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Gavin Rossdale Profile |
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Birth Date: October 30, 1965
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Birth Place: Kilburn, London, England, UK
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Birth Name: Gavin McGregor Rossdale
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born October 30, 1965) was the lead
singer and guitarist of the former British rock group Bush,
and the current lead singer and guitarist of Institute.
Born in Kilburn, London, England, to parents Barbara Stephan
(b. Scotland) and Douglas Rossdale (a doctor of Russian
Jewish descent); they divorced when he was eleven years old
and he was raised primarily by his father and aunt (his
mother remarried and moved to Florida). He has a younger
sister, Soraya, and an older one, Lorraine (daughter called
Jade).
Rossdale modelled briefly, producing some embarrassing
fashion shots with good friend Marilyn. Gavin learned to
play bass guitar after hanging out with Lorraine's boyfriend
who was in a band called The Nobodyz, but switched to rhythm
guitar. At 17, he had left Westminster School, played
semi-professional football until side-lined by an injury,
and formed a band called Midnight (formerly Little Dukes),
which produced a couple of singles and a bunch of publicity
photos. In 1991, Gavin moved to Los Angeles for 6 months,
lived where he could, and took whatever part time jobs were
available, including production assistant on video shoots.
He spent some time in NYC with his good friend Bill MacAdam
before returning to England inspired to start a new band. He
hooked up with future manager Scottie Mac (SSM), whom he had
met in LA, around this time. In 1992, Gavin formed Future
Primitive, whose original line-up (under the name The
Diceheads) included screenwriter Sacha Gervasi, who left to
pursue a film-making career. The band changed its name to
Bush in the summer of 1994 and released the promo Sixteen
Stone.
Rossdale has homes in Primrose Hill, London and California,
and is a regular on the celebrity tennis circuit in the
latter.
In 2004, it was revealed that he was the father of Pearl
Lowe's 17-year-old daughter, Daisy Lowe, (b. 1989). Rossdale
and Lowe had a former relationship and Rossdale had been the
godfather of Daisy.
On September 14, 2002 Rossdale married Gwen Stefani, lead
vocalist of the rock band No Doubt. During an August 8, 2005
appearance on the radio show Loveline, Rossdale said that he
and Gwen preferred to keep their relationship entirely out
of the media. He also said that he grew up in a chaotic
home, and stated that having a stable environment for his
family was important to him. On May 26, 2006, they had a
son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, at the Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center in Los Angeles. Kingston weighed 7 pounds, 5
ounces (3.4 kilograms). |
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Other Information |
November 1996 - Releases album "Razorblade Suitcase" which
preceded the hit "Swallowed" and went up to the No. 1 spot
on the Billboard chart in its first week of release and
remained a strong seller during a season which saw new
albums by R.E.M., Pearl Jam, and even the Beatles spiraling
down in a hurry.
Engaged to singer/actress girlfriend, Gwen Stefani (lead
singer of No Doubt). [2001]
He is half Scottish.
After leaving Trauma records Rossdale's band Bush signed
with Atlantic Records in hope of gaining the publicity,
money and respect that they deserved. The result was the
album "Golden State". The album flew with critics who
praised the album as Bush's strongest outing yet. The album
however was not publicized well by Atlantic and despite a
sold out tour the album did not sell well. Bush has been
inactive since 2001.
Has a daughter named Daisy Lowe (b. 1989) from a brief fling
with fashion designer Pearl Lowe. Gavin remained good
friends with Daisy's mom and is even the girl's godfather,
but did not know he was her biological father until
recently, when the girl's mother told him he might be. He
took a DNA test in October 2004 which revealed he was in
fact her father.
Brother-in-law of Eric Stefani and Todd Stefani.
Has a Puli sheepdog named Winston who is featured on the
cover of Bush's debut album.
Gavin and his wife, Gwen Stefani, became the parents of a
boy, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, on May 26, 2006 in
Los Angeles.
Natural hair color is red. |
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