Rolling Stone
March 16, 1999
Raves: Gavin Rossdale of Bush


Kung Fu

I grew up worhipping Elvis and Bruce Lee in equal measure. I'm fucking mean--I'm hard as nails now. I have to warm up first, but no one can fuck with me. I kick people as often as I can.

Breakfast Food

Coming from England, you know, we're really big on bacon and eggs. And we have real bacon here. We don't have just that strip of fat that you guys think is so great.

Flying First Class

I've done years where I've had to fly on the wing. Now, when I travel, I don't fuck around. I like to think of myself as a stylish traveler. I travel so much and I work so hard that I don't want to die in a bus crash and think, "Why didn't I fly there in comfort?"

Chloe Sevigny

She is my actress of the decade. She's amazing in everything, but she just found herself in Boys Don't Cry. I remember that scene where they're in the shed; her hands are just amazing.

Buying Paintings

It's good if money goes around, so I keep it in the creative community. I love the whole "Sensation" thing, but I would swap anything any of those artists have done for a Lucien Freud or a Francis Bacon painting.

Dog Toys

I buy my dog, Winston, different leads and toys from wherever I go, so he's got a lot of stuff. At the moment, he's sporting a very fetching camoflage all-in-one collar and lead. When I'm walking through the airport, there's often strange squeaks coming from my bag; people think I'm smuggling mice.