Song Quotes by Kristian Bush

9 Song quotes by Kristian Bush

Kristian Bush’s nine thoughts on song give a quick glimpse of his country‑pop sensibility. The short collection offers a clear sense of his musical reflections.

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It's hard not to go back and look at my songwriting catalog and go, 'Look, there are 600 to 700 songs here.'

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I always tell people that it's so much harder to make a happy song than a sad one.

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Music doesn't need to be perfect, but you'll know when it's right.

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Sugarland was a band we started to try to make things better. It was in the aftermath of 9-11; it was in…

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One of the things that defines a country song for me is that it's honest. It's not putting on a tuxedo to…

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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…

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My biggest lesson ... was to try and create narrators that were believable. ...so the listener becomes really invested in the story…

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I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to…

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You can find me in the melodies, the chord progressions, the song style and structure. The lyrical places you fine me most…

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I believe the biggest challenge is just getting the courage to try something different or new. Try to forget the stereotype in your mind.…

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I always tell people that it's so much harder to make a happy song than a sad one.

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I love writing music for film and TV, but putting it into a video game is twice as fun because it needs to be…

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There's an identity thing that goes on where you spend so much time caring for your child that, after a year or so, you…

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Each kind of generation of bands forgets how they got here. Waylon Jennings came out and they're like, 'That's not Patsy Cline.' And everyone…

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I believe that melody is such a lost part of music and country music. People are either scared of it or not using all…

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You will do things in private and sing in private and make choices in private that you wouldn't make if you were observed.

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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…

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