Gavin Rossdale

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

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 homework(refreshing all my music)and come to the shows knowing i am there for you and only you and without you---nothing

gx

THIS IS THE 10TH SHOW IN 11 DAYS-SO TOMORROW IS 11TH SHOW IN 12 DAYS.

ARE WE INSANE-YES

DO WE HAVE A CHOICE-NO

DO WE LOVE PLAYING-YES

ARE YOU GREAT-I HOPE

WE'VE HAD AN AMAZING RUN THIS WEEK.I SUPPOSE TRAVERSE CITY WAS THE HARDEST SHOW BECAUSE WE PLAYED A HOLIDAY TOWN WHEN NO-ONE'S ON HOLIDAY.BUT THE LOCALS WERE AMAZING AND I LOVED THEM,IT REMINDED ME OF WRITING MY RECORD,THE SCIENCE OF THINGS IN IRELAND-NOT A TOURIST IN SIGHT FOR 4 MONTHS.IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

THE STRANGEST BEAUTY'S IN THE STRANGEST PLACES

OH WHERE DO THESE WORDS GO?

I WONDER WHO I AM WRITING TO AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

WE'RE PLAYING SHOWS EVERY NIGHT LIKE OUR LIVES DEPEND ON THEM AND THEY DO.

I THINK THE ROCK TRACK IS THIS IS HAPPINESS AND OFF WE GO ON A NEW TANGENT,

BUT NOW PEOPLE WILL START TO SEE THE DEPTH OF THE RECORD-THE WIDTH OF THE RECORD-

AND NOW IT'S JUST SO MUCH ABOUT THE SINGLES-WHAYT A KILLER FOR PEOPLE LIKE US WHO LOVE WHOLE RECORDS.

I HAVE BEIRUT,NICO VEGA,TV ON THE RADIO AND LEESCRATCH PERRY GOING ROUND AND ROUND MY WORLD.

SOOTHING THE EDGES.

KNOXVILLE WAS SICK AND BEAUTIFUL AND ENDED IN LIGHTNING-

THE BOAT IN PITTSBURGH WAS....MOVING

BUFFALO WAS OFF THE SCALE OF REASON

ERM,THE NORVA I LOVED AND

EACH NIGHT WE ARE SEEING ALL YOU GOOD PEOPLE THAT COME TO THE SHOWS.

YOU KNOW HOW HAPPY WE ARE TO SEE YOU.

THIS IS A BUILDING PROCESS AND WHO KNOWS WHERE IT;S GOING BUT IT'S COOL TO JUST PLAY AND SING AND GET LOST

WE GOT 16 MORE SHOWS AFTER THAT.AND THEN IT'S HARD TO SAY-DON'T LET THEM KEEP ME FROM YOU

YOU BE WELL NOW

G

i'm on my bus waiting to play tonight's show.listening to pj harvey right now and before that it was the waterboys-i found an old video of them on my friend;'s page.

where does everyone go?

we are working full tilt out here,the shows and audiences have been unreal-

it all feels so good.

if you are coming to any of the upcoming shows,be sure to know we play

tons of different stuff.

and the band is on fire=for real.

i have so much respect and gratitude to my band and crew.they are slaying it night after night.it feels like we havew a day off every three weeks.

it is a brutal pace.saved only by the heat and passion of the crowd.

you make it all worth it.

it's mind-twister to be away so much so i am mindful of the support i'm getting

the great news for me is that we'll have a new song at rock/alternative radio any minute.either frontline or this is happiness.

that makes me so happy!

i am always in the debt of love remains the same-

and forever may you run-but imagine how happy i am to unleash those rock tracks for these rock shows

we are playing a mad venue tonight i swear-our dressing room is a rodeo bar-and this is a big holiday town-and we 're gonna fill it out of season,

everything counter-culture-against the grain-into the wind and out of the blue

gotta play a rock show

all my best and more

g

35,000 feet again.

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Flying from Toronto to la.

It’s been a great  few weeks since I last wrote.

First off,the shows in the mid west were brilliant.

the shows wherever we've played have been something else.

Since it’s the start of the record and playing shows,itseems best to have no expectations and allow each night to be something new.

I can see how the record is firing into people’slives.making assassin music.

I’ll stay the dark horse.

So,each show takes me further out there.

And the audiences….thankyou…you fire me up.

I’ve always thought the shows are looped and energy comesaround,and you treated us like friends you just pick back up with,no matter howlong since you’ve seen them.

And I know there’s new people there too-and so we start anew dialogue and that’s music.

I still consider this really early on this record,

So many still unaware but the word is out and the showsreflected that.

We had a blast in san diego-did some acoustic shows  (3 actually)-totally stripped down andintimate.

And then had a brilliant day watching the horses and playinga show at the racetrack at del mar,and the crowd was immense.and wherever youcould see,there were people.rammed is another word.you gotta love that.

And all on a warm summer night.one of those perfect momentsyou have to hold with everything you got.

Then onto vegas-the playground of excess.i love vegas.it isbuilt for pleasure.

We played the joint-which brought back so many bushmemories(like most shows)but I remember the first time we played there,and whowas with us and what we did,yeah,memories……….anyhow the show was excellent.

Then we did an acoustic set at wasted space,the new barinside the hard rock..which was hilarious.i totally enjoyed myself and felt like lenny bruce as the crowd was there to party(vegas)and

We only had a couple of acoustic guitars…so we played awhile and it was surreal and I loved the chaos.

Then on into the good night …,we went out till someonementioned it was light outside and we should be getting flights home.

And these last few days been up here in Toronto-doing promofor the record and “mentoring”on Canadian idol

And performing on there.

It’s obviously a world and a half away from what I know ordo,but quite a way to play to Canada on one night.

I enjoyed it,the contestants really cared about the musicand their singing.as they should,but it was good to see.

I watched them the night after we had discussed their songsand found myself rooting for them all.

I look forward to coming back to Canada to play some showslater in the year.we’ve had some massive shows there.

Some weird airplane food has arrived and I need to have itremoved.so,I have to go get some help.

It’s staring at me and I don’t like it.

g