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TBT: Mod Sun

Thu, 27 Feb 2025

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Bunnie is joined by the sweet and brilliant Mod Sun, as he talks about everything from facing heartbreak and addiction to finding purpose through his music and art. Mod reflects on his journey from farm boy to rockstar, hitting rock bottom and how he manifested success. He talks about past romances in the public eye, his soul bestie Machine Gun Kelly, Bob Dylan, and why it's okay to be delusional. Mod also shares a sneak peek into his new music and the reinvention that came along with it.Mod Sun: IG | WebsiteWatch Full Episodes & More:www.dumbblondeunrated.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Chapter 1: What is Mod Sun's journey from childhood to rockstar?

2833.528 - 2842.57 Mod Sun

I was like, I can learn from a distance. You know, I can learn that from a distance. From that, it led me to finding Travis Barker.

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2842.89 - 2856.213 Bunnie

Wait, wait, wait. Let's not skip over that. Because I play an instrument too, which is piano, which I suck at it now, but I grew up playing piano. And to learn an instrument by watching somebody is a fucking talent in its own.

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2856.553 - 2859.955 Mod Sun

But you see what I'm saying with drums. It's like the only one that you can look and be like.

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2860.155 - 2861.596 Bunnie

But that's still hard.

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2861.616 - 2867.18 Mod Sun

You're going like this. You're going like this. You're going like this. No matter how fast you're doing, I can still tell what you're doing.

2867.62 - 2875.905 Bunnie

That's crazy that you were able to do that. So you got a drum set and you got a drum set and you watch a hundred dollar drum set. Did you discover Blink 182 by then?

2876.946 - 2894.63 Mod Sun

So I had the drum set and I was still in sports at this moment. Right. Had the drum set, would look at it and be like this. And like I took lessons for a second. My mom put me in lessons. I had one lesson. It was from a dude who came over fully drunk and tried to pick up my mom on a date.

2895.271 - 2896.191 Unidentified

And my mom was like.

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dude I don't think we can make this happen like I don't think I can just have like random men coming to this house to like teach you how to play drums you know I love your mom she's the one day you gotta meet her because she is so cool like I just got this awesome new new house in Tarzana that's like my

Chapter 2: How did Mod Sun handle heartbreak and reinvention?

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Yeah.

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6841.581 - 6861.97 Bunnie

And I think a lot of people in this world need a role model like you. They need somebody who's, you know, looks like you, cool and tattoos and is in the music industry that is showing like, hey, I have fucking struggled my ass off, but I'm still fighting. I'm still here. You're not going to keep me down. And that's a role model to me. That's what people need.

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6862.458 - 6883.388 Mod Sun

i love that and i would i would love to be i would love to be able to do that for anyone you know that is that is truly my goal like in my prayers too i'm just like allow me to be of service like allow me to be of service today to all all the people down here and you know and and and just reminding myself that that that service can come as far it

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6884.048 - 6904.494 Mod Sun

It can be as huge as saying something that changes someone's life. It can be as small as holding the door for someone, you know, and just like lead with that. Keep this light around you and, you know, finding your worth and finding your purpose and all that is really important. But like it all boils down to like, dude, how do you just like how are you just proud of yourself?

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6904.814 - 6905.034 Unidentified

Yeah.

6905.514 - 6909.735 Mod Sun

How are you just proud of yourself? How did you do something nice today that made you feel proud of yourself?

6909.995 - 6918.519 Bunnie

Yeah, that's so real. Can you talk about doing drugs with your dad? Like he came back around and like, yeah, yeah, a hundred percent.

6918.539 - 6925.283 Mod Sun

So like my, um, my father, we, we had these points in our life where I would go years without talking to him, you know?

6925.883 - 6949.593 Mod Sun

through being like man fuck you you're a piece of shit or fuck you you hurt my sister you know her relationship was even harder like with him in a lot of ways you know and uh and like you know you can fucking go outside if you need to because i know you can start crying if i start talking about shit i i have dad trauma too so i'll probably cry with you guys i'll give you a big hug i promise i'm sorry um and so like uh you know

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