55 Quotes by Kristian Bush

You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most are in the lyrics that ‘show’ more than ‘tell.’ I like to describe what the listener is seeing and let them make up the middle rather than telling them.

I come from a food family, so you would think that I would be great at making baked beans or something, but I’m not.

I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it’s like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.

My father was an officer in the Army, and my grandfather served in World War II, and I am so proud of their service. I'll always do whatever I can to support our troops.

As a promoter, of course, you'd really want the people who pay for the tickets to come into your venue to really be even more connected with the band.

Billy Pilgrim music is very emotional. It's one part the craft we learned from people like the Indigo Girls and R.E.M., and one part the Tom Waits craft, where you're trying to create a moment.

With Sugarland, it never felt like we were finished telling our story.

My kids don't listen to me when I preach at them. But if I tell them a story they can pull something from, that matters.

There's a social piece to what's going on in the Sugarland world, but we've never been a band that's political, and I maintain that.