Bush band bio

Bush are a British rock band formed in London in Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale , lead guitarist Chris Traynor , bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes. Despite their success in the US especially in the mids , the band were considerably less popular in their home country and they have enjoyed only marginal success there.

Bush have had numerous top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts [ 3 ] and one No. Describing the early sound of the group, one British record label executive said years later, "They weren't what they are today — they were a little like the more commercial side of INXS ".

Bush songs

In , the band was signed by Rob Kahane, who had a distribution deal with Disney 's Hollywood Records. The band completed recording its debut album Sixteen Stone in early However, the death of Disney executive Frank G. Wells eliminated a supporter for Kahane, and executives at Hollywood deemed Bush's album unacceptable for release. Consequently, the bandmates took jobs performing menial labour.

Interscope Records ultimately decided to release the album, and at the end of , Kahane sent an advance copy of the album to a friend at influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM , which added the song " Everything Zen " to its rotation.