Kristian Bush on Vocal Rest; Sugarland Tour Unaffected
Between canceled shows and a CMA Entertainer of the Year snub, fans of pop-country duo Sugarland have had a rough go of it in recent months. Sadly, there’s more bad news on the way: doctors have ordered Kristian Bush on vocal rest, forcing the duo to cancel none of its upcoming concert appearances.
In a statement posted to the band website, Bush writes: “I’m sorry to disappoint the fans, but this is simply unavoidable. The doctor has advised me that if I don’t take care of this now, it could mean even more serious problems down the road. Although you might not know it by the way Sugarland is changing the face of modern music, Jen and I are just average human beings, and we’ve got to take care of ourselves like anyone else.”
Bush goes on to say that he will continue to tour with Sugarland in a non-vocal capacity: “I’ll still be up onstage rocking out, but one of the guys in the band will have to take over the occasional ‘hey-yay-yays’ and ‘ooh-waas’ for me. I know it won’t be the same without my invaluable vocal contributions, but I’ll be back to 100% soon. See y’all out on the road!”
Bush will have to sit out radio interviews until cleared by his doctor, a situation Nettles calls “a real shame,” citing his “eloquence” and “not-at-all-condescending manner of putting Sugarland’s musical vision into words.”
Local country DJ Della McGuire expressed confusion at the news: “Sugarland is on vocal rest? We just had them out here for a show last week! Jen sounded great, and the other guy smiled a lot. It seemed like everything was fine. There were no warning signs of anything like this happening.”
She added: “All of us here at KQFY wish Kameron a speedy recovery.”
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You joke, but “Love” just wouldn’t be the same without the creepiness he injects into the end of that song.
Dude, you’re my hero. ;-)
When the name of the band reverts to “The Jennifer Nettles Band” or “Soul Miner’s Daughter” Kameron would be well advised to start studying the secret family recipe of Bush’s Baked Beans once again. Maybe he can even be in the TV commercials like the family dog “Duke”. If he plays his cards right, Kameron may even get his own website, but I bet it won’t be as entertaining as Duke’s!
Link: http://www.dukesdoghouse.com/
PS – If there are country music trivia games out there, Kameron will forever go down in history as “you know that guy who was in Sugarland along with Jennifer Nettles”…
…when the Kristian-bashing is going to get old over here. You just make yourselves sound ugly and unpleasant, and it diminishes the value of an otherwise enjoyable site. Given all the issues plaguing modern country music, one would think you’d relish the presence of a strong instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter who isn’t using his talents to make the kind of cookie-cutter crap the rest of Nashville turns out. Obviously your prejudice is deeply ingrained, but I keep coming back, hoping you’ll have done your homework and stopped acting like spiteful, jealous 12 year olds. Guess I’m the dumbass, huh.
…when the Kristian-bashing is going to get old over here. You just make yourselves sound ugly and unpleasant, and it diminishes the value of an otherwise enjoyable site.
I’m sorry that you feel Kristian Bush jabs (not bashing) of this sort diminish the site’s value, but since I’ve no plans to discontinue them, feel free to adjust your reading habits accordingly.
Fair enough?
There’s a fine line between satire and cruelty. You haven’t found it yet. So “bashing” is the appropriate word for your childish behavior, and “rolling my eyes at the amateur website that increasingly has nothing meaningful to contribute to the discussion” is the appropriate description of mine. Seems fair, yes.
just wish you would use your talents for good not evil, is all. stick with it, you’ll figure it out.
Hey, it’s not CMW’s fault Kameron, err, Kristian makes himself such a juicy target with his condescending and self-serving rhetoric.
I’m a bad influence on CM. It’s not his fault.
Hahaha, Trailer.
I Wonder,
Considering the Fake News Series is such a big part of this site, it’s odd that you’d say “an otherwise enjoyable site.” So, only KB is off limits for you?
Leeann, it has more to do with beating a joke until it is not funny any more. the guy makes asinine comments and doesn’t seem to do much in the live shows, we get it. I don’t see the need to be meanspirited about it, though. And this site is reliably meanspirited towards him. it’s not that I mind people cracking on KB. its when it becomes unrelenting.
Practical example: The current Letterman satire is funny. But if I come back in a week, and then two weeks and then 6 months from now and this site is still ragging on Letterman for the same thing over and over again, it will just seem cruel, and not funny, and not contributing anything meaningful to the discussion.
Yes, but KB keeps saying ridiculous things. It’s not like there’s an isolated incident that keeps being beaten to death. It’s one thing after another with him. Otherwise, I don’t really remember a bunch of things about him on this site…unless you’re referring to Quoteable Country features, which features unique quotes with each installment, which only illustrates my above point.
So it would seem that not only are some Sugarland fans overly sensitive, but they also have double standards, i.e., it’s okay for Kameron, err, Kristian Bush to be a jackass, but to poke fun at his jackassery makes “some of us people” heartless monsters.
When you tone down the language a bit (e.g. by not calling us ugly, unpleasant, spiteful, jealous), I can better appreciate your position, so thank you.
‘Funny’ is subjective, and I don’t pretend to have a perfect handle on it, but virtually everyone I’ve heard from who didn’t come from the Sugarland fan board seems to think this is worth at least a good chuckle. I’ve gotta go with that feedback versus one person who might have a bit of a soft spot for Kristian, uses a clearly fictitious name and email address and (correct me if I’m wrong) has no history of commenting on this site, taking exception to a pretty mild humor piece.
If you stick around long enough to engage authentically with us on some of our (very occasional) non Kristian Bush related posts, perhaps I’ll get to know you a bit and your opinion will weigh more heavily on me in the future.
I don’t make it a habit of commenting on message boards, prefering to rant in private. But I am watching you.
(that was a joke)
And I hate Hate HATE the various chamber pots that Kameron wears on his head…
This is way over the line and NOT FUNNY AT ALL! If anything, it’s a sick jab at Jen and making fun. Makes me sick. What a bunch of bunk..
This is actually hilarious, especially the jabs at Kristian’s missteps in interviews.:)
Wow, those Sugarland fans sure can get defensive. I used to be like that about my favorite artists. But I grew out of it.
/snark
Actually if Kristian really needed vocal rest it would undoubtedly be due to the amount of simpering, sarcasm and sheer lying he engages in. If you knew him (as I do) you would know he is a fake who cares only for himself and views his fans with contempt. He imagines himself an international rock star. What you see in the shows is not who he really is, by any stretch of the imagination. The ego and sense of entitlement that comes through in the interviews is what is real………..
As the saying goes, with friends like you…who needs enemies?:)
Kristian creates his enemies, every day…….
Some of you people are such heartless monsters. I hope the next time you go to a show, YOU get sick the day of