Brian Tutunick
Brian Tutunick (born March 31, 1968), better known by his stage name Olivia Newton Bundy, is a musician. He was the bassist of the industrial metal band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids before moving on to Lungs in 1992, and Nation of Fear in 1996. His stage name is formed from the names Olivia Newton-John and Ted Bundy.
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Biography
Brian Tutunick graduated from cosmetology school around 1989. When Marilyn Manson was attempting to form Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids, he was interested in recruiting bassist Jeordie White, better known as Twiggy, however because white was playing bass for Amboog-a-Lard, Manson did not attempt to persuade him. Instead, he approached Brian Tutunick, a friend from theater class, about playing bass for the band. According to Manson's autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out of Hell, Tutunick was the first member to be recruited for the group.[1]
For Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids' first live performance, Tutunick obtained several mannequin heads from his school and had them placed across the stage where the band played at the Fort Lauderdale club Churchill's Hideaway.[2] In 1990, after the band had played their second show, Tutunick was fired from the band and replaced by Gidget Gein. He went on to form Lungs (subsequently renamed Collapsing Lungs, and renamed again to Lungs) in 1991, where he again played bass. The band was signed to Atlantic Records in 1993 and a year later they released their only major label record, Colorblind. The band also headlined the 1993 Slammie Awards, where Marilyn Manson won several categories. Lungs disbanded in 1994.
In 1996 Brian along with notable DJ Grynch created a new band, Nation of Fear. They released the song "Immortal" on a compilation album for rock station 9.49 WZTA. Later that year Nation of Fear would release their well-received self-titled album on DiMar Records. They would go on tour with Genitorturers and were even joined on tour by Lords of Acid. Nation of Fear (like their tour-mates) were known for stage antics including S&M, powertools, and pyrotechnic shows.
In 1998, Nation of Fear's second release Everything Beautiful Rusts, while receiving much more attention, failed to keep the band together and by 2000 they had broken up.
Bundy can now be seen on a weekly music show Feedback featured on the television channel PAX.
Trivia
- Brian Tutunick assumed the pseudonym Olivia Newton Bundy because his first masturbation experience was over singer and actress Olivia Newton-John.[2]
References
- ↑ The Long Hard Road Out of Hell. ReganBooks. Marilyn Manson. April 1, 1999. pp. 84
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Demystifying the Devil. Chris Nicholas. October 17, 2000.
