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{{Short description|English singer and guitarist (born 1965)}}
[[Image:GavinRossdale.jpg|thumb|Gavin Rossdale on the cover of [[Rolling Stone]] magazine]]
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'''Gavin McGregor Rossdale''' (born [[October 30]],[[1965]])<ref>[http://www.westminster.org.uk/study/oww.asp Westminster alumni archive] - though the [http://www.gavin-rossdale.net/bio.php fan biography] claims the year is [[1967]]</ref> was the lead singer and [[guitar|guitarist]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] rock group [[Bush (band)|Bush]], and the current lead singer and guitarist of [[Institute (band)|Institute]].
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{{Infobox person
| name = Gavin Rossdale
| image = Gavin Rossdale.jpg
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| caption = Rossdale performing in 2016
| birth_name = Gavin McGregor Rossdale
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|10|30}}
| birth_place = [[Marylebone]], [[London]], England
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Gwen Stefani]]|2002|2016|reason=divorced}}
| children = 4, including [[Daisy Lowe]]
| website = {{URL|gavinrossdale.com}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
}}
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[post-grunge]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[grunge]]<ref name=Bracket2004/>
}}
| label = [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| current_member_of = [[Bush (British band)|Bush]]
| past_member_of = [[Institute (band)|Institute]]
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
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* [[Bush (British band)|Bush]]
* [[Institute (band)|Institute]]
* [[Apocalyptica (band)|Apocalyptica]]
}}
}}
}}
 
'''Gavin McGregor Rossdale''' (30 October 1965<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-30 |title=It's Gavin Rossdale's 50th Birthday: Here's Proof That He Hasn't Aged Since the 1990s, Plus More Stars Who've Stopped Time |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/710704/it-s-gavin-rossdale-s-50th-birthday-here-s-proof-that-he-hasn-t-aged-since-the-1990s-plus-more-stars-who-ve-stopped-time |access-date=2025-07-06 |website=E! Online}}</ref>) is an English musician, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band [[Bush (British band)|Bush]]. He helped form Bush in 1992. Upon the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for [[Institute (band)|Institute]] and later began a solo career. He resumed his role in Bush when the band reunited in 2010. In 2013, he received the British Academy's [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for International Achievement.
==Biography==
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Born in [[Kilburn]], [[London]], [[England]], to parents Barbara Stephan (b. [[Scotland]]) and Douglas Rossdale (a [[physician|doctor]] of [[Russia]]n [[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 an older sister, Soraya, and a younger one, Lorraine (daughter called Jade).
 
==Early life==
Rossdale modelled briefly, producing some embarrassing fashion shots with good friend [[Marilyn (musician)|Marilyn]]. Gavin learned to play bass guitar after hanging out with Soraya's boyfriend who was in a band called The Nobodyz, but switched to rhythm guitar. At 17, he had left [[Westminster School]], played semi-pro soccer 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 LA 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 inspired to start a new band. Hooked up with future manager Dave Dorrell ([[MARRS]]), 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 was born 30 October 1965,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/710704/it-s-gavin-rossdale-s-50th-birthday-here-s-proof-that-he-hasn-t-aged-since-the-1990s-plus-more-stars-who-ve-stopped-time|title=It's Gavin Rossdale's 50th Birthday: Here's Proof That He Hasn't Aged Since the 1990s, Plus More Stars Who've Stopped Time|date=30 October 2015|website=E! Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gavin-rossdale-mn0000190745|title=Gavin Rossdale |website=AllMusic|access-date=24 April 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gavin-rossdale/|title=Gavin Rossdale – Musician, Singer, Actor|date=19 March 2025|website=TV Insider}}</ref> in London, England.<ref name="auto"/> He is the son of Douglas Rossdale<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/grandpa-rossdale-says-gavin-sounds-great/|title=Grandpa Rossdale Says Gavin Sounds Great|website=People.com |last=Perry |first=Simon |date=22 August 2008}}</ref> and Barbara Stephan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/gavin-rossdale-mom-barbara-dead-after-long-torturous-fight-8783989|title=Gavin Rossdale's Mom Barbara Dies After 'Long Torturous Fight': 'The World Feels Lonelier'|website=People.com|last=DeSantis|first=Rachel|date=31 January 2025}}</ref> His mother was born in Scotland, whereas his father was of [[History of the Jews in Russia|Russian Jewish]] descent. His father's family's surname had been changed to Rossdale from Rosenthal.<ref>{{cite web |author=Interview: Gavin Rossdale Tweet Share |title=Interview: Gavin Rossdale |url=http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/backbeat/archives/146910.asp?from=blog_last3 |publisher=Blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com |date=23 August 2008 |access-date=17 October 2011 |archive-date=24 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224194405/http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/backbeat/archives/146910.asp?from=blog_last3 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-703-1.html |title=Interview with Constantine actor, Gavin Rossdale |publisher=Horror.com |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> Rossdale was unable to speak until the age of four.<ref name="MTV99">{{cite news |last=Tortorici |first=Frank |title=Bush's Gavin Rossdale |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/519419/bushs-gavin-rossdale/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917004617/http://www.mtv.com/news/519419/bushs-gavin-rossdale/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 September 2020 |access-date=15 September 2020 |publisher=MTV |date=29 October 1999}}</ref>
 
Rossdale's parents divorced when he was 11 years old.<ref name="SPIN96">{{cite news |title=Pretty on the Inside |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X1aghtVf0GEC&pg=PA64 |access-date=15 September 2020 |work=Spin |date=December 1996}}</ref> At around this time, Rossdale became interested in the then-current 1970s British [[punk rock]] phenomenon through his elder sister, Lorraine; Rossdale said in 1999: "everything I learned was from trying to hang out with [Lorraine's] friends. I was 12 when [punk] happened. At the top of our road was this record shop and I was always going in and getting one single at a time. That's why I've got [[X-Ray Spex]] and the [[Buzzcocks]], practically the first edition of everything."<ref name="twentyseven" /> The [[Sex Pistols]] were also an influence on Rossdale at the time, with Rossdale telling ''[[American Songwriter]]'' in 2021 that they "changed his life" and that he "fell in love" with them "when I was 11 or 12 years old", having seen them "swearing at [[Bill Grundy]] on the TV."<ref name="batlin">{{cite news |last1=Batlin |first1=Steve |title=Gavin Rossdale Talks Political Writing, Patti Smith, Sex Pistols and More on 'People Have the Power' Podcast |url=https://americansongwriter.com/gavin-rossdale-talks-political-writing-patti-smith-sex-pistols-and-more-on-people-have-the-power-podcast/ |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=American Songwriter |date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
 
Beginning in 1979, Rossdale was educated at the independent [[Westminster School]]. Rossdale disliked his time at the school, as he was the target of [[bullying]].<ref>Nine, Jennifer, ''Like the English Sun: The Official Story of Bush''. Virgin, 1999, p. 15</ref>
 
==Music career==
===Before Bush===
During the 1980s,<ref name="Boone" /> Rossdale formed a [[Pop music|pop]] band called Midnight with Sacha Puttnam.<ref name="Boone">{{cite news |last=Boone |first=Brian |title=Bush: the Untold Truth |url=https://www.grunge.com/196513/the-untold-truth-of-bush/ |access-date=4 August 2020 |work=Grunge |date=24 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="AM" /> Despite touring as far afield as Ireland and enjoying support slots for artists including [[Big Country]] and [[Cyndi Lauper]],<ref name="twentyseven">{{cite book |last=Nine |first=Jennifer |title=Bush: Twenty-seventh Letter: the Official History |date=1999 |publisher=Virgin |isbn=9780753501894 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdL0GIkAkycC |access-date=26 July 2020}}</ref> his band saw little success after releasing two singles.<ref name="Boone" /><ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |title=Gavin Rossdale - Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gavin-rossdale-mn0000190745/biography |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref>
 
Rossdale later became a member of the group The Little Dukes.<ref name="twentyseven" /> According to Alex Tate, the Little Dukes' music was contrary to Rossdale's musical preferences at the time.<ref name="twentyseven" /> After travelling to Los Angeles and New York City with the hope of being signed to a record label,<ref name="twentyseven" /> and crossing paths with a future Bush manager,<ref name="twentyseven" /> the band broke up in autumn 1991.<ref name="twentyseven" />
 
===Bush===
{{main|Bush (British band)}}
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 (band)|Nirvana]] and [[Pixies]], and this criticism followed them throughout their career as a band. In particular, Rossdale's throaty 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 on the Brit-Pop riddled UK charts, the lone exception being their single "Swallowed", which reached #7. A change in record labels, management and an extended hiatus did not bode well for the band, who unofficially split in 2002.
 
In 1992, Rossdale established the [[grunge]] band Bush,<ref name="twentyseven" /> initially known as Future Primitive,<ref name="twentyseven" /> as its vocalist and rhythm guitarist after befriending lead guitarist Nigel Pulsford in November 1991.<ref name=Bracket2004>{{cite book|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan |editor-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|editor-link2=Christian Hoard|publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4 |year=2004 |pages=122 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8|url={{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=t9eocwUfoSoC|page=122}}}}</ref><ref name="twentyseven" /> Their debut album, ''[[Sixteen Stone]]'' (1994), was a huge commercial success.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 BEST HARD ROCK ALBUMS OF 1994|website=[[Loudwire]] |date=20 May 2014 |url=http://loudwire.com/best-hard-rock-albums-1994/|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
Bush's albums include "Sixteen Stone", ''[[Razorblade Suitcase]]'' (produced by [[Steve Albini]]), ''[[The Science of Things]]'', and ''[[Golden State (album)|Golden State]]'', none of which matched the sales success of the debut album.
 
Bush's follow-up albums include ''[[Razorblade Suitcase]]'', ''[[Deconstructed (Bush album)|Deconstructed]]'', ''[[The Science of Things]]'', and ''[[Golden State (album)|Golden State]]''. Each had commercial success, making Bush one of the best-selling rock groups of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bush Billboard Singles Chart |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p141705/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=28 August 2010}}</ref> Although the band reached superstar status in the US, they failed to have much impact in the UK.<ref>[http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/music/news/article.aspx?cp-documentid=8462760 Albums of the week]{{dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}, at Entertainment.uk</ref> The main exception to this was the UK chart success of the album ''Razorblade Suitcase'' (number 4) and its single "Swallowed" (number 7). A change in record labels and management did not bode well for the band, who disbanded in 2002.<ref name="band"/>
===After Bush===
In 2004, after Bush had been on hiatus for two years, Rossdale formed [[Institute (band)|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 (movie)|Stealth]]''.
 
On 21 June 2010, it was announced that Bush would return and planned to release a new album. ''[[The Sea of Memories]]'' was released on 13 September 2011.<ref name="band">{{cite magazine |title=Bush Is Back With New Lineup & First Album in a Decade |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467619/bush-is-back-with-new-lineup-first-album-in-a-decade |magazine=Billboard |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> Bush have since released five more albums: ''[[Man on the Run (album)|Man on the Run]]'' in 2014, ''[[Black and White Rainbows]]'' in 2017, ''[[The Kingdom (Bush album)|The Kingdom]]'' in 2020, ''[[The Art of Survival (album)|The Art of Survival]]'' in 2022 and ''I Beat Loneliness'' in 2025.
Rossdale was featured on the [[Sony Pictures]] ''[[XXX (film)|XXX]]'' [[soundtrack]] in 2002 with a song called "Adrenaline." The song was also the official theme song for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] (WWE)'s ''[[WWE Unforgiven|Unforgiven]]'' [[pay-per-view]] event in September 2002.
 
===Other projects===
In 2005 Rossdale appeared in the motion picture ''[[Constantine (movie)|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).
Rossdale performed a song entitled "Adrenaline" for the soundtrack of the film ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'', which features it during the end credits. This song was also the official theme song for [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]'s ''[[WWE Unforgiven|Unforgiven]]'' [[pay-per-view]] event in September 2002 and also was [[The Undertaker]]'s Desire/Tribute theme of that same year.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} He also guest appeared for [[Blue Man Group]]'s "[[The Current (song)|The Current]]" and is featured in its video. This song was used in the ending credits of ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terminator 3 Ending Titles (Credits) Theme Song – Going Down| date=9 January 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0k5s035Jgc| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211114/G0k5s035Jgc| archive-date=2021-11-14 | url-status=live|via=YouTube|access-date=11 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Blue Man Group Featuring Gavin Rossdale - The Current |date=2003 |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/288742-Blue-Man-Group-Featuring-Gavin-Rossdale-The-Current |access-date=2025-07-19 |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2004, after Bush had been on hiatus for two years, Rossdale formed [[Institute (band)|Institute]]. Their album, ''[[Distort Yourself]]'', released on 13 September 2005 achieved moderate success and the single "Bullet Proof Skin" was used in the motion picture ''[[Stealth (movie)|Stealth]]''. In an interview published in November 2008, Rossdale noted that the Institute record was, "for all intents and purposes, a solo record. It was just a bad marketing decision to call it something else."<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Gavin+Rossdale%3A+Wanderlust/ |title = Gavin Rossdale: Wanderlust |publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]] |date = 21 November 2008 |access-date = 21 November 2008 }}</ref> Institute broke up in 2006, after one album.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
 
[[File:GavinRossdale.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Rossdale in August 2005]]
 
Rossdale's single, "Can't Stop the World", was the introduction theme to [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s programme, ''[[Drive (2007 TV series)|Drive]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} In 2007, he covered John Lennon's "[[Mind Games (John Lennon song)|Mind Games]]" for the album ''[[Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur]]''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}} Rossdale's first solo record, entitled ''[[WANDERlust (Gavin Rossdale album)|Wanderlust]]'', was released 3 June 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/gavin-rossdale-wanderlust-2496146715.html|title=Gavin Rossdale: WANDERLust|date=10 June 2008|website=PopMatters|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref> Gwen Stefani, Rossdale's then-wife, sang background vocals on the track "Can't Stop The World", with other vocalists on the album including [[Shirley Manson]], [[Katy Perry]] and [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Self |first=Mindless |url=http://www.buzznet.com/web/music/journals/entry/2079511/ |title=Gavin Rossdale returns with solo LP |publisher=Buzznet.com |date=8 October 2011 |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007051124/http://www.buzznet.com/web/music/journals/entry/2079511/ |archive-date=7 October 2008 }}</ref> Bush and Institute guitarist [[Chris Traynor]] also played on the album. He also made a guest appearance on the [[Darren Tate|DT8 Project]] album ''Perfect World'', taking lead vocals and co-writing the track ''Falling''.{{Citation needed|date=August 2019}}
 
On 1 April 2008 the first single from ''WANDERlust'', "Love Remains The Same", was released through digital retailers. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at Number 76, rising to 27 in October 2008, giving Rossdale his first Top 40 hit since the days when he fronted the post-grunge band [[Bush (British band)|Bush]]. Rossdale mounted a full-scale solo tour in Spring 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Gavin+Rossdale%3A+Wanderlust/ |title = Gavin Rossdale: Wanderlust |publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]] |date = 21 November 2008 |access-date = 21 November 2008 }}</ref> Of the album's title, Rossdale said, "I just liked it because it's kind of sexy enough, it's powerful, it's one word. Wanderlust sums up that desire for music and for singing and performing and this life."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/blogs/music/2008/11/my-exclusive-interview-with-ga.html |title=''Teen Vogue'' interview |work=[[Teen Vogue]] |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref>
 
Rossdale also provides the vocals for the [[Apocalyptica]] song "[[End of Me (Apocalyptica song)|End of Me]]", which is the lead single from their 2010 album, ''[[7th Symphony (album)|7th Symphony]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apocalyptica.com/de/music/7th-symphony |title=7th Symphony |publisher=Apocalyptica.com |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929032636/http://www.apocalyptica.com/de/music/7th-symphony |archive-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>
 
Rossdale was a judge for the tenth annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |title=Past Judges |publisher=Independent Music Awards |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713024722/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Rossdale was awarded in the [[Ivor Novello Awards]], for International Achievement in Songwriting,<ref>{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Brown |title=Emeli Sande biggest winner at 58th Ivor Novello awards |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |___location=London |date=16 May 2013}}</ref> which was presented to him by [[Chris Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Emeli Sandé, Calvin Harris, Noel Gallagher win Ivor Novello awards|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a482106/emeli-sande-calvin-harris-noel-gallagher-win-ivor-novello-awards.html#~oY6jLTqYeGqlI8|work=Digital Spy|date=16 May 2013 |access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ivor Novello 2013: Calvin Harris makes dance breakthrough at songwriter awards|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/ivor-novello-2013-calvin-harris-makes-dance-breakthrough-at-songwriter-awards-8619668.html|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> On 27 October 2017, Rossdale sang with [[Linkin Park]] at their [[Linkin Park and Friends – Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington|special memorial concert]] in memory of vocalist [[Chester Bennington]]. He performed the song "[[Leave Out All the Rest]]."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Brett |date=2017-10-28 |title=Watch Gavin Rossdale & Alanis Morissette Front Linkin Park |url=https://www.alternativenation.net/watch-gavin-rossdale-alanis-morissette-front-linkin-park/ |access-date=2025-07-19 |website=Alternative Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Acting career==
Rossdale acted in the film ''[[Constantine (film)|Constantine]]'' (2005), playing the half-demon Balthazar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Interview with Constantine actor, Gavin Rossdale|url=http://www.horror.com/php/article-703-1.html|publisher=horror.com|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> He has also appeared in ''[[Zoolander]]'' (2001), ''[[Mayor of the Sunset Strip]]'' (2004), ''[[Little Black Book (film)|Little Black Book]]'' (2004), ''[[The Game of Their Lives (2005 film)|the Game of Their Lives]]'' (2005), ''[[How to Rob a Bank (2007 film)|How to Rob a Bank]]'' (2007), and ''[[The Bling Ring]]'' (2013). Additionally, he featured in the crime drama television series ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' in the episode "[[Criminal Minds season 5#Episodes|The Performer]]" (2009), portraying a rock star named Paul Davies who takes a [[vampire]]-like [[alter ego]] named Dante whose music is involved in a string of exsanguination murders.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gavin Rossdale Stars As A Rocking Vampire on Tonight's 'Criminal Minds'|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/11/criminal-minds-gavin-rossdale/|publisher=MTV|access-date=11 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141211021224/http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/11/criminal-minds-gavin-rossdale/|archive-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> Rossdale was also in the eighth episode of season 5 of ''[[Burn Notice]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Gavin Rossdale, 'NCIS' veteran to guest on 'Burn Notice' -- EXCLUSIVE|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/06/01/gavin-rossdale-to-guest-on-burn-notice-exclusive/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> and he played the villain Johnny Moreau in the 100th episode of ''[[Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series)|Hawaii Five-0]]'' in November 2014. In 2021, he starred alongside [[Bella Thorne]] in the thriller film ''[[Habit (2021 film)|Habit]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gavin Rossdale Talk in Hawaii, Other Shows He's Love to Do, and More|date=7 November 2014 |url=https://collider.com/gavin-rossdale-ihawaii-five-0-interview/|publisher=collider.com|access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
 
==Personal life==
[[File:Anna Wintour, Mirka Federer, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale at the 2010 US Open 02.jpg|thumb|Rossdale and then-wife [[Gwen Stefani]] with [[Mirka Federer]] at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010 US Open]]]]
Rossdale has homes in [[Primrose Hill]], London and [[California]], and is a regular on the celebrity tennis circuit in the latter.
In the late 1980s, Rossdale dated [[Suze DeMarchi]], lead singer for the Australian band [[Baby Animals]]. Bush's song "[[Comedown (song)|Comedown]]" from 1994's ''[[Sixteen Stone]]'' is about their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/music/suze-demarchi-is-ready-to-rock/story-e6frf9hf-1111115288789|title=Suze DeMarchi from Baby Animals is ready to rock|last=Adams|first=Cameron|date=10 January 2008|work=Herald Sun|access-date=16 February 2013}}</ref>
 
In 1995, Rossdale met [[Gwen Stefani]], lead singer of the rock band [[No Doubt]], when Bush and No Doubt were on tour together.<ref>[http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/music/article/0,2792,DRMN_54_5515394,00.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010015201/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/music/article/0%2C2792%2CDRMN_54_5515394%2C00.html|date=10 October 2007}}</ref> During a break in his relationship with Stefani, Rossdale dated [[Hole (band)|Hole]] frontwoman and [[Kurt Cobain]]'s widow [[Courtney Love]] for eight months in 1995 and 1996.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Steven|last=Daly|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/bush-nirvanawannabes-19960418|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=17 October 2017|date=18 April 1996|title=Bush: Nirvanawannabes}}</ref> Rossdale then married Stefani in 2002. The two have three sons together; their sons were born in May 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1532630/gwen-stefani-delivers-baby-boy/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708222647/http://www.mtv.com/news/1532630/gwen-stefani-delivers-baby-boy/|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 July 2017|title=GWEN STEFANI DELIVERS BABY BOY|publisher=MTV News|date=26 May 2006|access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref> August 2008,<ref>{{cite web |last=Adler |first=Shawn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593321/gwen-stefani-gives-birth-second-son.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219224150/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593321/gwen-stefani-gives-birth-second-son.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2011 |title=Gwen Stefani Gives Birth To Second Son |publisher=MTV News |date=21 August 2008 |access-date=21 August 2008}}</ref> and February 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last=Deerwester |first=Jayme |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/03/01/gwen-stefani-baby/5926695/ |title=Gwen Stefani gives birth to third son, Apollo |work=USA Today |date=1 March 2014 |access-date=1 March 2014}}</ref> respectively. On 3 August 2015, Stefani filed for divorce from Rossdale, citing "irreconcilable differences."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lee |first1=Esther |title=Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale Split After 13 Years of Marriage: No Doubt Singer Files for Divorce |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gwen-stefani-gavin-rossdale-split-after-13-years-of-marriage-201538 |access-date=3 August 2015 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |agency=[[Jann Wenner|Wenner Media]] [[Limited liability company|LLC]] |date=3 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150804232009/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gwen-stefani-gavin-rossdale-split-after-13-years-of-marriage-201538 |archive-date=4 August 2015 |___location=United States |url-status=live}}</ref> The divorce was finalized in April 2016 sharing joint custody of their three children.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/gwen-stefani-and-gavin-rossdales-divorce-settlement-details-released/|title=Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale's Divorce Settlement Details Released|website=People|access-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>
 
[[Boy George]], in his 1995 autobiography ''[[Take It Like a Man (autobiography)|Take It Like a Man]]'', wrote that Rossdale had a relationship with Peter Robinson, also known as [[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]], in the 1980s. In a 1996 interview for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Rossdale responded, "That's George's take – he doesn't know me. There's a queue of people going to their lawyers about stuff in his book..I hope he manages to sell some books by putting my name in there."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/|title=Music News|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Elsewhere, both Rossdale and Robinson initially denied the story;<ref name="Stuff.co.nz_2364482">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/2364482/Gavin-Rossdale-is-gay-Boy-George |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223133906/http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/2364482/Gavin-Rossdale-is-gay-Boy-George |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 February 2013 |title=Gavin Rossdale 'gay' – Boy George |date=27 April 2009 |agency=[[Australian Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Stuff (company)]] |access-date=1 October 2011 }}</ref><ref name="intouchweekly.com">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.intouchweekly.com/2009/04/in_touch_exclusivemarilyn_gavi.php |title=Celebrity news and entertainment from |magazine=In Touch Weekly |date=22 April 2009 |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004030502/http://www.intouchweekly.com/2009/04/in_touch_exclusivemarilyn_gavi.php |archive-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> however, in 2003, Robinson dedicated the Marilyn single "Hold on Tight" to Rossdale, citing "the years of [their] passionate relationship" and featuring a photo of him and Rossdale on the cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Marilyn-Hold-On-Tight/release/1954162|title=Marilyn - Hold on Tight|website=[[Discogs]] |year=2003 }}</ref> In 2010, Rossdale acknowledged having had a relationship with Robinson, describing the relationship as experimentation and "part of growing up."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2010/10/report_gwen_stefanis_husband_g.html|title=Report: Gwen Stefani's husband Gavin Rossdale admits past relationship with a cross-dressing man|work=Post-Standard|date=13 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gavin-rossdale-admits-to_n_761413|title=Gavin Rossdale Admits To Gay Fling|date=13 October 2010|website=HuffPost}}</ref> Robinson had previously stated that he "had a five-year relationship with Gavin which he agreed to keep secret for the sake of his rock career" and called Rossdale "the love of my life."<ref name="intouchweekly.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/gavin-rossdale-admits-to-gay-relationship-with-80s-pop-star-marilyn-6524147.html|title=Gavin Rossdale admits to gay relationship with 80s pop star Marilyn|date=11 April 2012|website=The Standard}}</ref>
 
In 2004, a paternity test revealed that Rossdale was the father of [[Pearl Lowe]]'s daughter, [[Daisy Lowe]] (born 1989). Rossdale and Pearl had a brief relationship, and Rossdale had been Daisy's godfather.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,1007385_5,00.html#792553 |title=13 Celeb Shockers of 2004 – THE SECRET DAUGHTER – Celebs Up Close, Daisy Lowe, Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani |work=People |date=23 December 2004 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nymag.com/fashion/models/dlowe/daisylowe/ |title=Daisy Lowe – Fashion Model – Profile on New York Magazine |work=New York |date=27 January 1989 |access-date=17 October 2011 |archive-date=13 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613073824/http://nymag.com/fashion/models/dlowe/daisylowe/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/gavin_rossdale_-4/|title=Gavin Rossdale has a teenage lovechild|work=People |date=19 October 2004 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> Rossdale subsequently cut off all contact with Pearl and Daisy.<ref name="entertainment.timesonline.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2016442.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1 |work=The Times |___location=London | title=When the partys over | first=Janice | last=Turner | date=7 July 2007 | access-date=3 May 2010}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/channel/momhouston/photogallery/Celebrity_deadbeat_dads.html#20104949 |title=Celebrity deadbeat dads – Photo No.&nbsp;1|work=Houston Chronicle |date=22 January 2010 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/pearl-lowe-give/|title=Pearl Lowe writes memoir, lashes out at Gavin Rossdale|website=People|access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref> In 2009, however, several websites published photos of Daisy walking with Rossdale's son in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/805912-daisy-talking-to-rossdale-and-stefani-now |title=Daisy Lowe proves she back talking with dad Gavin Rossdale and stepmum Gwen Stefani |work=Metro|___location=UK |date=11 December 2009 |access-date=17 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bush-music.com/2009/12/10/daisy-lowe-goes-for-a-stroll-with-kingston-rossdale/ |title=» Daisy Lowe goes for a stroll with Kingston Rossdale Bush Music Fans |publisher=bush-music.com |date=11 December 2009 |access-date=17 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009025239/http://www.bush-music.com/2009/12/10/daisy-lowe-goes-for-a-stroll-with-kingston-rossdale/ |archive-date=9 October 2011}}</ref> Both Daisy and Rossdale said in 2010 that their relationship is good and based on respect.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/2017012035973/Gavin-Rossdale-daughter-Daisy-Lowe-overcame-broken-bond/ |title=Gavin Rossdale on Daughter Daisy: "It's More Like A Friendship" |work=Hello |date=20 January 2017 |access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
 
==Discography==
===Bush===
{{Main|Bush discography}}
 
*''[[Sixteen Stone]]'' (1994)
*''[[Razorblade Suitcase]]'' (1996)
*''[[Deconstructed (Bush album)|Deconstructed]]'' (1997)
*''[[The Science of Things]]'' (1999)
*''[[Golden State (album)|Golden State]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Sea of Memories]]'' (2011)
*''[[Man on the Run (album)|Man on the Run]]'' (2014)
*''[[Black and White Rainbows]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Kingdom (Bush album)|The Kingdom]]'' (2020)
*''[[The Art of Survival (album)|The Art of Survival]]'' (2022)
*''[[I Beat Loneliness]]'' (2025)
 
===Institute===
* ''[[Distort Yourself]]'' (2005)
 
===Solo===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Gavin+Rossdale&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts|title=Austrian Charts|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="ger">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=gavin&x=0&y=0&country=de|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140913133206/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=gavin&x=0&y=0&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 September 2014|title=charts.de|publisher=Officialcharts.de|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Gavin%20Rossdale&cat=a|title=Hit Parade|publisher=Hitparade.ch|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Wanderlust (Gavin Rossdale album)|WANDERlust]]''
|
* Released: 3 June 2008
* Label: [[Interscope Records]]
| 33
| 40
| 64
| 95
|}
 
====Singles====
In 2004, it was revealed that he was the father of [[Pearl Lowe]]'s 16-year-old daughter, Daisy Lowe. Rossdale and Lowe had a former relationship and Rossdale had been the godfather of Daisy.
=====As lead artist=====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"|title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref name="us">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/302651/gavin+rossdale/chart |title=Gavin Rossdale - Chart history |magazine=Billboard |access-date=24 August 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|US Main]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Alternative Songs|US Alt]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks|US Adult]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="ger"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Gavin+Rossdale&cat=s|title=Austrian Charts|publisher=Austriancharts.at|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Swiss Music Charts|SWI]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Gavin%20Rossdale&cat=s|title=Hit Parade|publisher=Hitparade.ch|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Adrenaline"
| 2002
| —
| 24
| 20
| —
| —
| 78
| 62
| —
| ''[[XXX (soundtrack)|XXX]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Love Remains the Same (song)|Love Remains the Same]]"
| 2008
| 27
| —
| 33
| 2
| 28
| 52
| 24
| 71
| rowspan="2"| ''WANDERlust''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Forever May You Run]]"
| 2009
| —
| —
| —
| 32
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
 
=====As featured artist=====
On [[September 14]], [[2002]] Rossdale married [[Gwen Stefani]], lead vocalist 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 welcomed a son, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, at the [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]. Kingston weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces (3.4 kilograms).<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/05/27/1148524919261.html], [http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=103779</ref> <ref>http://et.tv.yahoo.com/celebrities/14864/</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"|title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|US<br/>Main]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Alternative Songs|US<br/>Alt]]<br/><ref name="us"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br/><ref name="ger"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=Gavin+Rossdale&cat=s|title=Dutch Charts|publisher=Dutchcharts.nl|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3.5em;font-size:90%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_B.HTM|title=Chart Log UK|publisher=Zobbel.de|access-date=28 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[The Current (song)|The Current]]"<br/><small>([[Blue Man Group]] featuring Gavin Rossdale)</small>
| 2003
| —
| —
| —
| 96
| 93
| ''[[Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[End of Me (Apocalyptica song)|End of Me]]"<br/><small>([[Apocalyptica]] featuring Gavin Rossdale)</small>
| 2010
| 1
| 20
| 81
| —
| —
| ''[[7th Symphony (album)|7th Symphony]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Get It On (T. Rex song)|Bang A Gong]]"<br/><small>([[Santana (band)|Santana]] featuring Gavin Rossdale)</small>
| 2010
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''[[Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "DooM Dance"<br/><small>([[Gunship (band)|Gunship]] featuring [[Carpenter Brut]] and Gavin Rossdale)</small>
| 2023
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| ''Unicorn''
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
 
==NotesReferences==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}
*[http://www.institute.com/ institute.com]
*{{IMDb name|569962}}
*[http://www.gavin-rossdale.net/ gavin-rossdale.net]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p167687}}
* {{imdb name|id=0569962|name=Gavin Rossdale}}
*{{amg | id=11:zdivadokt8w6~T1|label=Gavin Rossdale}}
*[http://www.dreadcentral.com/index.php?name=Interviews&req=showcontent&id=68 Interview] with Gavin Rossdale for [[Constantine (film) | Constantine]] at [[Dread Central]]
 
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