days that I took us a while to sort through everything to find what made the best recording. The title points to intelligence beyond the human.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>KB: New album means touring? What are you up to?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>David and I have two shows left before the year is up. Our big show is in Albuquerque on Dec 6 where we will be performing with the audience in the round and us in the middle. We will have a full surround sound system and Live video.<\/p>\n<p>Last month I was in Poland with Tu-Ner. 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