David Parsons (born 2 July 1966) is a retired British

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musician who is best known as the original bassist for the

grunge Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock Music genre, genre and subculture that emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington, particularly in Seattle and Music of Olympia, Washington, O ...

band Bush. Before joining Bush, was a member of

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band The Partisans and

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band

Transvision Vamp Transvision Vamp were a British pop rock band. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James, the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s, particularly in 1989. James, the lead singer and focal-point of the group, attracted media ...

. Parsons met up in 1992 with lead singer and guitarist

Gavin Rossdale Gavin McGregor Rossdale is an English musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992. Upon the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for Institute an ...

, guitarist

Nigel Pulsford Bush are an English rock band formed in London in 1992. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes. In 1994, Bush found immedia ...

and drummer Robin Goodridge to form Bush. He stayed with the band until their breakup in 2002. When Bush reformed in 2010, Parsons decided not to rejoin.

Personal life

Parsons has been in a relationship with girlfriend Sarah Chope since 1994.

Discography

With The Partisans

*''Time Was Right'' (1984)

With Transvision Vamp

*'' Pop Art'' (1988) *''

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'' (1989) *'' Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble'' (1991)

With Bush

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Sixteen Stone ''Sixteen Stone'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Bush, released on 1 November 1994 in the United States and on 8 May 1995 in the United Kingdom through Trauma and Interscope Records. Featuring a rock sound characterised by g ...

'' (1994) *''

Razorblade Suitcase ''Razorblade Suitcase'' is the second studio album by English rock band Bush. It was released on 19 November 1996 by Trauma and Interscope Records in the United States and Europe and on 20 January 1997 in the United Kingdom. The follow-up to t ...

'' (1996) *''

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'' (1997) *''

The Science of Things ''The Science of Things'' is the third studio album by British band Bush, released on 26 October 1999, through Trauma Records. The last Bush album released through Trauma, peaked at number eleven on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and has been certi ...

'' (1999) *'' Golden State'' (2001) *'' The Best of '94–'99''' (2005) *'' Zen X Four'' (2005) *'' Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994–2023'' (2023)

References

External links

Bush fan site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parsons, Dave Bush (British band) members English rock bass guitarists British male bass guitarists Living people People from Hillingdon 1966 births