Dull… Read Full Bio ↴Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is a singer and instrumentalist.
Dulli was born and brought up in a working-class suburb of Hamilton, Ohio. He is of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. He first came to public attention in Cincinnati in the late 1980s with The Afghan Whigs, when Dulli joined D.C. transplant bassist John Curley and Louisville, Kentucky, guitarist Rick McCollum. Dulli's half-hour-long on-stage cigarette breaks, complete with running commentary on sexual politics and attempts at matchmaking at first enraged, but later fascinated the clientele.
Dulli's budding career in the rock and roll production business was halted as The Afghan Whigs began playing more and better gigs, drawing bigger and bigger crowds. The band was soon brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records in Seattle. Sub Pop's signing of The Afghan Whigs created quite a stir; they were the first non-Northwestern U.S. band to record for the label. The Whigs split in 2001.
In 1994, Dulli was a lead vocalist in the Backbeat Band, an alternative-rock supergroup that recorded the soundtrack to The Beatles biopic, Backbeat. Other members of the Backbeat Band were Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Don Fleming (Gumball), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, later Foo Fighters), and Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum).
In 1997, Dulli (with Ted Demme and director Mark Pellington) bought the movie rights to a book by Ann Imbrie called Spoken in Darkness but the film was never made. He is now the lead singer and main songwriter of the band The Twilight Singers who released their fourth album titled Powder Burns in May 2006.
Dulli is working with Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age, Mark Lanegan Band) in the project, The Gutter Twins. Lanegan also appears on The Twilight Singers new EP, A Stitch In Time. He released his first CD under his own name in 2005, Amber Headlights, and followed it with a live recording in 2008, Live At Triple Door.
Early Today
Greg Dulli Lyrics
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What's going on?
Used to feel love, now i wanna hurt you
Real bad, real slow
Things have changed
I thought you'd like to know
No one around
Where did he go?
Nobody knows
I dream
The colors scream
Wake for me
Wake
I've been asleep
What's going on?
Used to feel love, now i wanna hurt you
Real bad, real slow
Things have changed
I thought you'd like to know
It's morning
And i'm alive
Alive
Hey, sucka
Unlucky muthafucka
Do that thing
Swing
The song 'Early Today' by Greg Dulli encompasses a narrative about a person waking up to the realization that they have changed and do not feel the love they used to feel for their partner. The lyrics showcase a certain disregard for the emotions of the partner and a sudden shift in the person's outlook towards their relationship. The line, "Used to feel love, now I wanna hurt you, real bad, real slow" highlights this shift in emotion, and the words, "Things have changed, I thought you'd like to know" signify the person's unwillingness to continue with the relationship.
The song's lyrics also highlight a sense of isolation and loneliness, with phrases like "No one around, I'm nowhere to be found" and "Where did he go? Nobody knows." These lines signify the person's detachment from their partner and the world around them. The line, "I dream, the colors scream, wake for me, wake" represents a plea to wake up from this sense of detachment and return to a world of emotion and color, representing happiness and love.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been asleep
I haven't been paying attention or participating in life.
What's going on?
What has happened while I was asleep?
Used to feel love, now I wanna hurt you
My feelings for you have soured and I now have negative intentions towards you.
Real bad, real slow
These negative intentions are severe and deliberate.
Things have changed
The situation and/or my feelings have evolved and are no longer the same as before.
I thought you'd like to know
I want to inform you of these current circumstances and emotions.
No one around
I am alone and without any company.
I'm nowhere to be found
I am in hiding or have intentionally disappeared.
Where did he go?
Others are confused or searching for my whereabouts.
Nobody knows
I have kept my location and intentions secret from others.
I dream
I have vivid, emotional experiences while sleeping.
The colors scream
These dreams are intense and colorful.
Wake for me
I want someone or something (possibly the listener) to be awakened on my behalf.
Wake
The singer is urging for someone or something to wake up and become more aware.
It's morning
A new day has begun.
And I'm alive
The artist is grateful or happy to still be alive.
Hey, sucka
The artist is addressing someone in a derogatory way.
Unlucky muthafucka
The person being addressed is viewed as unfortunate or unhappy.
Do that thing
The singer is urging the person to do a particular action without specifying what it is.
Swing
The artist is giving a directive to the person to take action or do something specific.
Writer(s): Gregory E. Dulli Copyright: Kali Nichta Music
Contributed by Kylie J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.