Nigel Pulsford
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| Nigel Pulsford | |
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| Birth name | Nigel Pulsford |
| Born | 11 April 1963 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock Grunge Post-grunge Hard rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Vocals, Violin |
| Associated acts | Bush King Blank |
Nigel Pulsford (born Kenneth Howard Nigel Pulsford), 11 April 1963, in Newport, Monmouthshire, south east Wales) is a British guitarist, best known as the original lead guitarist of the post-grunge band Bush.
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[edit] Early life
Pulsford grew up one of three children. He first started playing music when he began taking violin lessons when he was 10, due to parental pressure. (He would later play violin on certain Bush songs, as well as on one of Cyndi Lauper's albums.)
Pulsford attended the University of Bradford in Bradford, West Yorkshire before dropping out with the intent of playing in a rock band. Some of the earlier bands that Pulsford played with include Michael Byrd and the Commercials, Taming the Outback, F1 Electric, and The Charms. None of these bands worked out, although he wrote music for the first time while playing with the short-lived Charms, who only played one gig before splitting.
Eventually Pulsford formed the band King Blank, which eventually got signed to the Beggar's Banquet/Situation Two label. The band also featured Ian Lowery (who later joined The Screaming Blue Messiahs). The band released two albums without much success, and as a result Pulsford quit.
[edit] Bush
In 1992, Pulsford met Gavin Rossdale (formerly of a short-lived band called Midnight). They formed a band called Future Primitive and were joined by bassist Dave Parsons (formerly of the moderately successful pop band Transvision Vamp) and drummer Robin Goodridge. Shortly thereafter the band was renamed Bush (after Shepherd's Bush, London). Pulsford was the band's lead guitarist.
Bush released their debut album, Sixteen Stone, in 1994. The album went six times platinum, riding the strength of the grunge movement and such hit singles as "Comedown," "Glycerine," "Machinehead," "Little Things," and "Everything Zen." They achieved further success with three more albums and hit singles such as "Swallowed," "Greedy Fly," "The Chemicals Between Us," "Letting the Cables Sleep," and "The People That We Love."
While still with Bush, Pulsford released a solo album in 1999 entitled Heavenly Toasted on Paradise Road, named for the street on which he once lived. All material on the album was written by Pulsford. A jazz feel not present in Bush's music was prominent on this album, just as it was with his previous band, King Blank.
In 2002, after the release of the album Golden State, Pulsford left Bush to spend more time with his family. Chris Traynor became the band's new lead guitarist, appearing on their tour for Golden State before the band disbanded later that year.
[edit] After Bush
Pulsford is currently producing the second album by Emma Holland.
[edit] Personal life
Pulsford married his wife, Judith, on July 20, 1996. They have two children.
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