He's played Bill of Bill and Ted; he plays a rough-riding scientist in Chain Reaction; and soon the world will witness proto-slacker Keanu Reeves play...a bass guitar. ''Our songs are kind of deceiving. They have a pop aspect to them, but the lyrics are not poppy,'' insists the 32-year-old, whose power trio Dogstar releases Our Little Visionary on Sept. 17. ''We're not trying to cop anyone's sound: We're doing our own thing. Hopefully, people will like it.'' The bands Reeves digs — but that he's careful not to copy — aren't likely to speed up the charts any time soon.
— Who do you like on the scene now?
I like this band Plexi I've seen in L.A. And Lifter — I just got their album [Melinda (Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt)] a few weeks ago.
— And who are your all-time favorites?
I'd say Fugazi, the Ramones, Exploited, Discharge, early Elvis Costello, the Clash, Violent Femmes, Joy Division, Minor Threat, and Bad Brains. That's definitely what I cut my teeth on.
— So, does being a struggling musician interfere with your career as a movie star?
You mean, as an actor?
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