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Rip It Up, Issue 232, 1 December 1996, Page 7

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“All three of us stuck our hands out repeatedly and he pissed on them.” BILLY CORGAN on the help that failed to help drummer JIMMY CHAMBERLAIN keep his job. • “There is something about the secretary vibe that is a real turn-on. It’s nice when a woman can find an outfit that is sophisticated but also says, ‘Bend me over your desk at lunchtime!”’ DAVE NAVARRO of the RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS talks nice and dirty. • “I got married there too, all the loonies get married in Australia.” / ELTON JOHN explains MICHAEL JACKSON’S Oz nuptials. • “I used to be a literature major. I’d rather read Thomas Wolfe than Bret Elliot Easton — no, that’s the guy from the Cars.” The BLACK CROWES’ CHRIS ROBINSON fumbles his literary pretensions. • “It’s either Shanghai Surprise or it’s not.” Film critic COURTNEY LOVE on her acting debut in The People vs. Larry Flynt. • “There are advantages of being a star. But I think it sucks for the most part. I’d rather have a life.” R&“B crooner BABYFACE reflects on wealth without fame. • “It’s a lot harder to be a musician that doesn’t sell one record than one that does.? BUSH frontman GAVIN ROSSDALE on wealth with fame. • “Everyone knows I would never date a man who wears cowboy boots.” MADONNA lays down the law in her making-Evita diary. • “I don’t pay bills. I don’t pay rent. The only thing I pay is my phone bill and my car insurance.” GWEN STEFAN! of NO DOUBT on the perks of living with her parents.