Since I know you don't get the chance to read R&R from cover to cover each week, I pulled a quote for inspiration from Erica Farber's recent profile on Sean Hannity. His career highlight? "That every step of the way with every new thing I tried, from the college station; driving across the country to Huntsville, AL; driving in to Atlanta; trying television for the first time -- everything -- there was a part of me that was scared to death to do it, and I just plowed through and dug down deep and did it anyway. I would break through that comfort zone every time. Had I let my fear consume me at any point along the way, I wouldn't be where I am today."

New Life From No Doubt
New life for your playlist comes to Hot AC courtesy of No Doubt next week. "It's My Life," the first single from the quartet's retrospective collection, The Singles 1992-2003, is Going For Adds at the format. "It feels like the right time to release this collection because it closes a chapter," says bassist Tony Kanal. "This is the recap of an incredible journey that we had, and it sets the tone for what will come in the future. We decided not to call it 'Greatest Hits' because that sounded too final ... there's more to come from us as a band." A four-disc (two-CD, two-DVD) limited-edition deluxe box set titled Boom Boom will be released Nov. 25. The CDs include The Singles and Everything in Time (B-Sides, Rarities, Remixes), the latter of which contains seven previously unreleased tracks. As for the DVDs, they are The Videos 1992-2003 and Live in the Tragic Kingdom. No Doubt will also release the concert DVD Rock Steady Live in November. The video for "It's My Life" (a cover of the 1984 hit by the U.K. band Talk Talk) was just filmed with director Dave LaChapelle and will arrive at video outlets soon.