A rock band can grow a lot in 13 years. No Doubt has changed members, sound and, except for guitarist Tom Dumont, hair colour.

No Doubt is one of those bands you root for, one that makes the music industry seem capable of making dreams come true.

Fame came on its own terms for the ska-rock band No Doubt. No one noticed when the band released its self-titled 1992 debut record, but when the near-perfect pop album "Tragic Kingdom" came along in 1995, the group was suddenly on everyone's lips.

No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal acknowledges that the band may have made an album that's more mature than its audience.

Just as Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks traded musical jabs at the end of their love affair in Rumors, No Doubt singer Gwen Stefani lay bare the story of her heart-breaking relationship with bandmate Tony Kanal to the delight of fans.

Some bands turn success into a formula. No Doubt, on the other hand, used its commercial triumph as a springboard to try new things.

With sudden fame came internal problems. Only a group decision, and strong friendship, could keep things together.

The moment the world got smashed over the head with No Doubt's "Just a Girl" from 1996's Tragic Kingdom, it was widely assumed the band was an overnight sensation. Not exactly.

But the Southern California pop band instead opted to take its time and craft an album that not only showed how far it had come since its breakthrough LP, but how far it could go, said guitarist and co-songwriter Tom Dumont.

After selling 15 million copies of its last record, No Doubt confidently prepares for its new release and to deal with fame.

This may explain why No Doubt's single "Ex-Girlfriend" strikes such a chord with fans. Drummer Adrian Young says, "Girls can really relate to it. For the guys, it's just an edgy song."

The turbulence is detailed on No Doubt's new album, Return of Saturn. Now fully recovered and doing well, Young explained the perils of fame to us at his Long Beach home.

Is No Doubt a sure thing? The Orange County, Calif., pop band that ruled the airwaves with 1995's Tragic Kingdom will face a radically altered marketplace when it returns with Return of Saturn.

There's something different about the way ska-rockers No Doubt are going about recording the follow-up to their smash-selling Tragic Kingdom, and it's no mystery to guitarist Tom Dumont.

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Being a rock guitarist is an iffy career choice at best, a one-way ticket to stardom or bust. It's no wonder Tom Dumont remembers clearly the day in March 1995 when he quit his real-world job.

After taking six months off from touring in support of their 13 million-selling breakthrough album Tragic Kingdom, ska-poppers No Doubt are preparing to enter the studio to record their next album, according to guitarist Tom Dumont.

Eric Stefani relishes both worlds - and anonymity.