STAR BASS

Some people are whirlwinds, aren’t they? From hardcore to pop, R&B, to jazz and funk, on bass, on keys, on vocals, on drums, Stephen Lee Bruner has packed a hell of a lot into his career—and he’s still only 34. You and I know him better as Thundercat, the bassist and producer who first enjoyed time in the sun at the age of 15 as part of a short-lived boy band, No Curfew, big in Germany. Typically, he immediately bettered that dubious achievement by joining LA thrashers Suicidal Tendencies. Since then