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Gavin McGregor Rossdale's early days were so humble & quiet, none of his friends could forsee fame in his future. Born in London on October 30, 1967, Gavin spent hid formative years living with his doctor father and older sister in the affluent end of North London. Apparently, young Gavin was so shy, he didn't even speak until he was 4 years old. When he wanted something, he'd point to it. The adorable tot's first word was "cookie."
As a teenager, the six-foot-one rock-star-to-be tried out for a top London soccer team (they call it "football") and even played semi-pro ball until he took to music more seriously. Why did he give up on a potential career as a sports hero? The ladies' man couldn't handle all the machismo in the locker room, but he also once admitted, "I couldn't bear not hanging out with the girls."
His perfectly cleft chin, sharp cheekbones and untamed locks have given photographers many a Gavin photo op, but he only cashed in on his otherworldly good looks on one occasion. "OK, someone approached me in the street, and I did a modeling job to feed my ego, but it was just once," Gavin once shruged. Of course, Gavin knows that it's only his throaty growl and introspective lyrics that pack stadiums full of shrieking girls.
Like lots of us, Gavin got into music by listening to his older siblings' records. His sis even let him tail after her, introducing him to girls & the punk scene. "My sister bleached my hair when I was 11. All her friends used to pull me around the corner and kiss me," he once remembered in one of his interviews.
Even though he's got all the trappings of a huge star, it's the simple things that bring a smile to that chiseled. Gavin is blissfully happy when he's with someone he loves.
As for his reported laisons with a certain blonde goddess--it's true: Gavin is still officially dating No Doubt darling Gwen Stefani. On tour, Bush members would tease their mate singing "Everything Gwen," a pun on their monster hit "Everyhting Zen." Before his intrest in Gwen sparked, Gavin was often seen with the rambunctious Courtney Love. Even post-breakup, the two remain friends. Courtney still says Gavin's supersweet and she can't say anything mean about him. But Mr. Rossdale's first love is, and will always be, his Hungarian sheepdog, Winston, who's pic he carries in his wallet.
Although Bush is an incredible luminary in the United States, the band, is virtually unknown in its homeland. While recording Razorblade Suitcase, Bush's second album, at the famed Abbey Road studios in London, groups of giggling girls were trying to get a glimpse--but not of Gavin. When Gavin emerged, the girls begged for any info he might have on the teen-idol members of Take That, who were in the same studio at the time. They had no idea who Gavin was.
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