Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965)[citation needed] is an English singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; upon its separation in 2002, he became the lead singer and guitarist for Institute, and later began a solo career. When performing solo, Rossdale plays songs from his musical libraries. He was ranked at 100 in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader. In 2013, Rossdale received the British Academy\'s Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement.\n', '

Rossdale was born in Marylebone, London,[citation needed] the son of Barbara Stephan (née Bowie) and Douglas Rossdale, a doctor. His mother was born in Scotland, whereas his father was of Russian-Jewish descent, with the family\'s surname originally being Rosenthal. His parents divorced when he was 11, and he was raised by his father and aunt. His mother remarried and moved to Tampa, Florida. Rossdale has a younger sister, Soraya, and an older sister, Lorraine. His half-sister, Georgina, is a doctor. Rossdale learned to play bass guitar after hanging out with Lorraine\'s boyfriend, who was in a band, but he switched to rhythm guitar.\n', '

At 17, Rossdale left Westminster School and formed a band called Midnight, which produced a couple of singles and many publicity photos. In 1991, Rossdale moved to Los Angeles for six months, lived wherever was available in the city, and took whatever part-time jobs he could, including as a production assistant on music video shoots. He then spent some time in New York City before returning to England, where he reconnected with his future manager Dave Dorrell (MARRS), whom he had previously met in Los Angeles. In 1992, Rossdale formed Future Primitive; its original line-up included Sacha Gervasi, who left to become a filmmaker. The band changed its name to Bush in the summer of 1994 and released the promo Sixteen Stone.\n', '

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