Gavin Rossdale

A happy wife is a happy life. ”

In a band that works out well, everybody has a certain role to fulfill. ”

When I first began to write, I was writing on bass, because I was thinking more Public Image, more dub. ”

I have always been fascinated by dark and mysterious stuff. I guess I have a pretty dark and gloomy side. Writing songs saves me from going completely gonzo. ”

Wherever you look there are inspirations, books, literature, paintings, landscapes, everything. Just living is an inspiration. ”

I love what I'm doing most of the time, but it's hard work. People only see your albums in the charts. They see us at award shows and after-show parties. They don't know about your doubts, the hard work that goes in. ”

Playing live, you can't survive, certainly not in England. We used to work daytime jobs and play gigs at night. It was very exhausting. ”

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think. ”