Bush Bits

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On today's country music

"Traditional country music is about real-life situations. Once you get away from that, what are you writing about 'My Tractor Is Sexy'? Give me a fuckin' break. They say people don't want to hear that stuff anymore; they want to hear something positive. Then why is the divorce rate 50 percent? Somebody's hurtin'. So the songs have taken a tremendous hit. There's no good material anymore. There are some good singers out there but just bad songs. Thank God George Strait and Alan Jackson are still flying the flag."

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On Austin

"I think the Austin music scene is a joke. The reason I say that is that you have professional musicians playing for the tip jar. I think that's an insult. Most people have to have a day job. I'm sorry, Cornell, if that pisses you off, but I have to say that. I've never been big in Austin; I think I could run for mayor in Fort Worth and run a good race. A good musician needs to be paid for what he does; that's my opinion. The club owner doesn't have to pay, but he's making money off the musician."

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On his autobiography being in his voice

"I don't like that part about it. I'm not educated. I quit school in 10th grade, and I didn't want to come across as too hillbilly. I thought Rick being the journalist that he is would take my story and polish it and make it sound better. Since the book has been finished, I've really tried to improve my grammar. When I was editing the book, I tried to get as many expletives out as I could. The first person to read it was my pastor, and he loved it. It's brutally honest. I'll have to say that."