AOL (March 27th 1996)
AOL Chat with No Doubt
Sonicbabe No Doubt is Gwen Stefani on vocals, Tony Kamal on bass, Dumont on geetar and Adrian Young on skinz. They grew up in Orange County in sunny SoCal. They were reared on Bad Brains, Kiss, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath to name a few. Their new album, Tragic Kingdom is out on Interscope now. Gwen and Adrian are huddled around the Gateway2000, ready for yer questions.
GINGER LaRUE Are you guys touring now?
No Doubt Yeah, since August. On the Bush tour, opening with 30 minute sets every night.
SkippyRyall Does it bother you that you're a bunch of sell-outs?
No Doubt Um, yeah since we have been doing this band for 9 years.
Keeter Hey, I saw you guys at SDSU and you guys rocked. Do you like playing big concerts or the smaller ones you used to play?
No Doubt I like the small clubs best.
GINGER LaRUE What do you think of the ska revival?
No Doubt I didn't know that there was one but, I grew up loving ska, and it's definitely a big influence on No Doubt.
GINGER LaRUE Are you making another?
No Doubt Yeah, we have been trying to write on tour. But it's hard to do anything on tour but stay healthy.
Sonicbabe Life on the road is tough, lonely hotels, bad backstage food....
SkippyRyall Do you love me?
No Doubt Yes.
GINGER LaRUE Who are your influences?
No Doubt Kermit the Frog, Julie Andrews.
Sonicbabe That was Gwen.
GINGER LaRUE What is "Just a Girl" about?
No Doubt Some burdens in being a girl, to make it simple.
GINGER LaRUE What other current bands do you like?
No Doubt I like Radio Head, Blur, EverClear, 311, Jamiroquoi.
GINGER LaRUE Where are you from?
No Doubt Orange County California -- Disney Land.
SkippyRyall If I was a gay, would you still love me?
No Doubt Probably even more than I love you now.
GINGER LaRUE Are you playing Lolla this summer?
No Doubt No.
looselips rm Tim Sommer of Atlantic Records said you are the Patty Smyth and Scandal of the 90's, what does that mean?
No Doubt I don't know. Scandal? That's terrible.
GINGER LaRUE Is it hard to get on MTV?
No Doubt Took us 9 years but we weren't trying the whole time.
GoSubZeroPA Hey singer chick, you look good. I'm a skater and a guitar player in a ska band. Will you marry me?
No Doubt I am not looking to get married right yet. But thank you skate dude.
Sonicbabe Hey, you can catch No Doubt on David Letterman tomorrow nite.
SkippyRyall No Doubt, did you know that you are everything that's wrong with music today?
No Doubt Sorry that you feel that way. We are just trying to make music that comes naturally to us. f*cker.
Keeter After you finish your Bush tour, are you going to start playing the smaller clubs in Orange County again?
No Doubt Yes, and clubs all over the country.
GoSubZeroPA Hey drummer, did you get a woody onstage at MTV Springbreak while you looked at the chicks in Bikinis?
No Doubt I got a woody from all the jock guys with their t- shirts off!
GoSubZeroPA Is Baba Booey you secret mananger?
No Doubt Next.
Sonicbabe Hey, who let the Howard Stern posse in here?
looselips rm Is No Doubt like a slang phrase or something?
No Doubt No, it's the name of our band.
GoSubZeroPA Are the Jackie Puppet and the PaPa Puppet more talented than you?
No Doubt Ask Howard Stern....
looselips rm What are the first records you bought?
No Doubt Shawn Cassidy, Men at Work, Super Tramp and Journey.
Keeter How do you feel about Eric not touring with you guys? Do you still consider him part of the band, and will he perform with you in the future?
No Doubt Eric is happy where he is at now, which makes us happy. He hated touring.
looselips rm What did your parents listen to?
No Doubt Bob Dylan, Ravi Shankar, Jimi Hendrix and the Doors.
GoSubZeroPA Can Fartman save the world from Nuclear Hollecaust?
No Doubt Ask Howard.
looselips rm Don't Bush suck really bad?
No Doubt No Comment.
Sonicbabe Loose, I thought you were going to go watch 90210 or something??
CK MIKE1 Hello, what inspired you to put "Just A Girl" In Clueless?
No Doubt They asked us to, and we said sure.
CK MIKE1 Why wasn't it in the Clueless Soundtrack?
No Doubt It was supposed to be and they pulled it just to f*ck with us.
looselips rm Are you playing in upstate NY?
No Doubt Yes. Buffalo, April 10.
GoSubZeroPA Gwen, are you Stuttering John's secret Indian lover? You have a dot on your forehead in your video, "I'm Just A Girl." Do you live in the Taj Mahal?
No Doubt That's where I communicate with my home planet.
Keeter I'm not complaining about your performances or anything, but I've been to a few shows recently and I've noticed that Gwen tends to speak the words of the songs rather than singing them. I think you have a great singing voice and you should show it off more in concert. Do you tend to speak the words because you are out of breath or excited or something?
No Doubt Sorry.
bubbafett When will you be coming to Los Angeles again?
No Doubt May 15th. The Palladium.
silvrchrgrrl How did you come up with the name "No Doubt?"
No Doubt That's too long of an answer.
Keeter Yeah I know about "Beacon Street." Why don't you guys play more songs off that album in concert, like "Greener Pastures?"
No Doubt We will when we do our own headling tour, and get longer sets.
GoSubZeroPA Since you have no talent and rip off good Bay Area Punk like Bouncing Souls and Screw32, what do you think of yourselves? Sellout posers?
No Doubt I have never heard of those bands. And what is the definition of "sellout?" I need to Know (Gwen) We have been around longer than those bands, so it would make it hard for us to rip them off. (Adrian)
KILLER22fj Why da hell should anyone buy the NO DOUBT new album? It sucks.
No Doubt f*ck OFF.
DaN da NaD What do you think is your most meaningful song?
No Doubt My favorite song is "The Climb."
Keeter ADRIAN: I met you a long time ago and you seemed to be a pretty normal guy. What happened? I saw you on "Get Next to Jenny" and you looked pretty different.
No Doubt Ummmmm.... I am having a really good time, because I have become in touch with Satan.
Keeter Did you guys film the "Just a Girl" video the same day you performed at the Virgin Records Megastore in Newport Beach?
No Doubt No, I just wore the same outfit.
No Doubt (The Imposter) Hey, Gwen, I love your music! I got to meet you in Hampton VA, when you did a private concert for the 96X Radio Station. I was wondering if you were ever gonna play in Richmond in the near future! Could you get me backstage passes? What is your E-mail address? How can you send me the backstage pass? I LOVE No Doubt, you can sorta tell by my nickname! I also have the picture of us standing next to each other. It looks GREAT! How can I send it to you?
No Doubt You make me really happy with your comments. I don't know when we will be in Richmond again. You can send a picture to our P.O. Box.
KILLER22fj Are you guys into hip-hop or what?
No Doubt Tony and I (Gwen) like hip hop.
bubbafett How can I get on your mailing list?
No Doubt PO Box 8899, Anaheim CA, 92801
DaN da NaD Who got you guys jumpstarted into wanting to be a band?
No Doubt We started 9 years ago. It's hard to remember that far back.
Keeter Are you going to give your typical "Just a Girl" performance on Letterman on Thursday, or are you going to tone it down a bit for network television?
No Doubt We are gonna give it 110%.
KILLER22fj What kind of music you guys make? I never heard of you guys until now.
No Doubt We are every kind of music mixed into one big mess.
bubbafett What's your favorite kind of pizza?
No Doubt Pineapple. Gwen likes all kinds except sausage and Pepperoni. Anchovies are also bad.
No Doubt (The Imposter) How can I get a CD autographed by all the band members?
No Doubt Meet us, get backstage passes....
Keeter TONY: Do you remember performing at the Sungod Festival at UCSD a few years ago? After the show my friend and I ran into you on the upper level and you introduced us to the band?
No Doubt Yes, we totally remember you, we love you. Thanks for writing.
silvrchrgrrl Did you enjoy spring break with MTV when you were on the Jenny McCarthy show?
No Doubt Adrian had a good time. Tony puked on Bill Belamy's shoes. Gwen says the buff jocks made her giggle.
WorldGoRound Just a comment... Saw ya in Ames, Iowa on March 4th... Wonderful Show. You looked great Gwen. :) Anyway... Who has inspired your writing the most?
No Doubt Gwen says Tony.
No Doubt (The Imposter) Gwen are you and Tony dating still? Because if not... I'm single too!
No Doubt Gwen says no, but she is not looking for anyone right now.
silvrchrgrrl Is Bush a fun group to hang out and tour with?
No Doubt We wouldn't know.
lieswoman Sooooo... Adrian, if you don't like Bush (I heard it in your interview on MTV), then why are you touring with them?
No Doubt I didn't say that I don't like Bush. I said that the crowd would like Bush more than wanting to see us.
silvrchrgrrl What do you do in your spare time?
No Doubt We don't have any. (Gwen)
WorldGoRound What's your favorite song (on either album) to perform Live?
No Doubt Tom says, "I enjoy Total Hate live." Adrian likes "Move On," Gwen enjoys "End It On This" and "Don't Speak," Tony likes anything by RUN DMC.
bubbafett Where did you go to college?
No Doubt We all went to Cal State Fullerton.
Keeter I read that you had a lot of songs prepared for Tragic Kingdom, are you planning on releasing another album (major or minor release) with the extra songs?
No Doubt We already have the Beacon Street Collection available from the ND FRIEND CLUB [PO BOX 8899 ANAHEIM CA 92812].
Sonicbabe That was their self-released record...
Gray Visitor What's up No Doubt? I love you guys. Stay cool!
No Doubt Thank you so much, sincerely.
WorldGoRound Come Back To CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. Please? :)
No Doubt As soon as possible, my friend.
DaN da NaD Does doing big tours lay a lot of pressure on u guyz?
No Doubt No, we're having lots of fun.
Chicken King I heard people at a Skeletones show on Saturday calling No Doubt posers. Does that bother you?
No Doubt What are we trying to pose as? We're just musicians doing our thing.
DeliriumMan What ska bands influenced you and your style of music?
No Doubt The Specials, Madness, the Selecter, Fishbone, and the English Beat.
XFACETX Is the whole band answering these questions?
No Doubt Yes, all twelve of us.
Sonicbabe Yeah, we're here with the whole band, Gwen, Tony, Tom, and Adrian.
lieswoman Adrian: are you a goth? (you look good like one)
No Doubt Yes, I'm from the dark side. Gwen says he brings out the goth in all of us.
Gray Visitor What was your favorite movie this year?
No Doubt Leaving Las Vegas.
Ldy Violette Your stomach looks pretty toned in that video. How much do you work out?
No Doubt Gwen says she works out everyday. Thank You.
No Doubt (The Imposter) Are you jealous that you are opening for Bush and GOO GOO DOLLS? I mean you are MUCH BETTER than Goo Goo Dolls!
No Doubt We're just doing our thing... sex, drugs, and rock & roll.
SkippyRyall Don't you think 311 is the best band ever?
No Doubt 311 rocks. Tom is really not 38, he is honestly 28. Please forgive us all for this mistake of gigantic proportions.
DaN da NaD What is the best choice u ever made as a part of this band?
No Doubt Gwen says building the studio in our garage. Tom says to continue in the face of negative critics and to play a flying V.
DeliriumMan To the drummer -- sorry I don't know your name -- How do you keep the spikes in your hair up?
No Doubt Ear Wax.
Chicken King Are you still just a girl?
No Doubt Adrian says "No, she is a hermaphrodite now." Gwen says "Uh... I was being sarcastic."
bubbafett Is this something that you saw yourself doing when you were younger?
No Doubt No.
Gray Visitor I was wondering if when you guys go out and party do you rock to your own stuph?
No Doubt Not usually.
XFACETX Are you guys doing this Prodigy thing to sell records?
No Doubt We were curious to talk to everyone. PLEASE STOP BUYING OUR RECORDS EVERYONE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU DON'T LIKE US.
DeliriumMan What kind of bass guitars do you use?
No Doubt Yamaha Bass, the only bass that Tony has ever played since high school.
ALANIS 9to5 Do you go on the Internet and surf the web a lot? Oh, and yes, I have seen the video for "Just a Girl." It is awsome!!!!!
No Doubt No, we are always on tour, but it seems like fun.
bubbafett "Just a Girl" was such a good video. When do you think Spiderwebs will be out?
No Doubt It should be finished editing in a few weeks. Look for it on the box.
TRE123 What are your goals and what are the other songs named? Are they fast or slow?
No Doubt Our goal to keep touring and make another record next year. And to better ourselves mentally.
XFACETX No Doubt, do you guys know IAN MACKAYE?
No Doubt No.
Gray Visitor Are you ever going to be on the Mark and Brian show? You should.
No Doubt Those guys are totaly not FUNNY. They were funny in the 80's.
Chicken King What's your favorite food?
No Doubt Sushi.
DeliriumMan Did you ever think of giving up through those 9 years?
No Doubt Yes, but we are not quiters and we are having too much fun.
Kill1 How many albums do you have out?
No Doubt 3 albums. 2 Interscope, and one Indie.
Sonicbabe All right keep an eye out for No Doubt coming to your town soon. They've gotta split now, but some final words first...
No Doubt We are just going to keep touring this whole year and please come say high to us. Please don't stab your friends with forks, especially in the eyes. Thanks for your support.... Bartles and James, we would be in the garage playing with ourselves if it wasn't for you.