For a man capable of making so much noise, Gavin Rossdale is very soft-spoken, his somewhat guarded reticence being understandable given all that he's been through.
The singer, songwriter and musician is currently enjoying his first Billboard Top 40 hit since the heady days when he fronted the post-grunge band Bush. For a while in the mid-nineties their singles ("Comedown" and "Glycerine") ruled the airwaves, and the band toured virtually non-stop -- with a quaint little Orange County band called No Doubt supporting them.
After the Bush's demise in 2002, Rossdale struggled to keep his identity in a strange La La Land amidst the turmoil of a lost band, a new marriage (to No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani), and the tabloid attention that came with it. Rossdale's 2004 release under the Institute moniker failed to make its mark. It was, "for all intents and purposes, a solo record, it was just a bad marketing decision to call it something else," says Rossdale, who picked himself up and came back with what he regards as his second solo album, Wanderlust, in June of this year.
The lead song, "Love Remains The Same," entered the Billboard Hot 100 at # 76, rising to #27 in October 2008. It remains on the chart for the twenty-fourth week at the time of writing. Rossdale describes the Bukowski-influenced track as a "drinking song -- my drowning of the sorrows song." And it would seem it has done just that, as its success allows him to sate his desire for the road with a full-scale tour scheduled for Spring 2009.
We caught up with Rossdale at his manager's offices in Westwood, CA, and chatted about the album, the song, and the feelings of isolation that inspired the rousing ode to friends, love and libations.
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Gwen Stefani latest celeb to show off new baby There's No Doubt that she'll be a great mum!
By Annette Pawlu
The celebrity baby boom shows no sign of slowing down, with singer Gwen Stefani the latest to proudly show off her newborn child for the first time.
And unlike Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani (39) - formerly lead singer of the band No Doubt, didn't sell the first pics of two-month-old Zuma Nesta Rock for millions of dollars.
Instead, she uploaded photos of herself with her bouncing baby boy onto her internet site for the world to see. Just go and look, and try not to say 'ahhhhhh...'
She'll have to be careful on the streets of Hollywood, however, that she doesn't crash her pram into those of other stars who have recently had kids - as our picture gallery shows!
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Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani gave birth to a boy named Zuma on Thursday in Los Angeles, her second child with husband Gavin Rossdale, her spokesman said.
Stefani and her baby are "happy and healthy" following the birth at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, publicist Dave Tomberlin said in a statement. Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale weighs 8.5 pounds, Tomberlin said.
Stefani, 38, and Rossdale, 40, have one other child, a son named Kingston who was born in 2006.
The California-born Stefani rose to fame with the band No Doubt in the 1990s, scoring hit songs such as "Just a Girl" and "Don't Speak." Her 2004 album "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." became a breakout solo hit.
Stefani and Rossdale, who gained fame in the British rock band Bush, married in 2002.Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani gave birth to a boy named Zuma on Thursday in Los... more
Gavin Rossdale says he lives a ‘normal’ life with his family.
“We take our son [Kingston] to the park and the public beach. We’re not going to import sand to our home so he can get a feeling of how ‘real’ people live.”
That’s telling them Gavin. I agree with him though, by going out and doing normal things.Gavin Rossdale says he lives a ‘normal’ life with his family.
“We take... more
Gavin and Gwen are at it again! They're giving their 20 month old son Kingston a sibling who is sure to be as stylish as his or her parents and older brother.Gavin and Gwen are at it again! They're giving their 20 month old son Kingston a... more
