On the first episode of People Have The Power for 2021, Bush frontman/rock star Gavin Rossdale joins host Steve Baltin to talk about the band’s most recent album, ‘The Kingdom,’ the sometimes hidden political thoughts in his lyrics and his choices for protest songs, including ones from Patti Smith and the Sex Pistols, two artists he says have influenced every song he writes.
According to Gavin Rossdale, there are two artists who have shaped the writing in his multi-platinum, 20-plus year career. In this latest episode of People Have The Power. Rossdale explains to host Steve Baltin how he drew upon the “underlying sexual tension” from Patti Smith and the overall influence the Sex Pistols had on him. “I’ve never made a record that I don’t reflect on the lyrics and then listen to the Sex Pistols.”