Gavin Rossdale: MySpace Blog - LIFE IS ON FIRE

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LIFE IS ON FIRE
HEY-SORRY-
WHERE HAVE I BEEN.
WORKING LIKE MY LIFE IS ON FIRE OF COURSE.
AND TRAVELLING. BEING IN THE STUDIO.BEING HOME.
BUT I HAVE NOT SAT DOWN.WELL ONCE,ON THE WAY TO VEGAS.
AND THEN FOR THE 9TH TIME THIS YEAR,THE SHOW IN VEGAS.
GREAT CHARITY.ECHOES OF HOPE-CHECK IT OUT.
THEN TO SAN FRANCISCO.A WICKED MEAL WITH MY FRIENDS FROM THE NICE COLLECTIVE AT THE BRILLIANT ORSON IN SF. MOLECULAR COOKING THAT FILLS YOU UP.
IN ALL WAYS.

AND WHAT A SHOW IN GOLDEN GATE PARK-12,500 PEOPLE-
SAN FRANCISCO SUNSHINE…
PLAYING FOR FRIENDS AND STRANGERS.
PERFECT.

THEN CAME HOME,2 DAYS IN THE STUDIO,SCRAMBLING SOUNDS AND WORDS AND I MISSED CHRIS’S BIRTHDAY PARTY-NAUGHTY FRIEND I AM.SORRY CHRIS.
SO FAR TO DRIVE AND NO-ONE TO DRIVE WHO’S UNDRINKING.
LOS ANGELES IS BIG.

OH YEAH-SUNDAY NIGHT I FLEW BACK AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE ECHOPLEX TO SEE SHELLAC -WHO BESIDES BEING FRIENDS OF MINE ALSO HAPPEN TO BE A BRILLIANT BAND I LIKE A LOT.PLUS STEVE’S(FROM SHELLAC) WAY BETTER HALF HEATHER IS A FRIEND SO I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE HER.

AND THEN IT WAS MONDAY-ON THE INSPIRATION TRAIL.
LOVING ROCK MUSIC.

ACCLIMATISING TO KINGSTON SOUND-
2 DAYS OF ENDEAVOUR AND ENJOYMENT-SOMETIMES.
IT AIN’T EASY-SOUNDS OUT OF NOWHERE.

AND NOW A TRIP
NYC FOR A MINUTE THEN LONDON.

FAMILY,FRIENDS,STELLA AND THEN FAMILY,FRIENDS AND …..LONDON

SOON TO RETURN-FASTER THAN IT TAKES TO LEARN RUSSIAN.
JULY BRINGS MORE SHOWS,MORE MUSIC,MORE….HOPE

AND THEN PLAN SOME MORE TOURING,OF COURSE,SEP/OCT/NOVEMBER….
AS SOON AS I AM ALLOWED….MID-SEP. SOUNDS GOOD.

I AM READING JAMES FREY’S BRIGHT SHINY MORNING AND ENJOYING IT A LOT.
WITH SONIC YOUTH INTERLUDES.

I NEED TO SEE MY FAMILY..OF COURSE AND THAT WILL BE SOON.YAY!

I WRITE THIS ON THE AIRPLANE,SO GOOD TO BE ONLINE UP HERE.
VIRGIN AMERICA….
FLIGHT WAS DELAYED 2 HRS. SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME I FLY THERE IS TROUBLE.
PLANES………YEUUUGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGGGHGHGHGGH

I WISH I COULD FIND A WAY TO NOT HAVE TO FLY……
BUT DREAM ON…..

MY INBOX HERE AT MYSPACE IS JAMMED PACKED-I AM SORRY-I AM TRYING TO WADE THROUGH-PLEASE TAKE NO OFFENCE OR MEANING IN MY SILENCE.
IT IS GREAT TO HEAR FROM SO MANY PEOPLE BUT IT MAKES REPLYING SUPER HARD.
BUT I WILL HAVE A GO….

LISTEN
DON’T LET THEM GET YOU DOWN.

IT’S ALRIGHT.
IT’S OK.

AND TOMORROW
NEW PERSPECTIVE.

GX

Gavin Rossdale MySpace Blog - KANSAS 2.40AM

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KANSAS 2.40AM
THE NIGHT IS QUIET,THE STILL STREET BURNS ORANGE,I HAD 2 DAYS OFF(BEST FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY) AND WE’RE PLAYING TOMORROW NIGHT.

I’M IN A HOTEL ROOM ON THE TOP FLOOR OF A MEDIUM SIZED FORGETTABLE BUILDING.

THE ROOM HAS A BED ,A CHEST OF DRAWERS(WHO USES THOSE?)AND THERE’S A GREEN SOFA AND A LAMP AND 2 COPIES OF THE KANSAS SWIMWEAR DESIGNS OR SOMETHING.

I’M IN A WAITING ROOM-FOR THE DOCTOR OR SOMETHING.

I LISTENED TO SOME SONGS I MADE AND WONDERING WHICH,IF ANY,I WILL RECORD WITH THIS BAND.

THEN GOT BORED OF MYSELF AND I HAVE A PLAYLIST WITH CAT POWER AND FOG-SO

NOW THEY TRADE OFF TRACKS WITH EACH OTHER.NICE.

I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW QUICK THE END OF THIS RUN APPROACHES AND IT IS COMING TOO SOON.WHEN WE BEGAN(DID I TELL YOU THIS?)I ASKED TO PLAY FOR AGES AND AGES AND WE GOT 2 AND A BIT MONTHS AND I FEEL LIKE WE’RE JUST BEGINNING.IT’S BEEN 40-ODD SHOWS APPARENTLY.

IT’S A DRAG TO NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS BUT IT FEELS TOTALLY PURE AT THE SAME TIME.LIKE THIS COULD CRASH AND BURN,OR JUST BURN ACTUALLY

AND THAT MAKES THIS TOUR SO SPECIAL.

I HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT TO THE SHOWS.I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE HAD SOME GREAT TIMES.SOME WILD UNREPEATABLE MOMENTS WHERE WE GAVE EACH OTHER THE MOST WE COULD AT THAT POINT.

FOR EXAMPLE THERE WAS,IN ATLANTA,THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHO CRIED FROM THE FIRST SONG ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE LAST.

IT WAS,SHE WAS,SHE IS INCREDIBLE-THANKYOU.

FOR ME,THAT IS IT RIGHT THERE.

THE FORCE THAT DRIVES US TO REACH OUT TO YOU,NIGHT AFTER NIGHT.

ALL OF US-THE BAND,THE CREW-ALL ON THE HOLY GRAIL OF THAT FEELING.

TO GIVE OF YOURSELF FOR THE AUDIENCE-FOR THE NIGHT-TO CREATE ELECTRICITY-

TO CHANGE YOU———-THROWN INTO EMOTIONAL TORNADOES TO WHICH WE SUCCUMB.

I CAN’T WAIT TO PLAY TOMORROW HERE IN KANSAS.OUR LAST TRIP HERE WAS FOR THE EXTREME MAKEOVER SHOW.AND WHAT PLEASURE THAT WAS TO BE A SMALL PART OF.

WE WILL SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY TOMORROW SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THEY’RE DOING.

AND FROM THERE WE HAVE MAYBE TEN MORE DAYS?-I’D BETTER CHECK -ANYHOW WORKING WEST I THINK.

I WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAN’T MAKE THE SHOWS YET WANT TO COME-AND I WILL TRY TO GET TO YOU.

ENGLAND I MISS YOU,EUROPE,SOUTH EAST ASIA…….SO MUCH OUT THERE.

OH MANNNNNNNNNNNN

THX FOR YOUR HELP WITH THE VH-1 VOTES AND THE US RADIO REQUESTS FOR HAPPINESS AND FOREVER MAY YOU….

BUT THIS IS A GOOD RICH TIME AND AS EVER BEST LIVED RIGHT HERE IN THE MOMENT.

MUSIC.

LOVE IT.

.

G

Gavin Rossdale: MySpace Blog - Tour photos

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HAVE YOU SEEN GAVIN ON TOUR THIS SPRING??

If you’ve seen Gavin on the road over the past few months, we want your pictures Pictures of you and Gavin, shots of the marquees, shots at the shows, shots of you and your friends at the venue …. we want to see them Send pictures to GRtour09@gmail.com, and be sure to indicate city/venue when you send. Next month, some of the best shots will find their way into a tour photo album featured on both GavinRossdale.com and Myspace. And some of the best picture-takers may even receive a signed copy of “Wanderlust” …..

For those of you on the West Coast or in-between, get to a show or two or ten over the next few weeks. Check out the tour dates on this site for more information.

And be sure to download the “Forever May You Run EP” on iTunes starting Tuesday May 26th, which features 3 international b-sides that have not been available in the United States until now. You can also start requesting “This Is Happiness” at your local rock/alternative stations TODAY.

Good luck, and we can’t wait to see your photo skills

Gavin Rossdale MySpace Blog - st.petersburg sand

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st.petersburg sand
the day off yesterday was a joke.

first off in madrid,spain-some lethal tennis was being played and i woke up to the final at the madrid masters.

perfect outcome.

i step out of the bus and into the heat.

met the boys on the beach-

and as promised continued into the water.

dropping keys,towel and crackberry with them.

then i wandered the beach diving into the water every now and again.

i suddenly realised i had not eaten and went to the bar with my friend jr-

that is when the liquid breakfast began,normally i’d take eggs over tequila but i am not going to decline a gracious offer and actually it tasted pretty good.

i did actually eat the weirdest sandwich at the same time.

now this was some kind of panini,but i think it was crusty bread holding water.bizarre.

but not even a blip in my thusfar perfect day.

i had a little work to do,then back to the beach and shades on lying on your back in the ocean- floating your stress away trick that we all love so much.

i woke up to the dull thud of rain and looked out to an ominous,yet beautiful dark sky.

i thought about some stretching and then realised i had a bunch of phone interviews-which i did,happily,generally one one leg,or the other,rarely both.

multi-tasking and finding ways to be myself and not be repetitive.

sometimes similar questions illicit similar answers.

anyhow,i feel good and ready for the next run.

enjoy your homeworkrefreshing all my musicand come to the shows knowing i am there for you and only you and without you—nothing

gx

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