Nigel Chat at Yahoo
September 23,1999

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I've left the transcript like it was originally...typos and all.

guitar_host: Nigel is now joining us from London. Make sure you ask your questions. Use the "submit" button and make sure that you treat him well. Here comes the first question ....
leprechawn_princess asks: Hey Nigel! You guys are great! I was wondering if you feel that the band has changed it't[s] look along with the sound of your music or if you're all the same guys, just with a new and different sound?
(Nigel)guitar_guest: Well I've just grown all my hair back and it was painful. Apart from that no :)
sickboy923 asks: Nigel, what would say was the best thing about recording a solo album independent of the rest of the band? What was the worst?
guitar_guest: Not having the rest of the band around
guitar_guest: Not having the rest of the band around as well :)
chamber_k asks: What do you feel is bush's greatest acomplishment?
guitar_guest: Succeeding without the help of the press
sickboy923 asks: Nigel, any plans perform some of your solo material live, either as part of a Bush show or on a separate tour?
guitar_guest: Bush are going to be really busy for teh[the] next year
guitar_guest: Maybe next time when we get a break
guitar_guest: I have written about half of my next album
guitar_guest: I may do some club tours for sun
limpbfreak asks: what makes this album different from the other three albums?
guitar_guest: We recording it with a little more help from people
guitar_guest: We used a little bit more electronics, but..
guitar_guest: its still a song driven album
guitar_guest: we took a little more time to experiment and see what we liked
janchich_45 asks: Have you been collsborating with other artists on any outside projects?
guitar_guest: Not for a while
guitar_guest: I did a track with a guy David Schaunffer
i3ushguy16 asks: how did you become involved in music and about how old were you[?]
guitar_guest: Violin lessons for three months when I was 10..
guitar_guest: but I hated carrying the case..
guitar_guest: About a year later, I started playing guitar
demi_godzen asks: nigel, i heard a while back that bush was going to be working with U2 is that still gonna happen?
guitar_guest: Us 3, but not U2 :)
guitar_guest: Not in my lifetime...
guitar_guest: They are a great band though
sinewybecca asks: Hey Nigel! You're brilliant.. creative. I absolutely love your new solo album. In all the bands you've been in, were you ever the lead singer?
guitar_guest: I was in a band once where I wrote all the songs, but I dont like my voice
guitar_guest: never had the courage.. :)
bushnigel asks: NIGEL, IM YOU BIGGEST FAN, WHICH AMPS WILL YOU BE TAKING ON THE SCIENCE OF THINGS TOUR. WILL YOU BE STICKING TO YOU USUAL MESA BOOGIES AND FENDERS?
guitar_guest: Yeah
guitar_guest: and I have an old Guild prototype from the 60;s..
guitar_guest: but pretty normal
kmyers55 asks: What is the difference in touring the States and Britain?
guitar_guest: I get to go home in Britain after the show
i3ushguy16 asks: how's your wife i heard she was having health problems?
guitar_guest: She's absolutely fine now
mymortalsoil asks: Do you STILL drink Heinekin?
guitar_guest: No, I drink Stella at the moment
get_godsmacked asks: Nigel,man what do u think of your fans? I am one of the biggest BUSH fans,I consider your music inspirational,and I want to know what you think of people like me.
guitar_guest: I love you :)
kmyers55 asks: What types of music currently influences you most or do you just enjoy listening to?
guitar_guest: mainly listen to old music
guitar_guest: Vinyl albums, obsure stuff..
guitar_guest: which is usually horrible..
guitar_guest: Death in Vegas
guitar_guest: I listen to all sorts of music
guitar_guest: I like Cream, BigStar, BigBlack..
guitar_guest: but not Big Country :)
BushGod16_23 asks: Nigel, what is your favorite song off of Heavenly Toast on the Paradise Road?
guitar_guest: Heavenly Toast or Youth is all teh Rage
pyro4761 asks: Hey nigel, just wanna say you're an incredible musician and i read today that you're gonna release a charles mingus tribute, can you tell us anything about that?
guitar_guest: We were going to release that, but it all fell apart
guitar_guest: I did record a track
guitar_guest: That album will come out later
guitar_guest: Album called Let My Children Hear Music
guitar_guest: the aim is to provide instruments and facilities to children in inner cities
guitar_guest: who can't afford music in their lives
RubyTues23 asks: Nigel - How do you like being a father? I bet your daughter is beautiful! She has great parents! good luck with that! : )
guitar_guest: Ask me in a month
guitar_guest: :)
shimmergrrl25 asks: Nigel, I think you're sucha great guitar player. What musicans or bands did you look up to growing up?
guitar_guest: Jimi Hendrix
guitar_guest: Derek and the Dominos
guitar_guest: Robby Robertson, The Band
guitar_guest: punk rock.. was into that
guitar_guest: Sonic Youth I liked
guitar_guest: Joe Pass.. I loved his playing
caseyd_69 asks: how does it feel to be an idol for younger listeners
guitar_guest: Idyllic
guitar_guest: My head is swelling :)
jessfreaka asks: If you had to live on a deserted island and you could only bring 3 things what would you bring?
guitar_guest: My Wife
guitar_guest: My Dog
guitar_guest: My Guitar
guitar_guest: Leave the guitar.. I'll take some beer :)
limp_bizzy_babe15 asks: what was the worst thing that has ever happened to you guys on stage
guitar_guest: Some mid threw mustard and ketchup at us in Chicgao
guitar_guest: that ** ** pissed me off
i3ushguy16 asks: how did you get your first guitar
guitar_guest: 11th birthday, my mom and dad got it for me
bushnigel asks: what is you fav bush song to play live??
guitar_guest: Machine HEad
desertfoxd asks: Was it your dream to become a musician when you were a kid?
guitar_guest: Gavin wrote that
guitar_guest: Definitely.. I used to lie in bed and fantasize about it
sixx_67 asks: WHy werent you at the MTV awards with GAVIN AND THAT OTHER GUY ROBIN?
guitar_guest: i was at home with myu wife
guitar_guest: fewer photographers...
bushnigel asks: what is you favorit amp of all time???
guitar_guest: Fender Deluxe (59) ala Neil Young
guitar_guest: like my Tremelo
guitar_guest: Fender SuperChamp... had these incredible push-pull buttons
kandi_baby_99 asks: Nigel, ok I want to know what you do for fun and if you ever get sick of traveling
guitar_guest: I travel for fun and I'm sick to death of it :)
guitar_guest: I like listening to music, reading books. Regular, everyday things.
guitar_guest: Travelling is tiring, but it's nice to go to strange towns and have people see us
guitar_guest: who appreciate it
janchich_45 asks: How have your friends treated you since becoming famous?
guitar_guest: Some have stayed with me and been really nice
guitar_guest: and some have become twisted old fruits :)
guitar_guest: People change all the time
desertfoxd asks: Do you miss being unknown, playing for the love of it?
guitar_guest: I still play fo rthe love of it..
guitar_guest: but I get paid for it
guitar_guest: I lived for a long time broke, selling my amps to buy cheaper ones
Zildjian143 asks: When did you first realize how famous you were?
guitar_guest: I'm famous ?
guitar_guest: I don't know.. I think when we stopped touring
guitar_guest: We didn't stop touring for three years..
likwit_swordz asks: what are your favourite english based bands?
guitar_guest: tough one..
guitar_guest: The Clash were my favorite
guitar_guest: Cream.. was an amazing band
guitar_guest: Wire, some of the punk bands
guitar_guest: The Stranglers
guitar_guest: Massive Attack
guitar_guest: Elvis Costello, I've got every bloody record he ever made
guitar_guest: PJ Harvey...
guitar_guest: Jimi Hendrix.. he was really English, ya know :)
guitar_guest: the Stones..
guitar_guest: The Fall
guitar_guest: The Cure
guitar_guest: I really like them, but it's embarrassing
guitar_guest: John Cale.. Beatles..
holly_krehel asks: do you have an all-time favourite guitar riff?
guitar_guest: hmm..
guitar_guest: Yeah..
guitar_guest: Cortez the Killer.. Neil YOung
guitar_guest: Working on the Clampdown, The Clash
dedenddrum asks: How did you get discovered?
guitar_guest: Hanging around, wearing stocking and suspenders..lipstick
guitar_guest: got picked up on the corner.. ya know :)
guitar_guest: We got lucky..
guitar_guest: Demo tapes found its way to America, to Tropo Records
guitar_guest: We were just lucky..
i3ushguy16 asks: do you have any advice for a hopeful musician?
guitar_guest: Stop hoping..
guitar_guest: :)
guitar_guest: Just work hard and don't listen to anybody else
guitar_guest: Ignore people who want to make you sound like someone else
guitar_guest: Stick to your guns
bubbleszine asks: Hey Nigel! How how are you? I was wondering how you and the band became involved in Net Aid and if there were any future plans in working with "Prince"?
guitar_guest: If we can get rid of third world debt..
guitar_guest: it'd be a good thing. It would be nice if a few less people were starving
guitar_guest: Gavin has sort of become friends with Prince recently, so who knows
pyro4761 asks: do you prefer working with bush or on your own? or is it a toss up?
guitar_guest: I prefer worknig with Bush
guitar_guest: Two different things, but they are both fun
guitar_guest: I want to continue with my own thing, but I love working with Bush
holly_krehel asks: What do you think someone should learn first when trrying to play guitar?
guitar_guest: A blues scale, play along with some records
guitar_guest: Learn a scale first, then some chords
guitar_guest: Jamming along with records, you will make loads of mistakes, but keep at it'
guitar_guest: At least that's what worked for me
shashica27 asks: do you still have you first guitar?
guitar_guest: nah..
guitar_guest: I swapped it when I was 14. It was a 3/4 size acoustic..
guitar_guest: Then I got an electric
demi_godzen asks: i heard about the new video for the chemicals btw us, what inspired it?
guitar_guest: the search for success
guitar_guest: it's relaly complicated sort of scenario..
guitar_guest: Gavin and Stefan, the Director, talked about it alot
guitar_guest: I thought it was beautiful
jj_04955 asks: What is the best advice you ever ignored
guitar_guest: Do your homework! :)
kathy_ps asks: Hello Nigel! It's me, Kathy. :) I was just wondering why both you and Gavin had your frets taped down (@ the New York Shows)? Does this give a diff. effect on sound?
guitar_guest: I put tape over the pickups on my guitar because I hit it hard
guitar_guest: and the strings get trapped on the other side of the pickups
likwit_swordz asks: what do you think of all the boybands and dance acts dominating the english top40?
guitar_guest: I love 'em!
guitar_guest: I don't have a radio.. I'll put it that way
i3ushguy16 asks: (i love bush) Before you weren't really big on solos (except your live versions) do you plan on doing more solos in the newer albums?
guitar_guest: Not really, no. guitar_guest: But I like them to be pretty dynamic and short
guitar_guest: I played in a club with Gilby Clarke in LA.. the Baked Potato
guitar_guest: I don't think I can keep somebody's interest for 10 minutes.. not like a Hendrix
bushskee asks: nigel...thanks for taking the time to do this...and for getting out and doing all that you're doing...i know it reaches and helps many, many people. youth is all the rage...amazing...why are the lyrics of that only not in the liner notes? thanks so much...
guitar_guest: Cause I was a bit embarrassed about them
guitar_guest: They aren't so bad actually, in retrospect, but I wanted to leave a little mystery
BushGirl16_99 asks: Do you think guitar lessons are cool, or is it better just to teach yourself and jam along to stuff?
guitar_guest: I think it's whatever suits you
guitar_guest: It's fine to go for lessons
guitar_guest: I teach myself, I think it's more fun
guitar_guest: I wasn't told to learn stuff
guitar_guest: A little advice helps though
Super_Sayian_4_Vegita asks: Nigel is it true your blue strat was hand painted by your sister. (I think it is an awesome guitar!!!)
guitar_guest: I bought this guitar ten years ago, this strat
guitar_guest: Judith bought some oil paints.. the guitar looked terrible,
pyro4761 asks: what was it like playing other instruments on you solo album? (other then the guitar i mean)
guitar_guest: great, I really enjoyed playing bass
guitar_guest: all guitar players say they can play the bass.. but not really
guitar_guest: I really really enjoyed it.. it was fun doing all the arrangements
guitar_guest: singing was the real challenge
guitar_guest: the guitar playing was mainly first take, just get it out of the way
demi_godzen asks: nigel, how did it feel playing to so many ppl at woodstock and do u have anything to say about the violence that erupted? (LUV YA!!!!)
guitar_guest: I loved playing at woodstock. I was so excited
guitar_guest: I thought I was going to cry.. I was so full of emotion
guitar_guest: I am terrible because I don't look out front when I play
guitar_guest: so I missed alot of what was going on
guitar_guest: I thought Jesus.. there is a whole generation of American guys who
guitar_guest: attended Woodstock that need to be reeducated about how to treat women
guitar_guest: The sexual stuff was outrageous
guitar_guest: and tehre wasn't much peace, love and understanding
guitar_guest: it was all real aggressive, jock-rock, not very positive messages from the music
jj_04955 asks: Who thought of the name bush when you guys were first forming the band
guitar_guest: originally we were called Future Primitive
guitar_guest: and we were gonna call our first album Bush
guitar_guest: and then we decided it sounded better..
guitar_guest: Gavin thought o fthe name
demi_godzen asks: was there any tension about changing bushs sound alittle? was it a mutual agreement to do that?
guitar_guest: I think we worked really hard
guitar_guest: We tried to marry electronica with our sounds
guitar_guest: There was a lot of learning and experiment, trying to get it right
guitar_guest: I think it worked
holly_krehel asks: Do what the critics say ever really get to you?
guitar_guest: No, I think it gets to the other critics
guitar_guest: :)
guitar_guest: It gets me sometimes when the guy who wrote the article was sitting across from me
guitar_guest: they don't buy the records, they get them free
bushrules2003 asks: how is dave doing? i heard he got a new bass
guitar_guest: what ?! :)
guitar_guest: Dave is doing really well.
guitar_guest: He and his new bass are doing great.
guitar_guest: how did you hear about that? c'mon...1
j_rock9_99 asks: who is your favorite living guitarist?
guitar_guest: Alex Chilton
sixx_67 asks: Why Did you make your new cd more techno sounding?
guitar_guest: Just because we could
guitar_guest: We could have made another Bush sounding album easy
guitar_guest: I dont thing our album is 'techno' though
guitar_guest: We just used more sampling and filters.
guitar_guest: We don't have a techno album..
guitar_guest: I do have the hair to be Prodigy tough :)
holly_krehel asks: what kind of pedals do you have...effects?
guitar_guest: I collect old pedals..
guitar_guest: favorit is a maestro pedal
guitar_guest: werid, strange looking
guitar_guest: I don't like rack or digital stuff
guitar_guest: You can often recreate the sort of stuff with stomp boxes.. just more fun with old stuff
guitar_guest: They sound best when they work the most inefficiency
guitar_guest: The old stuff sounds unique because it doesn't work properly
guitar_guest: Every city with life
RubyTues23 asks: Are there any songs that you guys put together that didn't make it on the album, and can we expect them as B-Sides??
guitar_guest: yeha
guitar_guest: three or four
guitar_guest: 'Homeboy'
guitar_guest: 'Learning to Swim'
guitar_guest: There are a lot more songs that Gavin wrote that we didn't record this time
bluex26 asks: What is your favorite song that you wrote
guitar_guest: Youth is all the Rage and Heavenly Toast
jessfreaka asks: would you rather play small clubs or big arena venues?
guitar_guest: Big Arena Venues means you stay in large nice hotels
guitar_guest: but small clubs are nice too
guitar_guest: but we reach more people in bigger venues
guitar_guest: more people get to see us, more fans
guitar_guest: they are both great, we just played some small clubs in Europe, and some big festivals..
guitar_guest: both fun for different questions
guitar_guest: er reasons
likwit_swordz asks: ever smashed a guitar up?
guitar_guest: a few times :)
guitar_guest: Worst guitar to fuck up is a Fender.. takes forever!!
guitar_guest: they bounce all over
guitar_guest: I smashed a guitar, tried to keep the pickups
guitar_guest: and Dave came by and gave it away ...
guitar_guest: we had a nice conversation that night :)
etacas asks: whats the funniest thing you've ever done ?
guitar_guest: falling off stage
janchich_45 asks: If you were not a musician, what would be oyur ideal job?
guitar_guest: umm..
guitar_guest: A Rich Playboy
guitar_guest: tough job but somebody has got to do it
Spam_Man1313 asks: Why was "Ban the Bomb" cut from the new album??
guitar_guest: because it just didn't fit
guitar_guest: it's a great song and it will appear
guitar_guest: bside, or a film.. it'll appear
pumkinbushead asks: when are you coming to chicago?
guitar_guest: Early December, first week or December for a radio show
BushGod16_23 asks: Nigel, any names you and Judith are thinking about naming the baby?
guitar_guest: we have thought of some :).. bad luck to name before :)
bushrules2003 asks: Do you have a homepage?
guitar_guest: don't have a homepage, but my sister has hooked up a homepage
guitar_guest: nlapulst.com.. my sister has a page
guitar_guest: also some mp3 downloads of an interview i did with myself
dedenddrum asks: Any regrets so far?
guitar_guest: Loads.. :) but too many tomention
Fergmaximus asks: what guitar are you playing now?
guitar_guest: Regular Strat with Seymour Duncan pickups.. Fender made it for me
guitar_guest: regular Strat, they did fiddle with it a little
guitar_guest: I have a really great stock strat with some different pickups on it
guitar_guest: the custom shop there
guitar_guest: at Fender
guitar_guest: they made me this maple bodied guitar
guitar_guest: it was sooo heavy
guitar_guest: like twice the weight of a Les Paul
guitar_guest: hold on a second there Yahoo! :) I am dogsitting my friends' dogs and they are running all around.. hold on
guitar_host: Gavin [Nigel] will be back - he lost internet conncetion
guitar_host: he just called in and said he'll come back on
guitar_host: here he is
guitar_guest: ok.. thanks.. i'm back
coolbb2001 asks: I've heard that there some guest vocals on the new album, who are they?
guitar_guest: Gwen Stefani
guitar_guest: she is from no Doubt
guitar_guest: that's about it really
guitar_guest: Pollystyrene.. but that didn't make the album
guitar_guest: she was on Ban the Bomb
pyro4761 asks: i know gavin is a moby fan....what do you think about him?
guitar_guest: I love Moby..
madame_web3 asks: If you could have one super hero power what would it be?
guitar_guest: To make the world live in perfect harmony
guitar_guest: I'd like the perfect harmony button
likwit_swordz asks: what job did u have before the band took off?
guitar_guest: all sorts..
guitar_guest: I was doing music .. horrible stuff for videos and stuff
guitar_guest: it was ok.. working with my friends
guitar_guest: all my friends who were working donated to Nigel Aid :)
bushroxgrdn asks: What's the first thing you look for in a guitar?
guitar_guest: strings..
guitar_guest: if I like it..
guitar_guest: the record company broght me to a store, said i could buy anything in the store
guitar_guest: i pulled out this old dustry guitar.. played tvi by the Stooages
guitar_guest: we Stooges
guitar_guest: I just look for .. does it sounds good, does it look it..how does it feel in your hands
guitar_guest: I'm not a consumate musician.. it's about the feel of the instrument
guitar_guest: Jimi Hendrix
Super_Sayian_4_Vegita asks: Nigel who inspired you to start playing the guitar. I know you and gavin inspired me to start
guitar_guest: Eric Clapton.. Neil Young Definitely
WAR_WOUNDS asks: What is this i here about Gavin taking kung-fu?
guitar_guest: he's a bad motherfucker
andy_sabola asks: Gavin, now that you've finally released a new album..what's next?
guitar_guest: We are going to just tour and tour and tour
guitar_guest: In the States.. in March
bushroxgrdn asks: When is there going to be a tour for the science of things
???
bubbleszine asks: If you could be given anybody's guitar, who's guitar would you take?
guitar_guest: Eric Clapton's from Layla.. the one he just sold
guitar_guest: I think he bought alot of those back himself
guitar_guest: I would have loved to have owned that Guitar
guitar_guest: it sounded so good
RubyTues23 asks: Nigel - where did all the abstract lyrics come from in songs such as Disease of the Dancing Cats - like "its all over for orangutangs" "happy birthday" etc... they're awsome, but I was just curious as to where they came from...
guitar_guest: Gavin :)
demi_godzen asks: what do u think of mainstream music today?
guitar_guest: I dont think about it very much..
guitar_guest: not alot really.. I don't listen to the radio at all
jessfreaka asks: What kind of books do you like to read?
guitar_guest: Underworld.. fantastic!
guitar_guest: Damascus Gate which is also fantastic
gritch7 asks: Nigel, do you find it really hard to go out in public these days?
guitar_guest: No .. nobody recognizes me.. they think I'm a streetsweeper
guitar_guest: :)
RubyTues23 asks: Nigel - what are the plans of the band? Do you plan to stay together as long as you can? I hope so because you're been my favourite band for the past 5 years and no one could ever replace you guys!
guitar_guest: We've got no plans to break up
guitar_guest: our first 15 months of touring inspired that one
guitar_guest: actually true..
jessfreaka asks: What do you think about all the bad media attention Woodstock recieved?
guitar_guest: I guess it probably deserved it
likwit_swordz asks: how do u pick your album title?
guitar_guest: Heavenly Toast is the last song I wrote for it.
guitar_guest: I used to live in a welfare/projects place. Horrible place.
guitar_guest: I was always getting broken into, my dog got beaten up
guitar_guest: Ironically, the road was called Paradise Road
guitar_guest: I was working ni the studio, drinking a bit
guitar_guest: ..thought about dying and tied that concept into ParadiseRoad
kandi_baby_99 asks: I want you to know, althought this isn't a question, and I am not obsessed with you I think that you are awesome and I do want to know what you do for fun and stuff
guitar_guest: I go to the library.. just hang out. I have fun playing music so I don't need much elese
NickyHowells asks: when is the album due for a UK release?
guitar_guest: Science of Things.. October 25th in Europe and 26th in America. My album is out now on the Internet
guitar_guest: at collectingdust.com
guitar_guest: My favorite color is blue btw :)
guitar_host: Nigel, any last messages for your fans ...
guitar_guest: I am overwhelmed by all the nice questions
guitar_guest: really nice to talk with everyone and has made me feel excited about playing for everyone!
guitar_guest: Guitar.com gives me the urge!! ya know. :)
guitar_guest: It's been great fun
guitar_guest: here at Yahoo
guitar_guest: I had a great time, thanks!
guitar_guest: Take care, take it easy
guitar_guest: bye
guitar_guest: cheers