Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani’s son, Kingston has chose there pathway. The Bush frontman gushed about the 17-year-old’s songwriting skills Friday, comparing the teenager to Justin Bieber.
“I got him a Logic studio for Christmas,” the musician, 57, told Us Weekly. “He’s got my whole [guitar] pedal rig, a bunch of vintage guitars, all this stuff. I’ve helped him out to have a nice setup, but that is it.”
Rossdale noted that besides “recording … for himself,” Kingston has been “work[ing] with other people and [writing] some way legit, Justin Bieber-quality singles.”
He gushed about the teen’s “ear for melody,” adding, “I’m like, ‘Oh, God. It’s really good. I can’t believe it.’”
Rossdale further highlighted that his and Stefani’s eldest child is “intentional” about keeping his musical interests “independent” from his famous parents.
“I wish he were really deeply into [my music], but he’s not,” the guitarist admitted. “He’s into the [Smashing] Pumpkins, which is great. They’re an incredible band.
“What’s so strange, anthropologically, is that he does not quiz me about stuff,” Rossdale continued. “He has to break away from me and discover things [and] almost distance himself from me, which is painful.”
He and Stefani, 53, welcomed Kingston in 2006, followed by sons Zuma, now 15, and Apollo, now 9, in 2008 and 2014, respectively.
The former couple called it quits in 2015, with the No Doubt singer moving on with her fellow “Voice” judge Blake Shelton. Kingston performed publicly for the first time at the 47-year-old country singer’s Oklahoma bar, Ole Red, last month.
