Gavin Rossdale post on his official site -berlin nights

berlin nights
Posted by GMR on 6/9/2008

hey there
where am i-is this a hotel room-again?did i ask for this.yes.i did.it all serves me right the good and the bad.what a few days since i wrote.it feels like a while since i left home.


went to the incandescent nyc-straight into the night for drinks and friend(plus his friends).
that's the style.4 blocks from my hotel.stealing off into the warm glow of the city.not an la experience by any means.


anyhow,the next day it all began with the promo.the reaction to the record has been pretty huge.
of course there has been shards of hate along with the love but what can you expect?putting out a record is placing your head on the road and hoping the traffic will accomodate.


the radio sessions were smooth sailing and i managed to warm the throat up fine despite singing at my 5am(la time)-not an easy task.


letterman was a little more taxing than expected,some technical difficulties,to say the least,but they were overcome and a way was found.
always to good to see dave and the band especially.feels like i've done that show a few times now.




then spent the week between radio stations and press,
dodging personal questions and bringing it back to the music or the world or the moon or nyc.


and before i knew it we were on a plane to germany to do the same,in,erm,germany.
we began in frankfurt onto cologne then hamburg to now,berlin.
i am in my room.we play tomorrow night andi get to talk about myself or the people i know all day.wow.


and then i.........


we travelled by train today and that was pretty funny,such an easy way to go.


the sleeping is weird,or lack of sleeping i should say.the only time i get tired is when i'm meant to get up.
oh yeah i failed to find sleep on the night flight to germany and had to go straight to work and sing so i kind of missed wednesday as a night's sleep.
that was weird and makes for a longer week that's for sure.


my mind is on overdrive.is yours?


i see there are some good records out,maybe time to get more.
the grinderman record is providing much solace on the long journeys.


we have been putting in a lot of road miles-our carbon foot stinks.sorry.
rock am ring and rock am park were a lot of fun to play.you gotta love those big stages.
140,000 people in 2 days.
i thought the band did great for a first show-to 80,000 people.
in at the deep end.
just how it should be.


i am looking forward to the show tomorrow at the lido.german audiences are pretty fiery and this is a late show-,in fact in 24 hrs i will be onstage.
that's a good thought.


i've been waiting patiently for that feeling.


g