Gavin Rossdale
Rossdale in August 2005
Background information
Birth name	Gavin McGregor Rossdale
Born	30 October 1965 (1965-10-30) (age 42)
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Grunge Post-grunge Hard rock
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Label(s)	Interscope Records
Associated acts	Bush Institute
Website	www.gavinrossdale.com

Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1967)^[1] is a British musician most famous for being the lead singer and guitarist of the former British rock band, Bush, and later the lead singer and guitarist of Institute, which broke up in 2006 after only one album. He is married to Gwen Stefani. They have one son, Kingston (2006), and are expecting their second child in 2008. Image File history File links GavinRossdale. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Grunge music (sometimes also referred to as the Seattle Sound) is an independent-rooted music genre that became a commercially successful offshoot of hardcore punk, thrash metal, and alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of grunge music. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Bush was a post-grunge band from the UK, formed in 1992. ... Institute is an alternative rock band featuring Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... For the popular-music magazine, see Musician (magazine). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... This article is about the genre. ... A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who perform instrumental or vocal music. ... Bush was a post-grunge band from the UK, formed in 1992. ... Institute is an alternative rock band featuring Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. ...

Biography

Rossdale was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Lucy Stephan (b. Scotland) and Douglas Rossdale (a doctor of Russian Jewish descent whose surname was originally Rosentar).^[2] His parents divorced when he was eleven years old, and he was raised primarily by his father and aunt. His mother remarried and moved to South Tampa, Florida. Rossdale has a younger sister, Soraya, and an older one, Lorraine. For other uses, see Kilburn (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Tampa redirects here. ...

Rossdale modelled briefly, producing some fashion shots with good friend and former lover, Marilyn. He learned to play bass guitar after hanging out with his sister Lorraine's boyfriend, who was in a band called The Nobodyz, but he switched to rhythm guitar. At 17, he left the 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 many 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 before returning to England where he hooked up with future manager Dave Dorrell (MARRS), whom he had met in LA. 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. For other uses, see Westminster School (disambiguation). ... Production assistant is a movie term for a person responsible for various odd jobs, such as stopping traffic, acting as couriers, getting items from craft service, etc. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Born in London in 1966, Sacha Gervasi is an English screenwriter whose directorial debut, Anvil! The Story of Anvil premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008. ... Sixteen Stone is a post-grunge album released by Bush in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ...

Bush

Main article : Bush
Gavin was the lead singer/songwriter for the UK post-grunge rock band Bush. Their first album, Sixteen Stone (1994), was a huge commercial success. Almost overnight, Bush went from playing small pubs in London to headlining arenas in the US, the result of extensive, non-stop touring. However, some critics labelled them as an inferior derivative of bands such as Nirvana and Pixies, and this criticism followed them throughout their career as a band. In particular, Rossdale's forced, raspy singing voice and random, stream of consciousness-style lyrics were dismissed by some as an imitation of Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain. Although the band reached superstar status in the U.S., they failed to have much impact in the UK, which at the time was rather preoccupied with Britpop. The sole exception to this was their single "Swallowed", which reached #7 in the UK charts. A change in record labels, management and an extended hiatus did not bode well for the band, who unofficially split in 2002. Bush was a post-grunge band from the UK, formed in 1992. ... This article is about the American grunge band. ... The Pixies are an American alternative rock music group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1986. ... In literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a literary technique which seeks to portray an individuals point of view by giving the written equivalent of the characters thought processes. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. ...

Bush's albums include Razorblade Suitcase (recorded by Steve Albini), Deconstructed, The Science of Things, and Golden State, none of which matched the sales success of the debut album, Sixteen Stone. Razorblade Suitcase is a 1996 album released by the British post-grunge band Bush. ... Steve Albini (born July 22, 1962, Pasadena, California) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist, audio engineer and music journalist. ... Deconstructed is the third album released by the band post-grunge band, Bush. ... The Science Of Things is an album made by the post-grunge band Bush in the year 1999, released by Trauma Records. ... Golden State is a 2001 album released by the British post-grunge band, Bush. ... Sixteen Stone is a post-grunge album released by Bush in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ...

After Bush

In 2004, after Bush had been on hiatus for two years, Rossdale formed Institute. Their first album, Distort Yourself, released September 13, 2005 achieved moderate success and the single "Bullet-proof skin" was used in the motion picture Stealth. Institute is an alternative rock band featuring Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. ... Distort Yourself is the debut album by Institute, a side project of Bushs frontman Gavin Rossdale. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stealth is a 2005 action/adventure thriller starring Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel & Josh Lucas. ...

Rossdale made a song titled "Adrenaline" for the soundtrack of the movie xXx, which is featured during the end credits. The song was also the official theme song for WWE's Unforgiven pay-per-view event in September 2002. Look up XXX in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... Unforgiven is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment, which has been held in September since the 1999 edition. ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ...

He also guest appeared for Blue Man Group's "The Current" and is featured in its video. The song was used in the ending credits of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. For the novel by Kin Platt, see The Blue Man. ... Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (commonly abbreviated T3) is a 2003 movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, and Kristanna Loken. ...

In 2005, Rossdale appeared in the motion picture Constantine (2005) playing the villain Balthazar. Rossdale has also appeared in the films Zoolander (2001), The Mayor of Sunset Strip (2003), Little Black Book (2004), and The Game of Their Lives (2005). He also co-starred in the heist film How to Rob a Bank alongside Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen. Rossdale can next be seen in the crime/drama/horror film "Frost Flowers", due out in 2009. This page documents the movie of the name. ... Zoolander is a 2001 comedy film directed by Ben Stiller. ... For the Belinda Carlisle song, see Little Black Book (song). ... The Game of Their Lives is a 2005 drama film, directed by David Anspaugh. ... How To Rob A Bank is an independent film in which a slacker (Nick Stahl) and a bank employee (Erika Christensen) become caught in a bank robbery, and they are the ones who set out to arbitrate the intense situation. ... Stahl at the Terminator 3 premier. ... Erika Jane Christensen (born August 19, 1982) is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic (2000) and The Perfect Score (2004), among others. ...

In 2007, Rossdale announced o his website that he was working on new music for a solo album. He wrote that he was very happy with the sound of the album, citing he went back to his roots with Bush. Rossdale's single, "Can't Stop the World," is the introduction theme to Fox's programme, Drive. FOX redirects here. ... Drive is an American television series created by Tim Minear and Ben Queen and produced by Minear, Queen, and Greg Yaitanes. ...

In 2007, he covered John Lennon's "Mind Games" for the album Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur. Later that year, Gavin finished recording his first solo record entitled Wanderlust. It will be released June 3rd 2008. Gwen Stefani, Rossdale's wife, sings on the track "Drive."^[3] He also made a guest appearance on the DT8 Project album Perfect World, taking lead vocals and co-writing the track Falling. Mind Games is John Lennons fourth post-Beatles solo album, and was recorded and released in 1973. ... // Darren Tate aka DT8 is an international producer and club DJ born in London, England on 22nd October 1972. ...

On April 1st 2008 the first single from WANDERlust, "Love Remains The Same", was released through digital retailers.

In 2008, Rossdale appeared on "Ellen" May 23rd and performed "Love Remains The Same". He also performed on the June 6th episode of Late Night with David Letterman.

The official music video for "Love Remains The Same" is now released on AOL and can also be found on Youtube as well as Rossdale's official Myspace page.

On AOL's music page Gavin Rossdale has 6 videos from AOL Sessions. He performed 4 new songs and the Bush songs "Comedown" and "Letting The Cables Sleep"

Yahoo Music has a Pepsi Smash Yahoo Cover Art special and Gavin Rossdale performed a cover of Crowded House's "Dont Dream Its Over" and also his own hit single "Love Remains The Same". The Videos are on the Yahoo! music page.

Personal life

Rossdale's wife, Gwen Stefani

Rossdale has homes in Primrose Hill, London and California, and is a regular on the celebrity tennis circuit in the latter. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 429 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (848 × 1,186 pixels, file size: 264 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 429 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (848 × 1,186 pixels, file size: 264 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... , Primrose Hill is a hill located on the north side of Regents Park in north London, and also the name for the surrounding district. ... This article is about the U.S state. ...

In 2004, it was revealed that he was the father of Pearl Lowe's daughter, Daisy Lowe (b. 1989). Rossdale and Lowe had a former relationship and Rossdale had been the godfather of Daisy. Pearl Lowe (b. ...

On September 14, 2002 Rossdale married Gwen Stefani, American pop-rock singer and lead singer of the ska punk 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).^{[4] [5]} In January of 2008, Gavin's father confirmed that Gwen is pregnant with the couple's second child.^[6] is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (pronounced [1]), is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and occasional actress. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... This article is about the genre. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see No Doubt (disambiguation). ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Loveline is a syndicated radio call-in program in the United States, Canada and Mexico, offering medical and relationship advice to listeners, often with the assistance of guests, including actors and members of popular bands. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a hospital located in Los Angeles, California. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ...

Discography

Bush

• Sixteen Stone (1994) 6x Platinum
• Razorblade Suitcase (1996) 3x Platinum
• Deconstructed (1997) Gold
• The Science of Things (1999) Platinum
• Golden State (2001)

Sixteen Stone is a post-grunge album released by Bush in 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... Razorblade Suitcase is a 1996 album released by the British post-grunge band Bush. ... Deconstructed is the third album released by the band post-grunge band, Bush. ... The Science Of Things is an album made by the post-grunge band Bush in the year 1999, released by Trauma Records. ... Golden State is a 2001 album released by the British post-grunge band, Bush. ...

Institute

• Distort Yourself (2005) #81 US

Distort Yourself is the debut album by Institute, a side project of Bushs frontman Gavin Rossdale. ...

Solo

• WANDERlust (2008) #33 US

Singles

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References

External links

• Official Site
• Official MySpace
• Gavin Rossdale at the Internet Movie Database
• Gavin Rossdale at Allmusic
• Gavin Rossdale at LyricWiki