Kerrang!
"Kerrang! Confidential - Sex and violence with the stars!"
Written by Paul Elliott
January 10 1998


Gavin Rossdale
Bush

What is your nickname and why?

"I've never had one. I always wanted one...."

At school, were you a dunce or a teacher's pet?

"A dunce. I had my moments. I was alright, but I was pretty lairy, really. Opinionated, funny, never did any homework - that sort of type. Full of opinions until someone asked me to write them down!"

What was your first shag like?

"Mega for me, totally boring for her, I think. It was about 16, 17. I would have liked to have done it earlier. I was ready for a while before I actually did it."

Who's your best friend?

"Probably two or three people. Different people fulfill different needs."

What's the best pet you've ever had?

"Obviously Winston. First off he's so opinionated. He's really hard work,which I like. He's high maintenance. He's a little bit lairy with people he doesn't know."

Have you ever been nicked?

"Yes. After some fracas in the West End. It wasn't that bad. It's kind of ironic, really. I got arrested at an art gallery and was then arrested for threatening 12 Americans with beer crates because I was so pissed!"

What would you be if you weren't a rock star?

"I'd be a rocket scientist. Why that? I don't know. I was trying to think of what would sound funny, and I guess I wasn't being that funny. And I accept that I wasn't being that funny.."

How would you describe yourself on a blind date form?

"Dysfunctional ex-punk rocker seeks good time..."

What's the most extravagant thing you've ever bought?

Probably all the paitings that I buy. They're definitely the things I spend the most money on. Or the house where I live, obviously. That was the most expensive thing I've ever bought. The paintings aren't nearly as big and you can't - well, you can put them over your head, of course - but they're a little bit more airy-fairy than walls and a roof. I've also got the guitar that Joe Walsh from The Eagles played "Hotel California" on. And I played all our first album's hits on it, so it's a pretty special guitar to play with. It's played a few hits, of which "Hotel California" is the biggest, obviously. The other most expensive thing,of course, is my virginity..."

Who's gagging for a shagging?

"Well, I'm under pressure here. I couldn't possibly say anyone other than Gwen, otherwise I might get left out in the rain!"

So it's obvious who it is. The question is: Where would he do it?

"The answer is, I think, that we'd meet in something like an Argentinian coffee house and go on from there. That's where I'm next going to see her, anyway."

Who would you least like to see naked?

"Oh God. I never need to see any friend of mine naked. To me, men didn't get a good deal. Women have bodies to look at. The phallus is a particularly ugly moment in human history. There's always Margaret Thatcher....I was trying to think of the most outlandish one. You can't say anyone male because that's too obvious. But Maragaret Thatcher just hasn't got it."

Who's gagging for a smacking?

"(Notorious Far Eastern dictator) Pol Pot. That's a start. I don't think of anyone contemporary, because that's a waste of energy."

What's the best rumour you've ever heard about yourself?

"That if I decide to get laid, it has to be with seven girls. That's a good one."

What's in your wallet?

"Keys, lighter, pen, packet of Rizlas, money - loads of money! - and my favourite credit card which shows the time differences around the world."

What's your favorite joke?

"Dave (Bush bassist) told me this today. Do you know what DNA is? The National Dyslexics Association!"

If you were marooned on a desert island whitout food, which member of Bush would you eat first?

"We've always got so much coke with us that no one wants to eat anyway!"

Which Bush song would you donate to a compilation album antitled "Crap Songs of Our Time"?

"Monkey. It's a good pace, and I like certain bits about it, but I think it's the only weak song we've ever recorded. "

What is your drug of choice?

"My girlfriend."

What does God look like?

"He looks like your conscience..."

When you die, how do you want to go?

"I'd like to go with a bullet through the back of the head."