The other day on the streets of Manhattan I saw a sign advertising Gavin Rossdale's new album.
Who, you may ask, is Gavin Rossdale? You might know him by his married
name: Mr. Gwen Stefani. Back in the dark days of the 1990's, Gavin was
actually more famous than his now-wife; he was the lead singer of a
band called Bush. They had a few unlistenable hits. (Actually, they were pretty popular, but not really my thing.) Then he married Gwen, who has gone from being the lead singer of No Doubt to a world-wide superstar of the kind not seen since Madonna.
When
I saw the poster, I thought to myself, I wonder if he gets annoyed
about the fact that his wife is sooo much more successful than he is. I
mean, people have busted my chops (usually in a good natured way) about
the fact that my wife brings home more pastrami (we're Jewish, so we
don't eat much bacon) than I do. In truth, it doesn't bother me. I'd be
lying if I said I had never once felt a little funny about the reversal
of traditional roles, but its pretty rare and not terribly serious.
Besides, um, I get to stay home. So I was curious whether Mr. Stefani
was equally enlightened.
Well, there are problems, but not exactly the kind I described. Gwen is reportedly annoyed...
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