Gavin Rossdale isn’t slowing down. The guy always has something going on. Of course, he's best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of legendary rock band Bush. They're reflecting on their three-decade legacy (selling more than 24 million records and over 1 billion streams) this month with a 21-track compilation, Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994-2023. But this isn't some swan song, as Rossdale has no intention of taking his foot off the gas. Along with music, he still does a fair amount of acting, owns his own clothing brand, Sea of Sound, and is currently working on a cooking show. With so much going on, it's amazing he still finds a way to notch out quiet time for inspiration and quality time with family. The British rocker just became a grandfather this past April and all I can say is that the kid is blessed with one badass grandpa. I got the chance to catch up with Rossdale and pick his brain about work-life balance, creativity and how he maintains such an epic head of hair.

I like my mornings on my terms.

I have no problem getting up early. They're only tough if there's an unusually early start. Like the broken sleep of an early flight or a job. That's rough when mornings are on someone else's terms.

The older I get, the less I need
an alarm.

I still set it most days, but now I try to beat the alarm and get up first. And the snooze button? That's a lose button. As a kid those extra three minutes were everything, but I found out later that you often slip back into another deep REM cycle—which is why the snooze button will fuck you every time. Don't do it people.

When you’re busy (with anything), you need to find little pockets of personal time.

I try for six or seven hours of sleep. But it's important for me to get a little time for myself and that's usually in the morning, when the house is quiet. I have kids, so 6 am gives me that time—before the rush, the burritos, egg sandwiches, the lunches, medication for the dog, etc.

My nightstand ...

Is currently littered with books. Seconds of Pleasure by Neil LaBute. Like a Rolling Stone by Jann Wenner. Zero to One by Peter Thiel and How to Get Out of This World Alive by Alain Forget.

I’m one of those guys that always makes the bed.

It's an easy first achievement of the day. Plus, the Dalai Lama and Jordan Peterson seem to recommend it.

But I’m guilty of going right to my phone as soon as I get up.

It goes something like this ... texts, then WhatsApp, to my email and then The Guardian. Almost always in that order.

One thing I do every day, without fail, in the morning ...

Is reflect on what I ate the night before. For better or worse.