Burgan loves Prince's music and even had his own side-project called Hunter Revenge dedicated to singing early-80s-style R&B.

He appeared with them on Late Night with Conan O'Brien playing the shakers on the song "Back in Your Head."

He has also confirmed an upcoming side project with Tegan, and contributed lyrics to three of her songs on the 2009 album Sainthood.

[7] He is often referred to simply as "Hunter," as his last name is never given in the list of band members on AFI's albums, with the exception of Crash Love.

[8] In May 2011, when asked why he had stopped recording with his Hunter Revenge project, Burgan stated "I had a lot of fun writing songs in a very specific style.