Trent Trivia:
*He was named by his maternal grandmother, Mae Trent, who took one look at the new baby and announced to her daughter, "He's a Trent, all right!" His eccentric middle name, Gunnar, is also a family name, being his maternal grandmother's maiden name. The correct pronunciation of it is "goo-nar," but he chooses to say it "gun-nar."
*Although it doesn't always look like it, his best friend is Phoenix.
*While raised in a strict Catholic home, Trent now practices Zen Buddhism.
*He's often called "the shrink," for patiently listening to his friends' problems and offering philosophical solutions to them.
*He was dubbed "Tater" on the Solitude tour, given his insistence on taking a Mr. Potato Head toy along with him. He called it a stress reliever. Tony and Phoenix called it bizarre.
*He has a sunny, happy disposition and is rarely seen without a smile on his face.
*He plays the guitar with his left hand, a nod to Paul McCartney, his idol.
*He can play the guitar and the bass and writes the majority of his own material, often collaborating with Phoenix.
*He's a rabid L.A. Lakers fan, often joking that he and Magic Johnson are cousins.
*He freely admits he's a chain smoker, savoring a pack and a half of Marlboros daily.
*He's very rebellious and hates being controlled, thus his volatile relationship with Joel.
*His hatred of Andy dates back to some long-ago remarks that Andy made about Trent's wife Cecily. Trent now has no use for Andy and regards him as a "crazy lunatic."
*He's extremely talkative, even talking in his sleep on occasion.
*He has a fairly dirty mouth when angered, but has been trying to control it since becoming a father.
*He strongly disliked children before becoming a parent himself.
*He has a very volatile temper, often (even though he feels terrible about it later) takes things out on other people and has been known to hold a serious grudge.
*He spends his money very freely, as he has no idea what it's like to be without it. At the same time, though, he's very generous. He would give anyone anything.
*He has not spoken to his father or his brother Gary since 1987. He doesn't speak with his mother very often either.
*He strongly believes he was either adopted or the product of his mother's affair with another man - his attempt to explain his father's hatred of him.
*He's very open with the press and has a genuine love of people. He never meets a stranger, which is a quality that's earned him the most dedicated fan base on the JLN label.
*While he has extremely poor vision, Trent rarely wears his glasses, instead opting for contact lenses.
*He has a large tattoo of a dragon on his back that he does not remember getting, having been high at the time.
*He stands five feet, eight and a half inches tall (but swears he "rounds up.") He is very hung up about his height (or lack thereof), something his friends often aggravate with biting "short" jokes.
*Raised in Tennessee, he's worked very hard to control his Southern accent, but it's much more pronounced than he'd like to think. This is another thing he's hung up about - and another thing his buddies often torment him about.
*Although it doesn't always look like it, his best friend is Phoenix.
*While raised in a strict Catholic home, Trent now practices Zen Buddhism.
*He's often called "the shrink," for patiently listening to his friends' problems and offering philosophical solutions to them.
*He was dubbed "Tater" on the Solitude tour, given his insistence on taking a Mr. Potato Head toy along with him. He called it a stress reliever. Tony and Phoenix called it bizarre.
*He has a sunny, happy disposition and is rarely seen without a smile on his face.
*He plays the guitar with his left hand, a nod to Paul McCartney, his idol.
*He can play the guitar and the bass and writes the majority of his own material, often collaborating with Phoenix.
*He's a rabid L.A. Lakers fan, often joking that he and Magic Johnson are cousins.
*He freely admits he's a chain smoker, savoring a pack and a half of Marlboros daily.
*He's very rebellious and hates being controlled, thus his volatile relationship with Joel.
*His hatred of Andy dates back to some long-ago remarks that Andy made about Trent's wife Cecily. Trent now has no use for Andy and regards him as a "crazy lunatic."
*He's extremely talkative, even talking in his sleep on occasion.
*He has a fairly dirty mouth when angered, but has been trying to control it since becoming a father.
*He strongly disliked children before becoming a parent himself.
*He has a very volatile temper, often (even though he feels terrible about it later) takes things out on other people and has been known to hold a serious grudge.
*He spends his money very freely, as he has no idea what it's like to be without it. At the same time, though, he's very generous. He would give anyone anything.
*He has not spoken to his father or his brother Gary since 1987. He doesn't speak with his mother very often either.
*He strongly believes he was either adopted or the product of his mother's affair with another man - his attempt to explain his father's hatred of him.
*He's very open with the press and has a genuine love of people. He never meets a stranger, which is a quality that's earned him the most dedicated fan base on the JLN label.
*While he has extremely poor vision, Trent rarely wears his glasses, instead opting for contact lenses.
*He has a large tattoo of a dragon on his back that he does not remember getting, having been high at the time.
*He stands five feet, eight and a half inches tall (but swears he "rounds up.") He is very hung up about his height (or lack thereof), something his friends often aggravate with biting "short" jokes.
*Raised in Tennessee, he's worked very hard to control his Southern accent, but it's much more pronounced than he'd like to think. This is another thing he's hung up about - and another thing his buddies often torment him about.