Rock legend Gavin Rossdale reveals dream of returning to Glasto and why he needs to be on his best behaviour
'I've been thinking about the kind of people who would pay to do me in,' Gavin laughs as I join him at the Sound Studio in
London
to celebrate the release of
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Gavin was speaking exclusively to Bizarre's Ellie Henman
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'I'm at the point where I'm a really successful working musician.
'I can never go anywhere where I'm
anonymous
.
'My behaviour has to be really excellent at all times because there's always someone with a camera phone — but I'm not like Kanye West.'
The record, with brilliant tracks like The Land of Milk and Honey and Everyone Is Broken, is an ode, Gavin says, to Bush's fans, who have been with them since they broke into the scene in 1995.
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'I wanted to make a record for the people who have gotten stuff from our records,' Gavin explains.
'It's about me, but I realised that I'm no different than anyone else.
'I think that everyone is just fighting different battles at all times. But it's important to have so much fun in life.
Keep him grounded
'Life is beautiful, but it has its kind of moments where just out of nowhere, people will just f**k with you or life f**ks with you and things happen to you, to people you love.
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'So writing a record that spoke to that experience just seemed the most valuable thing to do.'
He adds: 'Plus, I don't have any stories of holidays on yachts. So I didn't know what to write about.
Gavin Rossdale's new girlfriend Xhoana Xheneti looks exactly like ex Gwen Stefani in his new photo as fans 'look twice'
"Every time I look at Instagram, I go, 'Why is that not me?'
Gavin is now based in the US but he returned to the UK to walk his model daughter Daisy Lowe down the aisle this month.
Back in the US, it's his sons, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo, from his
marriage
to Gwen Stefani, who keep him grounded.
'My recording room is in the bedroom between two of my kids' rooms,' Gavin says.
'I did a remix of Machinehead, one of our earliest songs, and to be honest, I was impressed with myself.
"And my 17-year-old son, who's a really good guitar player, walks in and he goes, 'You're not releasing that?'
'I was like, 'What do you mean?' He goes, 'You're taking legend and you're really destroying it.''
Recalling another grounding incident from Kingston, Gavin adds: 'We were on holiday and I was going on tour two days later.
"I had guitars in the house that had been used by the kids and I didn't get a chance to practice.
'I started to play one of the songs and he walked in and he goes, 'Do you want any help with that?'
'I took the bait. I was like, 'Look at this house. This is how we got here!'
'I was super defensive. But he was right. I hadn't been playing so I was a bit fingers and thumbs.
"He caught me on an upswing. I was like, 'Come to see our second night on tour and then you'll see, son.''
Bush's new album is the perfect follow-up to 2022's The Art of Survival with Scars and I'm Here to Save Your Life proof that Gavin is still a killer songwriter.
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Gavin Rossdale says he's on his best behaviour after 30 years in the rock 'n' roll spotlight
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He says: 'When you've made a lot of records you do think, does anyone need any more.
'But then you have people say, 'Please don't stop making records.' A girl said this to me outside the back of a gig.
'And that stuck with me.'
Next
in the works for Gavin and Bush is a UK tour, which will hopefully become a reality next year after they've finished supporting Volbeat.
'The idea of doing that Volbeat tour is to sort of stoke the fires,' Gavin says.
'It's a wild, competitive world. And if you don't take things personally, like for me, I haven't played enough of those festivals.
'But instead of moaning about it, it's just sort of like, get out there, make a great record, do a great show all across
Europe
and then see what happens.'
Glastonbury 2027 could also be in the pipeline — with the festival's next date coinciding with the 25th anniversary of Bush last playing there.
'I thought we did quite well when we played there, but we never went back so it could be time,' says Gavin.
'I would love to play Glastonbury. I still remember that show.
'It's brilliant and it would be 25 years . . .'
All the more reason to get Emily Eavis on the blower then, Gavin.
Lott of reasons to smile
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Pregnant pop star Pixie Lott wowed fans at We Are Wirral Festival with a wild barefoot performance of her 2009 hit Mama Do
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Pixie Lott did the best rendition of her 2009 hit Mama Do at We Are Wirral Festival.
The pop star, who is seven months pregnant, took off her shoes and danced like crazy in this chic animal print dress at the event.
Cheshire
, last month.
She thrilled fans by revealing the
news
live on stage at Mighty Hoopla by grabbing her tummy and shouting: 'I'm having another baby.'
Her first son,
Two kids under three is a challenge for any parent, Pixie – you got this.
Sophie sweet on pop album
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor is back with new album Perimenopop
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Sabrina Carpenter, Dua Lipa and Chappell Roan have helped make pop cool again, but
She is making a spectacular return with her album Perimenopop, which will be out in September, but said she isn't capitalising on the resurgence of fun tunes, or a result of Murder on the Dancefloor becoming a viral sensation.
In an exclusive chat, Sophie said: 'I was already planning to make a pop album before I released my last record, because my last record.
"It was a little bit more escapist and introverted, so I thought right, it's time to bounce to the other side now, the extrovert side.
'What happened with Murder was just a lovely bit of serendipity that made me feel like my instincts were in the right space.'
And it sounds like she has fulfilled all her dreams when it came to making it, after teaming up with MNEK and Cathy Dennis, who wrote Toxic for Britney Spears and Can't Get You Out of My Head for Kylie Minogue.
She said: 'Do you know what, I went to the full pop sweet shop for this album and I filled up my bag with as many sweets as I could, so I think I got my fill, actually.'
She worked with her husband, the Feeling's Richard Jones, on the record too, but they still have fun away from the music.
Sophie added: 'Richard and I just had our 20th wedding anniversary, which is pretty cool.
'We got married in
Italy
, so we went back to
Italy
, just the two of us, for a few nights without the kids.
'To do something that was just about us and not about gigs or delegating stuff with the family was really
nice
.'
Selena's love for Tay
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Selena Gomez marked her 33rd birthday with unseen snaps from her pre-party bash with Taylor Swift
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Selena Gomez celebrates her 33rd birthday today and she's in a reflective mood.
The American singer shared a series of never-before-seen snaps from a pre-birthday get-together with her pals, including Taylor Swift and her fiancé Benny Blanco.
Selena said: 'This past year has truly been the most beautiful year of my life, and I owe so much of that to all of you. Thank you for your unwavering love and kindness.
'Whether you cheered me on from the sidelines, shared in my highs and lows, or simply offered a listening ear, you have made this year unforgettable.
'I am extremely humbled and insanely appreciative of all your love.'
I'll be raising a pint to you tonight, Selena. Not that I ever need much of an excuse.
Giggs gig hits summer groove
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Somerset House wrapped its Summer Series in style as rapper Giggs brought the house down for the venue's 25th anniversary
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Somerset
House saved the best until last with one of my favourite rappers, Giggs, invited to close their
Summer
Series.
Waterloo Bridge would have been shaking on Sunday night after he took to the stage in front of a massive crowd as the London venue celebrated its 25th anniversary of concerts.
Last week he dropped a new song with his son ML which touches on their experience of autism.
Own Motion, which was originally written and released by ML, tells his story of feeling like he didn't fit in.
Giggs is now on a remix of the song and opened up about his experience of the condition – admitting his autism saw him being labelled a 'troublemaker' when he was young.
He said: 'I was always getting in trouble.
'I always used to answer back, get kicked out of class every single day until I just thought: 'Well, I'm bad'.'
More tearjerkers from hitmaker Capaldi
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Lewis Capaldi's upcoming EP promises his most personal music yet, exploring his hiatus and mental health journey
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He marked his return by topping the charts earlier this month with comeback single Survive. While his new songs will tell all about his two-year hiatus from showbiz and
Speaking to a US
radio
station, he explained: 'I'm trying to sing different, on different songs, and I feel like the new stuff is a bit more personal.
'A lot of it is about the last two years and what I've been going through and stuff. The music is more about me than relationships and stuff.
'I'm really pleased with it. I like it. It's definitely harder.
'I got to a point where writing songs about relationships became really… I don't want to say easy, it wasn't easy, it's never easy writing songs.
'I find writing songs really difficult these days but writing songs about stuff you're still processing perhaps and the stuff you don't like talking about has been really hard.'
Ellie has plenty of six appeal
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Ellie Goulding has been teasing her new album, promising a deeply personal follow-up to her No1 record Brightest Blue
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Ellie Goulding is preparing to bare her soul on her upcoming sixth album.
She opened up to her fans as she celebrated the fifth anniversary of her No1 album Brightest Blue and said: 'If you guys liked this album I fear the next might be your new favourite . . . I've been working on it for so long.
'Guitars, bass, strings, harmonies for days, saddest words I ever wrote, best writers and musicians in the world – I am so lucky – and refusing to sound like anything else out there.
'Going to be interesting for sure.'
Ellie saw her last record, Higher Than Heaven, go straight to No1 in 2023 and I've no doubt her sixth record is sure to hit the same dizzy heights.
Fans of Avatar are in for a treat – as the first trailer for the next instalment, Fire and Ash, is going to be shown across cinemas from today.
Film
buffs heading to watch The Fantastic Four: First
Steps
will be the first to see the clips from the new
Charli's hall date sees rise
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Charli XCX and George Daniel's Hackney Town Hall wedding has sparked a surge in demand for such town hall venues
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If you're getting married soon and are considering a town hall venue – you might have to get in there quick.
After
According to new research there has been a 156 per cent increase in
searches for 'town hall wedding' – with a massive spike on Sunday after we revealed the details of Charli and the 1975 drummer George's very brat big day.
I'm getting wed in 2027 but luckily for me, I've already booked my little village church.
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- The Irish Sun
I've splashed £1million to get the world's smallest waist -all my organs moved around because of it but I'm not done yet
A WOMAN has revealed that she has spent over £1 million trying to get the world's smallest waist. Aleira Avendano, 33 has spent two decades cinching her waist down to just 18 inches, 16 inches smaller than the average British woman's. Advertisement 2 Aleira wants to have the world's skinniest waist Credit: Instagram aleiraoficial_sexy 2 She's spent £1 million on her unique look Credit: Instagram aleiraoficial_sexy The Florida-based yoga instructor has achieved her tiny waist by wearing a corset, and is determined to beat the current record held by 86-year-old Aleira's controversial methods have caused her internal organs to "shift and adjust" to new spots. However, despite the dangers, Aleira, who is originally from Venezuela, isn't ready to quit. "I find it challenging when it comes to buying clothes, as nothing fits," she told NeedToKnow. Advertisement Read more real life stories "My sizes are unique, and I have naturally wide hips." "I have to have clothes custom-made for me. It's been a major investment – enhancements, treatments and healthy food. "A huge commitment. Honestly, my body should be insured." As well as spending £1 million on her waist whittling mission, Aleira has also spent £471,000 on cosmetic surgeries, including seven boob jobs, four nose jobs and veneers. Advertisement Most read in Fabulous Aleira previously claimed that all woman "should have plastic surgery to be truly beautiful." And despite the health risks, Aleira has encouraged others to try and get a waist like hers. The 45-second trick to get a snatched waist that Love Island star swears by At the start of her waist cinching journey, Aleira wore a corset six hours a day, but she has now ramped this up to 23 hours. Wearing a corset comes with a myriad of issues, such as breathing difficulties, organ compression and muscle atrophy. Advertisement The model has now launched her own brand of shapewear, to help people achieve her "one of a kind look". "My shapewear line will change many lives" she said. What are the dangers of wearing corsets? Wearing corsets, a fashion practice that dates back centuries, can pose significant medical risks despite their aesthetic appeal. One of the primary concerns is the potential for internal organ damage. Corsets, especially when tightly laced, can compress the ribs and exert pressure on internal organs such as the liver, stomach, and intestines. This compression can lead to displacement and deformation of these organs, potentially causing digestive issues, reduced lung capacity, and impaired circulation. Breathing difficulties are another serious risk associated with corset use. The constriction of the rib cage can limit the expansion of the lungs, leading to shallow breathing and decreased oxygen intake. Over time, this can result in respiratory problems and reduced stamina. In extreme cases, prolonged use of tightly laced corsets can lead to conditions like atelectasis, where parts of the lungs collapse due to inadequate ventilation. Additionally, corsets can affect the musculoskeletal system. The constant pressure and altered posture imposed by a corset can weaken core muscles, leading to muscle atrophy and decreased strength. This can result in long-term back pain and poor posture once the corset is removed. There is also a risk of nerve compression, which can lead to numbness, tingling, and in severe cases, nerve damage. While modern corsets are often designed to be less restrictive than their historical counterparts, the potential health risks remain. It is essential for individuals to be aware of these risks and to use corsets sparingly and with caution. Consulting with medical professionals before incorporating corsets into regular wear can help mitigate some of these risks and ensure that any adverse effects are promptly addressed. "It's a gentle product with incredible results, created by me and inspired by the story of my own body." Aleria added: "I don't miss my old figure at all. Advertisement "People react in different ways. "Some follow me, some feel nervous, and others admire me or see my body as something crazy." She added that men "can't get enough" of her "exotic" figure.
