Davey Havok
| Davey Havok | |
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Davey Havok in 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Paden Passaro |
| Born |
November 20, 1975 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | Ukiah, California, U.S. |
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Singer
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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David Paden Marchand (born November 20, 1975), best known by his stage name Davey Havok, is the lead vocalist of the American rock band AFI, the electronic music band Blaqk Audio, hardcore band XTRMST, and new wave band Dreamcar.
Havok is an outspoken advocate of the straight edge lifestyle and veganism.
Havok was born David Anthony Passaro, in Rochester, New York, and is of Italian ancestry. At the age of five, his father died, and when his mother later remarried he took on the surname of his stepfather, Marchand. When Havok was five years old, he and his family moved from Rochester to Ukiah, California. There, he attended Catholic school through eighth grade. He graduated from Ukiah High School in 1993. Following high school, Havok attended UC Berkeley as an English and Psychology double major. Following his sophomore year, his career with AFI took off and so Havok did not return to the university.
Davey Havok and his friends, Mark Stopholese and Vic Chalker, decided to start a band in high school, even though they did not own or play any instruments. Stopholese suggested that his friend, Adam Carson, might be able to fill the role of drummer because he owned a drum set. That band became AFI.
After high school, the band broke up when its members left for college. Havok attended UC Berkeley where he took on a double major in English and Psychology. There, he began writing lyrics which would later appear on Answer That and Stay Fashionable and Very Proud of Ya.
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