Gavin Rossdale

Tune in tomorrow, June 16th to catch Gavin performing "This is Happiness" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

Check your local listings for airtimes!

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

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

gx

SO,LEAVING SOUTH CAROLINA.

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

hey

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

Gavin's new video for "Forever May You Run" premiered today on AOL's Popeater.

Click HERE to check it out!



Gavin on the Road:

4/28 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights (Click HERE for tickets!)

4/30 Orono, ME 103 Ultra Lounge (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/1 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/2 East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands Complex (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/3 Washington DC 9:30 Club

5/5 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Grammercy (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/6 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom

5/7 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/8 Traverse City, MI The Terminal

5/9 Flint, MI The Machine Shop

5/11 Pittsburgh, PA Gateway Clipper "majestic"

5/12 Richmond, VA The National (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/13 Norfolk, VA The Norva (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/14 Knoxville, TN Sundown in the City

5/15 Greeville, SC Bi-Lo Center, Outdoors

5/16 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park

5/18 St. Petersberg, FL Jannus Landing (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/19 Orlando, FL House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/20 Atlanta, GA CW Center Stage (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/22 North Little Rock, AR Downtown

5/23 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/24 Houston, TX House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/25 Dallas, TX House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/28 N. Kansas City, MO Harrah's N. Kansas City Voodoo Lounge (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/29 Council Bluffs, IA Whiskey Roadhouse at Horsehoe Casino

5/31 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/2 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/4 San Diego, CA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/5 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock - Outdoor Pool (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/6 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

6/7 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

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4/27 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall (Click HERE for tickets!)

4/28 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights (Click HERE for tickets!)

4/30 Orono, ME 103 Ultra Lounge (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/1 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/2 East Rutherford, NJ Meadowlands Complex (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/3 Washington DC 9:30 Club

5/5 New York, NY Blender Theatre at Grammercy (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/6 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom

5/7 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/8 Traverse City, MI The Terminal

5/9 Flint, MI The Machine Shop

5/11 Pittsburgh, PA Gateway Clipper "majestic"

5/12 Richmond, VA The National (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/13 Norfolk, VA The Norva (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/14 Knoxville, TN Sundown in the City

5/15 Greeville, SC Bi-Lo Center, Outdoors

5/16 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park

5/18 St. Petersberg, FL Jannus Landing (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/19 Orlando, FL House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/20 Atlanta, GA CW Center Stage (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/22 North Little Rock, AR Downtown

5/23 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/24 Houston, TX House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/25 Dallas, TX House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/28 N. Kansas City, MO Harrah's N. Kansas City Voodoo Lounge (Click HERE for tickets!)

5/29 Council Bluffs, IA Whiskey Roadhouse at Horsehoe Casino

5/31 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/2 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/4 San Diego, CA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/5 Las Vegas, NV Hard Rock - Outdoor Pool (Click HERE for tickets!)

6/6 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre

6/7 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues (Click HERE for tickets!)

FINALLY THE TOUR IS HERE.