His first band was called The Ducky Boys. The lineup included future
Pearl Jam member
Stone Gossard. The Ducky Boys split around 1983. Turner later joined
Mark Arm in Mr. Epp and the Calculations, which Arm described as "The worst band in the world". Mr. Epp played their final show with Turner in 1984. Turner was also the first guitarist in
Green River which again featured Arm and Gossard, and also acquired the services of
Jeff Ament (later
Pearl Jam) on
bass guitar. Turner left the band in 1985, citing differences with the "careerist" Ament. Arm and Turner started
Mudhoney on
New Year's Day, 1988.
The Melvins bassist
Matt Lukin was brought in, as was
Dan Peters on
drums. With
Mudhoney, Turner recorded all their albums from
Superfuzz Bigmuff in 1988 to
Plastic Eternity in 2023. Turner also has side projects such as The Thrown Ups, Monkeywrench, and played bass for a short time with legendary Seattle band The Fall-Outs. He also has released various solo recordings in a folk vein. ==Other work==