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| Hunter Burgan (born May 14, 1976) is the third and current bassist of AFI. He played in a band called The Force at the time that he joined AFI. He was meant to be a temporary replacement for the existing bassist, for a few tours and a record, Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes, but eventually became AFI's full-time bassist in November 1997. The Force broke up in September, 1998.
Hunter loves Prince's music and even has his own side-project called Hunter Revenge dedicated to singing early-Prince-style R&B. He is the person playing piano in AFI's "The Chicken Song". Hunter can play drums, bass, guitar, saxophone and piano. He was the drummer and one of the founding members of The Frisk, who played their final show in December, 2005. He has also played drums for The Eyeliners and the Halo Friendlies on tour. Hunter is a vegan, as is AFI's singer, Davey Havok. He has dated actress Zooey Deschanel. Hunter is often considered the most friendly, approachable member of AFI, and sometimes interacts candidly with fans on his personal website. |