Table of Biography
Gavin Rossdale is a famous musician from England. Gavin Rossdale is widely known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the rock band Bush. Moreover, Rossdale was bestowed with the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement by the British Academy in 2013.
Early Life and Childhood
Gavin Rossdale was born in Marylebone, London, England on 30 October 1965. His full name is Gavin McGregor Rossdale. He is 57 years old with the zodiac sign Scorpio. Rossdale holds British nationality and follows the Christian religion.
Regarding his family background, he is the only son of Douglas Rossdale (Father) and Barbara Stephan (Mother). His father, Douglas is a doctor and his mother Barbara is a former model by profession. He grew up along with his two sisters and one half-sister.
He was raised by his father following the divorce of his parents when he was a small child. Early on, he developed an interest in music, and his sister’s boyfriend taught him how to play the bass guitar. He afterward picked up the rhythm guitar.
Gavin Rossdale – Education
Speaking of his educational background, At the age of 17, he left Westminster School to form his own band. Despite being well-liked in the clubs and releasing a few singles, his band, “Midnight,” was unable to achieve wider fame.
Career and Professional Life
Talking about his career, He relocated to Los Angeles for six months in 1991 in order to investigate more promising prospects. He took on a variety of odd occupations there, such as illustrators for video art and house painters.
He formed the band “Future Primitive” in 1992 after meeting playwright Sacha Gervasi, drummer Robin Goodridge, bassist Dave Parsons, and guitarist Nigel Pulsford upon his return to England.
The band adopted the name “Bush” and put out their debut album, “Sixteen Stone,” in 1994. The album became a best seller and was a huge success.
In 1996, they released “Razorblade Suitcase,” their second album. Despite the majority of critics’ reviews being unfavorable, this album peaked at number one on the Billboard 200.
Caption: Gavin Rossdale at a concert source: Rock N Roll Report.
In 1997, they issued the remix album “Deconstructed.” The album contained no new material; instead, it was an album of fully remixed versions of the band’s earlier hits.
The band’s album, “The Science of Things,” was released in 1999. Although it wasn’t as successful as the prior albums, the album nevertheless sold decently.
In 2001, the post-grunge record “Golden State” was released. Compared to the group’s other releases, the record did not do well and had extremely low sales.
In 2004, he joined forces with Charlie Walker, Cache Tolman, and Chris Traynor to establish the new alternative rock group “Institute.”
In 2005, the band published their somewhat successful debut album, “Distort Yourself.” However, the group did not fare well and disbanded in 2006.
Aside from music, he has appeared in a number of films, including How to Rob a Bank (2008), Little Black Book (2004), Zoolander (2001), and Constantine (2005).
Net Worth 2023
Gavin Rossdale has earned a huge amount of money through his hard work and brilliance. His estimated net worth is around $45 million in 2023.
Rossdale also earns a lot of wealth through collaboration with various brands. However, Gavin has not disclosed the identities of the companies he worked with.
Gavin Rossdale – Awards and Achievements
In 2013, he was granted the International Achievement Ivor Novello Award. British musicians and songwriters are honored with this award.
Personal Life
Regarding his love life, Rossdale dated Baby Animals lead vocalist Suze DeMarchi in the latter part of the 1980s. The song “Comedown” by Bush, featured on his 1994 album Sixteen Stone, is about their romance.
While Rossdale and Bush were on tour together in 1995, she got to know Gwen Stefani, lead vocalist of the rock group No Doubt.
In 1995 and 1996, Gavin dated Hole frontwoman and Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love for eight months while his relationship with Stefani was on hold.
Caption: Gavin Rossdale with Gwen Stefani source: HELLO! Magazine.
In 2002, Rossdale then wed Stefani. Between them, the two have three boys.
Citing irreconcilable differences, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale on August 3, 2015. The divorce was finalized in April of 2016.
From 2017 to 2018, Rossdale was romantically linked to German model Sophia Thomalla.
Further, He was identified as Daisy Lowe’s biological father in 2004 when singer Pearl Lowe’s daughter was born.
Body Measurements
Gavin Rossdale is very handsome and attractive undoubtedly. He has a perfect height of 6 feet 1 inch (187 cm/1.87 m) and weighs around 75 kg (165 lbs). In addition, Rossdale has a dark brown pair of eyes and dark brown hair color.
Gavin Rossdale – Social Media
He is active on his Instagram account @gavinrossdale with 309K followers. Moreover, He also has 410K followers on Twitter and 256K followers on Facebook.