Arion Salazar (born Arion Gabriel Salazar, 9 August 1970, Oakland, California) was formerly the bassist for Third Eye Blind. Salazar was considered to be the most connected with the fans through the internet out of all the band members. He was previously in the Fremont, California band, Fungo Mungo.
Salazar also played in a sessions band called Bullmark. While in Bullmark he composed the soundtrack for Activision's video game, Interstate '76. Vin...
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Arion Salazar (born Arion Gabriel Salazar, 9 August 1970, Oakland, California) was formerly the bassist for Third Eye Blind. Salazar was considered to be the most connected with the fans through the internet out of all the band members. He was previously in the Fremont, California band, Fungo Mungo.
Salazar also played in a sessions band called Bullmark. While in Bullmark he composed the soundtrack for Activision's video game, Interstate '76. Vintage recording equipment and instruments were used to capture the original 1970s sound. Members of Bullmark included Bryan Mantia (Primus), Tom Coster (Santana), Jon Bendich, Les Harris and Dave Schul (Curveball).
At the KROQ "Weenie Roast" festival in 1997, he attempted to get on stage during Green Day's performance, and give bassist Mike Dirnt a hug. Dirnt refused, and after their performance a backstage fight ensued, ending with Dirnt being hit over the head with a bottle, fracturing his skull.
In early 2006, Salazar began missing some of...
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