Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate

Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate

From Zig At The Gig podcast by Zig at the gig

March 4, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 308

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Steve Wynn, the lead singer of the Dream Syndicate, discussing his music career and influences.

Interview with Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate. Steve Wynn is a singer, musician and songwriter. He led the band the Dream Syndicate from 1981 to 1989 in Los Angeles, afterward began a solo career, and then reformed the Dream Syndicate in 2001 Steve's info : (links to Medicine Show release ) https://www.stevewynn.net/dream_syndicate_medicine_show.php. Steve's Bio: Steve Wynn was born in Santa Monica, California in 1960 and got his first guitar (a nylon-string acoustic) when he was nine, shortly after which he wrote his first song "Sing My Blues". He formed his first band "The Light Bulbs" that same year and the band made the circuit of parties and school functions; the band's oldest member was ten years old. By the time he was 13, Wynn had played in bands with such colorful names as Purple Passion and Sudden Death Overtime, alternating between his own early originals and songs by Neil Young, The Rolling Stones and The Who. In the years that followed, Wynn found himself sidetracked by a strong desire to become a sportswriter. Abandoning his electric guitar for a notepad, pen and typewriter Wynn found himself on the other side of the interview, speaking to football, basketball…

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Host: Zig at the gig

Guest: Steve Wynn

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Organizations: Dream Syndicate

Books & works: Medicine Show

Places: Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California

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