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some info gathered from the August 1997 issue of BB magizine
The Band first got together in 1992. Gavin Rossdale and Nigel Pulsford first got the idea then recruited bass player Dave Parsons and drummer Robin Goodridge. Bush's first show ever was in an outdoor parking lot that was converted into a party setting for a friend's birthday. Gigs in small clubs followed, but those venues weren't always the safest. "We played a gig in a really rundown pub in South London," Gavin recalled. "As we were playing the place got robbed; people were stealing money from the till and taking it from behind the bar."
Stunned, Bush continued performing while watching the scene in front of them unfold. "About 12 or 15 police ran through," Gavin had explained. "We didn't know what to do, so we just kept playing."
Othere gigs were friendlier, and less frenzied, because they developed at least one loyal fan: Gavin's dog, Winston. The pooch often accompanied his owner to many of Bush's shows and sometimes went up on stage just to sit and hang out! But those days are long gone.
After Bush began touring America with Sixteen Stone, Gavin admits they were unprepared for the mass hysteria that would follow at concerts. "I don't think anything can prepare you for that kind of noise; all that squealing," he's confessed. "Sometimes we couldn't even hear out own music because there would be these screams."
Since Bush never quite felt appreciated in their own country, the band memberes were overwhelmed by the amount of noise put out by their American fans. "You would feel like you were going deaf," Nigel has said. "And it wasn't because we were too loud on stage. It was because of that wall of screaming when you came on. Your ears would just close down. Quite amazing."
Yet despite the frenzied sounds around them today, Bush continues to play, much like they continued playing in that English pub diring the robbery back in the old days. Dave firmly believes that this is the only way to go. "You have to give your audience anergy in order for them to give it back," th 31-year-old has said.
Judging by the way fans respond to Bush's shows, Bush is obviously putting out more than enough energy to keep their fans in a frenzy.
