Online Chat with Nigel Pulsford from BUSH. Edited mIRC Log from #bush on Bushnet.com on Wednesday, May 7, 1997. Ken: Nigel's having trouble getting online. Would you rather wait and see if he can get on? He's logging on now. I'm on the phone now. We're trying to get him on. He's in New Orleans. We'll start answering questions over the phone until he can get on. Overt: I would like to know if Bush (or when) is planning on doing an unplugged? Nigel: Later in the year, perhaps fall. Love_Hate: Do you know when your home video is coming out? Nigel: As soon as its ready. Love_Hate: Do you like to talk to your fans through these chats?? Nigel: I live for it. Kir: Why did you guys choose to do a cover of "Wild Horses"? Nigel: It's one of my favorite songs. JulsRiss: Is anyone from the band a QPR fan (ironic their nickname being "the boys from the Bush")? Nigel: Certianly not. razorston: What is the craziest most funny thing that has happened to you on tour this year so far? Ken: sorry, lost our connection. marci: Why did Bush choose to drop the string duet on the 97 tour? Ken: Only for special shows. Nigel: We only used them for special shows. Love_Hate: Nigel does your wife like to tour with you guys? Nigel: She has a good time, enjoys it, always has fun. Ken: Does the band ever get tierd of most of the publicity focused on Gavin rather than the rest of the band, or what is most important, the music? Nigel: No! Starry Eyes: How do you all feel about moshing and crowd surfing at the concerts? Do you think it distracts from the show, or adds to it?? Nigel: I don't mind it, but i don't like it when people get hurt when stupid jocks beat up little kids. Ken: People should learn to pogo; it's much more fun. littlethings@juno.com (Kate E Downing): On a normal day off what do you guys do? Nigel: Get up eat, do a sound check, do interviews, do a gig, go out, get drunk, go to sleep or get on the bus, then do the same thing all over again. *Aimee*: Do you guys do anything out of the normal at concerts ever? Nigel: Yes, but it wouldnt be a surpise. "Jenniffer Downing" : People seem to think that you sound a lot like Nirvana, and of course they were an influence on you. What other bands influenced you, and helped you to create your unique sound? Nigel: Picies, big black, the clash, fugazi, neil young, pixies. Glycerine: Out of the web pages you have surfed devoted to bush, which ones had the most impact on you? Nigel: Apart from bushnet of course, littlethings. Ken: And all the ones i've seen are really good. Limbothis: How do you feel about Tony Blair?! Nigel: Very pleased. Ken: Although he's a little like josephy stalin but i think he's good for the country Vicadin: What kinda guitar picks do you guys use? Nigel: Picboys. Marci: Do you have any outside projects planned after the tour ends? Nigel: Non, i'm going to sit somewhere for a few weeks and see what springs to mind BUSHGirl: Which Bush song can you connect with the most and why? Nigel: All of them! cause i'm involved with them. Gumdrop_G: What's your favorite soccer team? Nigel: Liverpool Aimee: Is Bush making any new songs? Nigel: Not at the very moment cause we're on tour. Glycerine: Which veruca salt song is your favorite, since you have been touring so long with them? Nigel: Seether *HaM*: How are the fans in Europe compared to the fans in the states?? Nigel: There's just less of them. Ken: Have you heard the new souls song? Nigel: Yeah, pretty good. Email: I heard that Gavin and Gwen are to wed, is that true? Nigel: Nooo. Email: Have you, yourself ever played a bowed instrument? Nigel: Yeah, i took violin lessons for about 3 months when I was 10. Email: When did you guys first pick up guitars and what was the first kind that you owned? Nigel: I got one for my 12th b-day, an old acoustic, with strings about an inch of the fret board. *bUshChic*: Does all the rumors spread around really bug you? Nigel: Only when they're really destructive, stupid and mindless *Aimee*: What do you think about the so called "teenyboppers" who like bush cuz of gavin? Nigel: I don't mind them. I love all our fans equally. Email: What do you think you guys would be doing if you weren't in BUSH right now? Nigel: Guess I'd be playing in another band. Gantless: There is a dispute on the 23 seconds mailing list. Can you explain what the lyrics to "Glycerine" really mean? Nigel: It's a love song. Screaming: What kinda cereal do you like? Nigel: Frosties Vicadin: What's with all the bad vibes between the Smashing Pumpkins and Bush? Nigel: Just a little bit of fun, really. ZENgirl: Did you enjoy your birthday? Nigel: I did. Aimee: How come none of the other guys are chatting? Nigel: Cause they're not in the room Gumdrop_G: What other bands are tentatively being signed to Mad Dog Winston? Nigel: I have no idea. Gumdrop_G: What's your favorite venue? Nigel: Riverport, St. Louis |Seth|: How do you wrap tinfoil in your guitar? Nigel: Just thread it in the 5th frest. Ken: Inbetween the strings Ken: Nigel is trying to get online now... again. DO NOT /msg NIGEL *** nigel (~nigel@bushonline.com) has joined #bush *** ken sets mode: +o nigel BrokenTV: Where`s the venue where you get the best reaction of the crowd?? Nigel: Wherever we're playing that night - it really does vary. marci: What song changed the most from what Gavin originally presented? Nigel: Hi Kate Nigel: Monkey changed so many times - we've had about three versions before it finally got recorded right. |Seth|: Has Allen Ginsberg influenced you? If so, what, in your opinion is his best poem? Nigel: Ginsberg was an amazing poet -pushing things to extremes. I guess with his poetry and his influence on people like William Burroughs and the whole beat generation crowd - my favourite poem would be howl about his mother's insanity but there are many more great poems. BUSHGirl: How do you keep your wits about you while on tour? Nigel: Beer, wine and tequilla and then more wine, more beer and much more tequilla *** Hi-Nigel is now known as SethWinbe Nigel: Hi Seth BodineDG: Are you working on any new albums or soundtrack songs? Nigel: Not at the moment - we're just starting to think about a new album. Linduh: What's your favorite pixies song? Mine are "debaser" and "dead" - did you hear about their new collaborative effort coming out this year? Nigel: Fave is wave of Nigel: m' or rock song Seth: In Guitar World, you said that there was no slide on Razorblade Suitcase, but isn't that slide in A Tendency to Start Fires? Nigel: There's slide in the b/ground and there's a slide at the end of distant voices - I must have been mistaken. RACH: Which song do you think is bush's best, or represents your music best? Nigel: Mouth may be the one - it has a lot of passion and dynamic and miserable lyrics(sic) JulsRiss: How involved with the technical design of your shows do you like to be? Nigel: We are involved in approving and working with experts - we are as involved as we can be but bow down to people who know what they're talking about. X-GiRL: By the way everyone here loves you and bush....you have definatly had an increase in fame...has it changed you and the guys at all? Nigel: We're still the same sweet guys we always were. *Cristina*: Do you ever check your mail at bushonline? Nigel: When I can which is infrequently but I'm improving all the time. AimeeBush: how long did it take to film Cold Contagious (by the way, I loved it!) Nigel: 2 days at the beginning of the tour and thank you. jesta: Why is it that Bush's videos aren't closed-captioned? I like to read some of Bush's lyrics (I am deaf) but I've noted that your videos aren't closed-captioned. Nigel: I never thought about that but I will now and I'll look into having that changed Ken: jesta - that might be a good questions for the record label. SexySadie: What is your favorite Charles Mingus record? Nigel: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat from Ah-hum althought there are so many fabulous ones - Open Letter to Duke I really like also LuvUNigeL: Which video did you enjoy making the most?? Nigel: Zen, Comedown, and Cold C' Caro: Do you have a fav. quote from a song. Nigel: Clint is a very cool man Nigel: From a Bush Song? marci: Do you eat the tequila worms? :o) ZimZum: What is your fave brand of tequilla? do you like lime and salt? Nigel: mmmm - certainly not Nigel: 1800 Ken: (lota tequilla questions i've noticed) AimeeBush: How much free time do you guys get? Nigel: We do 5 shows a week and 2 days off on which we either travel or sleep or travel and sleep. Aphrodite: Do you ever take a moment and remember life as it "was", before all this 'fame and fortune' came about? Nigel: Practice hard - maybe Spain in October. Nigel: I think about life as it was all the time and think how fortunate I am now. SexySadie: Who can hold their liquor better, you or Gavin? Nigel: I guess me. Caro: What's your fav. quote from a BUSH song?:) Nigel: You should see the sunset over New Orleans tonight - it's amazing Nigel: War on all sides snaZZ: *angela* what was the name of your old band and did you release any cd's? Nigel: KIng Blank which became the Ian Lowery Group - we had a couple of CD's out. Tristina: Will you be touring after your break in August in the US? The southeast? Nigel: We're considering touring in November/December - hitting places we've missed on this tour and maybe going back to a few places again Cristina: Will you stop in Spain during this tour? Nigel: We may go to Spain in October - it's one of my favourite places - my wife lived in Madrid for a year. LuvUNigeL: What did Gav think of being one of People's "50 most beautiful people"? Nigel: That I should have been 51 HaM: When are you coming *HOME* to Europe??? Nigel: In 5 days - we're playing in Germany on 17 and 18 May and Pink Pop in Holland on the 19th and then I have a few days off in Amsterdam and then we start touring again in Denver JustAGirl: Instead of being on irc shouldn't u be busy? Ken: ... stupid question :) Nigel: Busy doing what - reaxing - enjoying my day off! This is being busy Gantless: Do each of the bush members have their own cars? If so, what kind do you have? If not, do you get chauffered everywhere? Nigel: I have an old BMW - there's no point in having a nice car in London - the roads are narrow, overcrowded and people can't drive for shit. MissY: Do you consider us bush addicts pathetic or cool? Ken: yes! Nigel: How disingenuous I would be if I thought you were pathetic - I think you're all really cool Esmeralda: Do you prefer playing outside or inside? Nigel: I enjoy both - we just played a couple of sheds (the first time we've ever played them as our own show) and I loved them - but I love the clubs, theatres, bars arena's etc Nigel: It's a kick wherever we play when people want to see us. Chris_LeM: What Jesus Lizard Album is your favorite? Nigel: Down - how you doing Chris? swalowed: Are you coming to New Zealand this year? Nigel: We're coming in January or Feb next year when it's warm - I'm just going to grab a beer - one sec. BUSHGirl: What kind of guitar do you use? Nigel: I use 2 guitars mainly - a strat plus deluxe(the blue one) and a 1958 Les Paul Junior TV but I have a few others but then again too few to mention. Love_Hate: What's the strangest thing that someone has ever thrown on stage? Nigel: Hi Nigel: A shoe Ken: I'm getting a lot of shampoo quesitons. Nigel: Field them off janiejonz: What kind of beer are you drinking? Nigel: Heineken Ken: The good stuff Gantless: Would you ever consider doing an unoffical concert such as stopping the tourbus in a town? Nigel: Everything is possible. Nigel: bye kir somebody: What all pedals and other effects do you use ? Nigel: Too many - lots of old stuff - Mutron, Fulltone, Expandora's, etc. HaM: Did you like Daves old band, Transvision Vamp??? Ken: ... to field another question - the personal holloway is next to be released... Overt: Have any plans of kids in the near future? Nigel: Soory the phone rang - plans for kids or secret plans and pers H may be the next single marci: Robin talked about the shoes in a local radio interview - said you never get a pair. Has that changed? Nigel: Shoes?????? Ken: ???? Aphrodite: Do you guys ever try to go out into the general public and do 'normal' things? in disguise? :) Nigel: I go out in public - no disguises jules: It seems strange that you had to come to the US to make a name for yourself ... do you now resent the UK audience, or have you forgiven and forgotten ? Nigel: There is nothing to resent - we were given an chance - the record came out here first and things went well - at home they took a little longer to catch on but things are good everywhere for us now - there's no room for bitterness. Vicadin: do you like Winnie the Pooh? Nigel: No, he annoys me. Ken: Everyone loves winnie the pooh Grania: How much did the band practice before going on tour? Nigel: We do as little as we can get away with unless we're working on new material. BrokenTV: Do Bush have new songs that we never heard yet???? Nigel: There are a few floating around which you may or may not hear. JustAGirl: What's your fave movie? Nigel: There are lots but Casino is amazing, most Woodyt Allen Films, Orson Welles movies etc BUSHGirl: What was it like filming Greedy Fly with all the special effects and stuff (btw I love that vid=) Nigel: Really horrible HiNigel: Are you guys like uncles to RubyRose? Nigel: Spiritually Chris_LeM: How long does it take for the crew to set up your normal stage? Nigel: From 8 in the morning until about 4:30 when they're ready for us to sound check. janiejonz: I understand you arranged the strings at the end of glycerine-how much input have/do you have on other tracks-as far as writing goes? Nigel: Tricky question - varies from song to song - some are fully formed creatures when they pop op - others need a little plastic surgery. somebody: Do you intend on releasing A Tendancy to Start Fires as a single/video? Nigel: Don't think so. BUSHGirl: Do you have any "lucky object" such a sock, guitar pick, necklace, etc? Nigel: I have a few things but nothing extra special apart from a photo of my wife. AimeeBush: Do you guys hang out on your days off or are you independant? Nigel: We often hang out. Linduh: Are there any pleasant things in life that you get sick of sometimes? Nigel: Not sure what pleasant thigs you mean. Gumdrop_G: What's your favorite song to cover? Nigel: Don't mess around now Seth. Nigel: Wild Horses at present. Seth: How come you dont talk to the crowds that much? you have a mic? =) Nigel: I'm just a shy boy. Chris_LeM: How many hours of sleep do you typically get a night? (Insomniac?) Nigel: 5 Nigel: Sometimes 10 Ken: How did you and Judith meet? Ken: (lost that sender) Nigel: None of your business. MissY: Do you have any input in the things that like .. are sold on tour? Nigel: Hah Nigel: Yes, although this tour Gavin has really been getting into the merch ide of things - he enjoys working with others on the designs/ideas Gumdrop_G: Apparently Gavin doesn't believe that Elvis is dead; do you believe that Elvis is dead? Nigel: Elvis Costello will live forever AimeeBush: Do you watch MTV ever? Ken: What's MTV? Nigel: I watch MTV when I get the chance - I enjoy it HaM: How long do you intend to stay online? Nigel: Another 15 minutes Esmeralda: Do you watch TV? What shows do you enjoy? Nigel: I enjoy the X files, Frasier, SNL. Ken: Do you think scully will beat her cancer? Nigel: I hope so. Linduh: What do you think of Gillian Anderson from X-Files? Nigel: She's a fine actor. Gantless: Does Bush normally allow the audience to hear the sound checks? Nigel: No not normally - do you let people watch you wash and brush your teeth in the mornings? Ken: all the time. Seth: Whats the worst hotel-experience you've ever had? Nigel: I'm not sure, Kate. Nigel: Cold water, cockroaches, and maids trying to get in the room at 7:00 am. jesta: Who's your fave SNL character...how about the Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Nigel: I like the Ross Perot skits best. Ken: 5 more questions Nigel: cool MissY: Do you ever think of where you are and say *holy shit* or say iv definately earned this (which u have)? Nigel: All the time - just keep pinching myself to make sure it's real. Bethanie: Do you wish to influence the musivians of the future as you have been influenced by past musicians? Nigel: Hi girls. Nigel: That would be nice. Kate: When do you consider a fan more than a fan? Ken: I think that goes back to the watching you brush your teeth question Nigel: When you get to know them a little I suppose. Nigel: Thanks Trisitina. jesta: Did you attend university? Nigel: For 10 days. Overt: Do they ever let you drive the bus? (just for kicks) Nigel: I wish. Ken: Thank you all for coming. Ken: We'll wrap things up now. Nigel: Thanks from me, too. Ken: We'll try and have a log up on bushnet.com ASAP Nigel: Gotta go now - TAKE CARE Nigel xx JulsRiss: This was the most excellent chat ever. Nigel: Bye Ken JulsRiss: Thank you Nigel :) Ken: I'll give you a call. Nigel: Laters *** nigel has quit IRC (Leaving) JulsRiss: Goodnite Nigel everyone type this: ready /server irc.primenet.com head on outta here -> *access* Question for nigel: There is a dispute on the 23 seconds mailing list. Can you explain what the lyrics to "Glycerine" really mean? -> *access* Why is Veruca Salts touring with Bush for the first part of the tour and then Souls is later, switching at the Denver show? -> *access* when do you plan to start on a new album? -> *access* Do each of the bush members have their own cars? If so, what kind do you have? If not, do you get chauffered everywhere? -> *access* Would you ever consider doing an unoffical concert such as stopping the tourbus in a town and playing like Metallica did a while back? -> *access* Who has been the most inspirational person in your life and why? -> *access* does Bush normally allow the audience to hear the sound checks?