Gavin to me, is success. I just want kids that are funny and cool – that’ s it.
IE: You went through a dark, depressing period, post-separation. In one British interview, you even mentioned suicide. GR: Well, I never thought that for one second. But I understood how lost you can get. It’ s the single worst idea of life, I think, to kill yourself. It’ s a permanent solution to a temporary problem. So yeah, it was really dark. But the other side of it is, I don’ t believe that there are any accidents in life – you just roll with the punches. And sometimes you’ re going to get smashed in the face, and you go,“ Why did I get smashed in the face?” And it’ s like,“ It’ s life, you fucking idiot! That’ s what life does! But don’ t worry, because it
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makes the sunshine even stronger.” So I sort of accepted that. And what was really strange was to watch my three boys gain the strength that I was losing. It was ironic, it was beautiful, and it’ s complete Darwinism. And that’ s how it goes – that’ s what happened during this horrible time. So I would say that the worst things in life are divorce and death.
IE: How did you regain your fighting spirit? GR: Well, I had this creative rebirth, where suddenly my art and my ability to write was more vital, and really, I needed it like
06 • 2017 it was some sort of lifeline. Not songs that I was going to bring out, or songs that were going to be on the radio – just songs that would be oxygen tanks for me. And I thought,“ Wow. This powerful stuff.” I was seeing two shrinks at the time, and they said,“ You’ ve got to get back to work.” But I couldn’ t think about work – all I could think about was feeling guilty for my kids, and what this new life would be for them. I was just consumed by their happiness, and I actually thought,“ I wonder if I’ ll ever work again?” But I found this studio and began to write, and on the first day I walked in and I wrote a song. So I’ d drop my kids off at school and go in
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June 9
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June 16
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June 23
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