Quotes from Gavin Rossdale

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.

As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.

Being real is what is important.

For some critics we might be uncool on account of our popularity.

The only people who benefit from lawsuits are lawyers. I think we made a couple of them rich.

Bob Dylan has a way with words that simply blows me away. When he forgets his lyrics he just makes up new ones on the spot, that is what I called talented!

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

For the sound we produce, everybody is equally important. Each of us has a very different personality and that is what keeps Bush alive.

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

I think people are too hard on the Pistols. The Pistols started the whole punk thing and never saw much money.

I always wrote about things that were important to me. I think our past success showed that it was also important for a lot of others.

Any reaction is better than none.

A happy wife is a happy life.

I'm not a workaholic, but I was a bit manic, I have to confess.

Dub and reggae... I play that a lot around the house.

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.

I love seeing the fans of the music that I make.

There's nothing worse than someone coming up to me and going Oh God, I really love your hair.

I don't see myself as the boss. I sing and write the songs, and it would feel strange if somebody else wrote the lyrics I sang.

I'm just thrilled and kind of honored that I still get the chance to do what I love, because that really is the definition of success.

I'd love a drug that was good for you, I was thinking about ecstacy with Vitamin B.

Who doesn't love Game of Thrones? Sons of Anarchy is funny and thug-ish. I love Shameless. I just sit with my hat tipped, waiting for something to happen, more than going out after the shows.

I love playing live, I don't like studios all that much. I need the reaction of the audience.

I was pretty taken with Patti Smith, she was my heroine.