Explore Quotes by Gavin Rossdale

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.

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

The person I love would never wear fur. Fur just makes me think of shallow women who have no conscience. The fur industry belongs to a time when people were selfish beyond belief. If you were some ancient tribal cheiftain, and there was not a department store nearby 350 years ago, I'd understand. But now, we have synthetic fibers,and it's not necessary. The elitism of fur makes me wanna puke.

If you just keep your head down and just try and do your thing, sometimes magic happens.

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 pretty much grew up when punk was big in the UK. The Sex Pistols were heroes for me. I used to run around like Johnny Rotten. I had a jacket like his.

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

I quite like Low, the band from Minnesota. They're absolutely mesmerizing. I get much the same feeling from anything that Will Oldham does.

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

Being real is what is important.

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

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.

I can make no apologies for following my heart.