Vault: Interview With No Doubt

Summary

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The Bert Show "Vault: Interview With No Doubt" (October 30, 2025)

Episode Overview

In this archival episode from The Bert Show, the team sits down with members of No Doubt when the band visited Atlanta for Music Midtown. The candid conversation, led with characteristic humor and warmth, covers the band's globe-trotting schedule, the realities of fame, relationships on the road, fan interactions, behind-the-scenes stories, and brushes with industry greats like Bono. Gwen Stefani's "potty mouth" and wit are on display, lending an authentic and lighthearted feel to the interview.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

No Doubt's Grueling Tour Schedule & Arrival in Atlanta

• The band shares their recent itinerary, arriving in Atlanta at 4:00 AM after performing at a festival in Nashville.
  • [02:00] Tony (Band Member): "4 o'clock in the morning."
  • [02:03] Other Band Member: "Man, it was late."
  • [02:04] Interviewer: "That's early."
  • The band confirms enjoying festivals, not just for performing but for seeing other bands.
  • [02:25] Band Member: "I love Garbage. I love Shirley. The girl is hot, you know, and we've actually been friends for years..."

Relationships with Other Bands

• No Doubt’s camaraderie with other acts is apparent, especially the friendship with Shirley Manson of Garbage.
• [02:37] Band Member: "It's very exclusive. There's only a few of us in there."
• The fun speculation about a "rock and roll chat room," underlying the close-knit nature of festival circuits.

Dealing with Online Criticism & Fan Interaction

• Gwen describes her mixed relationship with online fan communities—sometimes drawn in, sometimes put off by negativity.
  • [02:50] Gwen: "I go through waves... I'll totally go in there and I'll be kind of addicted to it. And then people really piss me off... they like to go in there, complain a lot."
  • [03:18] Band Member: "Sometimes it is a bummer. I mean, we are only human beings, and it does suck to be criticized."
  • [03:29] Gwen: "It kind of deters me from wanting to go in there and chat... Then no one would believe it was me, and then I'd be really pissed off and storm out."
• Guitarist Tom Dumont is especially active in the online fan Q&A, showing the band's commitment to keeping a direct line to their listeners.
  • [03:48] Band Member: "Tom Dumont, our guitar player... He's really actively involved in posting all the time."

Festival Challenges & Being the "Biggest Band"

• The band reflects on the unique challenge of playing festivals, where not every attendee is necessarily there to see them.
  • [04:26] Band Member: "You know that everyone's not there for you, so you kind of have to win people over. We've been doing that for years, so we like doing that... it's in our blood."
• Playful humility about their headliner status:
  • [04:42] Band Member (Tony?): "I don't know if we're the biggest band. I think we're the biggest drinking band."

Breakthrough to Fame

• The conversation turns to No Doubt's shift from local favorites to radio breakthrough with “Just a Girl.”
  • [04:50] Band Member: "The big turning point for this band... 'Just a Girl' got on the local station, and it was like, oh my God, we are on the radio."

Reflections on "Behind the Music" and VH1's "Deeper"

• The band discusses the experience of seeing their own story condensed for TV.
  • [05:31] Band Member: "It turned out pretty all right, you know, considering it's like, you know, 15 years of our lives squeezed into 40 minutes."
• They mention VH1’s "Deeper" as a follow-up, capturing more authenticity.
  • [05:46] Band Member: “It kind of captures us in the moment... on tour with U2... hanging out and partying.”

Personal Anecdotes: Bono Calls Gwen

• The hosts ask how collaborations and tour invites happen; Gwen shares an anecdote of Bono literally calling her.
  • [06:10] Band Member: "Bono did call me up, though."
  • [06:12] Interviewer: "Did he really?"
  • [06:13] Gwen: "Yeah, he called me up to sing on his benefit record for the AIDS charity."
  • Gwen relays a humorous story about going out drinking with Bono in London:
    • [06:25] Gwen: "...we seriously went to a bar and got trashed. Like, just trashed together... he was really pissed at us the next day because he got so wasted."

Relationships and Life on the Road

• Discussion turns to Gwen’s relationship with Gavin Rossdale and the challenge of connecting while touring.
  • [07:14] Interviewer: "Does it bother you when you see women with the 'I love Gavin' shirts on?"
  • [07:19] Gwen: "I think it's great, you know?... he's hot as hell, and he deserves for every girl to want him because he's hot."
• How touring affects romantic relationships:
  • [07:34] Gwen: "I haven't seen him in like, months and months... he surprised me yesterday... I got to see him for a few hours last night."
  • [08:04] Interviewer: "How often do y'all talk?"
  • [08:05] Gwen: "We talk every day."
  • She's visibly excited about seeing Gavin soon as both bands head to Europe.

Atlanta Experience

• The tight schedule leaves little room for leisure in Atlanta.
  • [08:16] Band Member: "Today is get in, get out basically. Huh. We enjoyed the Ritz Carlton a little bit and now we're here. So we're gonna be going tonight right after the show."

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On fan criticism:
  • "Sometimes it is a bummer. I mean, we are only human beings, and it does suck to be criticized." – Band Member ([03:18])
• On being headliners:
  • "I don't know if we're the biggest band. I think we're the biggest drinking band." – Band Member ([04:42])
• On breakthrough moment:
  • "We were always a live band for nine years, and then we got on the radio, 'Just a Girl' got on the local station, and it was like, oh my God, we are on the radio." – Band Member ([04:50])
• On collaborating with Bono:
  • "Bono did call me up, though... we seriously went to a bar and got trashed... he was really pissed at us the next day because he got so wasted." – Gwen Stefani ([06:10–06:49])
• On her relationship with Gavin:
  • "Everybody wants to be loved, and he's hot as hell, and he deserves for every girl to want him because he's hot." – Gwen Stefani ([07:19])
  • "I haven't seen him in like, months and months... I got to see him for a few hours last night." – Gwen Stefani ([07:34])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:43 – Interview with No Doubt begins
• 02:10 – Band discusses festival schedule, love for Garbage
• 02:50 – Gwen on fan forums and online criticism
• 03:48 – Fan interactions and guitarist Tom’s online engagement
• 04:26 – Festivals, winning over crowds, being the “biggest” band
• 04:50 – Breakthrough to mainstream with “Just a Girl”
• 05:20 – Reflections on “Behind the Music” and “Deeper”
• 06:10 – Bono calls Gwen, wild night in London
• 07:14 – Relationships, being on the road, and Gavin Rossdale
• 08:13 – Experiences in Atlanta and tour logistics

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Tone & Takeaway

The interview throughout is lively, friendly, and honest, with the band’s approachable nature and self-deprecating humor shining. Gwen is irreverent but warm, the band shares authentic insights about holding on to relationships and their roots, despite the whirlwind of international success. The episode captures a backstage pass feeling—showing No Doubt not as rockstars, but as relatable people balancing performance, connection, and fun.

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Transcript

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Purchased the Bird show when no doubt stopped by Atlanta, we had a chance to sit down and talk with him. The thing we didn't realize before the interview is Gwen Stefani has just a bit of a potty mouth. So when did you guys get in Atlanta?

[Band Member]

What time? Get in Tony.

4:00' clock in the morning.

Man, it was late.

[Interviewer]

That's early.

[Band Member]

Early. Damn.

[Interviewer]

Where did you fly in from? Was there another festival before this?

[Band Member]

Yeah, we did a festival in Nashville last night actually. Garbage was There as well.

[Interviewer]

Oh, yeah.

[Band Member]

And then we just drove. Drove in. Four hours later, we were in bed.

[Interviewer]

Which one of these. These bands at these festivals will you just not miss? You have to see, because we saw you up there on stage when Garbage was playing. You look like you love an.

[Band Member]

I love Garbage. I love Shirley. The girl is hot, you know, and we've actually been friends for years, and we email each other and we have in common and, you know, she's just a cool chick.

[Interviewer]

So get a chat room. Is there like a rock and roll chat room that you guys get in together?

[Band Member]

It's very exclusive. There's only a few of us in there.

[Interviewer]

I want the password.

[Interviewer/Host]

Do you guys read, like, when stuff's on the Internet and stuff like that about yourselves? Do you guys ever go on and log in and read your own stuff, like, message?

[Band Member]

Yeah, I go through waves of where I'll totally go in there and I'll be kind of addicted to it. And then people really piss me off. They're really. No, no, they. They just. Basically, they like to go in there, complain a lot. And sometimes I think that it bums us out. You know what I'm saying? There is obviously some amazing kids in there and all that stuff, but you.

[Interviewer]

Know that it's the rest of the guys in the band that are actually posting on there, right?

[Band Member]

Sometimes it is a bummer. I mean, we are only human beings, and it does suck to be criticized. And, you know, I just like to go in and read the good stuff.

[Interviewer]

Do you have a pretty thin skin about that stuff, or do you just let it roll?

[Band Member]

It's pretty thick at this point.

It's pre. Yeah, but I mean, it kind of deters me from wanting to go in there and chat. I used to go in there all the time and just talk, and then no one would believe it was me, and then I'd be really pissed off and storm out. You guys.

[Interviewer/Host]

What do you guys. How often do you guys respond to what people post on there about you?

[Band Member]

You know, Tom Dumont, our guitar players. He's really actively involved in posting all the time. We have a question and answer thing on there, and he goes in and answers all the questions. And, you know, when I got sick, I wrote and posted sorry to everybody that I got s. But it's all your fault anyway, so.

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[Band Member]

Yeah, yeah. Which is kind of scary because you never know who could be back there. Right. Well, look at us.

[Interviewer]

We're not really with the radio station. Are these festivals fun for y'?

[Band Member]

All? It is really fun. Yeah, it's really fun.

Definitely. The best part is being able to watch all the other bands play, you know?

[Interviewer]

All right.

[Band Member]

It's good.

It's challenging, too, because you know that everyone's not there for you, so you kind of have to win people over. We've been doing that for years, so we like doing that. You what's in our blood?

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't think I'm out of the line to say that you're probably the biggest band here this year at Music Midtown. I think you probably are what everybody wants to come see and are sticking around for Tony.

[Band Member]

I don't know if we're the biggest band. I think we're the biggest drinking band.

[Interviewer/Host]

When did you guys realize that you were a big band?

[Band Member]

You know what? I think the big turning point for this band was that we were always a live band for nine years, and then we got on the radio, just a girl, got on the local station, and it was like, oh, my God, we are on the radio. Before that, we were a live band. We had a really huge, like, cult following for years, and people always came to the show. We were always successful in that way. But then we would play our single, and it was totally different because you had something to really connect with the audience to. It's really, really cool.

[Interviewer]

Have you guys watched your own behind the Music?

[Band Member]

Yeah.

[Hers Representative]

Have you?

[Band Member]

Yeah. But after you watch it, like, 20 times, it's unbearable. I gotta stop.

[Interviewer]

I bet. Is it all true you're like that? I did not see that.

[Band Member]

I'm pretty much over that.

Yeah, we think it turned out pretty all right, you know, considering it's like, you know, 15 years of our lives squeezed into 40 minutes, pretty good.

[Interviewer/Host]

So as time goes on, as you do more things, like when you went to Jamaica to cut this album and stuff, they come to you again and said, we need to add a little more to your behind the Music.

[Band Member]

They just did the Deeper show. Did you see that? VH1 did the show called Deeper, and it kind of captures us in the moment. It's when we were on tour with U2, so they got to see us, like, really just hanging out and partying and just, you know, kind of in the moment kind of thing. It was a good follow up to behind the Music.

[Interviewer]

How does the whole thing work where they tell you, you know, when somebody asks you to go on tour with them, like, you two, how does that whole process work? Because I imagine it's like Bono calling you up and going, hey, I got an idea. Why don't you open for us?

[Band Member]

Bono did call me up, though.

[Interviewer]

Did he really?

[Band Member]

Yeah, he called me up to sing on his benefit record for the AIDS charity. He did? What's going on?

[Interviewer]

Were you doing the same thing to him that they were doing to you in the chat rooms? No, this is not Bono.

[Band Member]

No, it was pretty crazy. It was really exciting because we were actually in London and we were mixing our album, and he called us at the studio and, hey, well, what are you doing tonight? We're going out. He's like, okay, we'll meet you over there. And we seriously went to a bar and got trashed. Like, just trashed together. He had to leave. Like, he left. And he was really pissed at us the next day because he got so wasted. And I didn't mean to. I just wanted to be polite and keep feeling the things for him, you.

[Hers Representative]

Know what I mean?

[Band Member]

It was like, he's Irish, you know.

[Interviewer/Host]

But he's supposed to be drinking.

[Band Member]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

You should be able to hold his liquor.

[Interviewer/Host]

I don't know if you've heard the rumors, but people say you're pretty hot and guys are freaks. So what has a guy done in an attempt to get close to Gwen Stefani?

[Band Member]

Honestly? Honestly. Honestly. Never get picked up on or have guys come in.

I think you're pretty well protected on the road.

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Does it bother you with, like, when you see women with the I love Gavin shirts on? That must be weird.

[Band Member]

I think it's great, you know? I mean, everybody wants to be loved, and he's hot as hell, and he deserves for every girl to want him because he's hot.

[Interviewer]

God, those are words my wife will never say.

[Hers Representative]

He performed yesterday. You're performing today. Do you guys get to watch each other?

[Band Member]

No, I haven't seen him in, like, months and months. I saw him at Easter for two days, and then he surprised me yesterday, and he said, get your hotel room quick. And that's all he said. And I. So I came off stage and we drove and he was. He was there. He stayed? Yeah. And then he flew out this morning, so I got to see him for a few hours last night.

[Interviewer]

Did you guys do it? Just kidding.

[Band Member]

That's funny.

[Interviewer]

So how.

[Band Member]

We're not married yet, dude.

[Interviewer]

I'm engaged.

[Interviewer/Host]

That's Quinn Stefani. She's a role model.

[Interviewer]

So how does that. If you're not seeing each other for months, how often do y' all talk?

[Band Member]

We talk every day.

[Interviewer]

Oh, you do? You just haven't seen him in months.

[Band Member]

Yeah, I just haven't seen him because we're both on tour the whole time. But seven days and I get to see him again. We're going to Europe. So excited.

[Interviewer]

Do you get to enjoy any of Atlanta while you're here? Or is it get in, get out.

[Band Member]

Today is get in, get out basically. Huh. We enjoyed the Ritz Carlton a little bit and now we're here. So we're gonna be going tonight right after the show.

[Interviewer]

Have a great show.

[Band Member]

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Interviewer]

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