Biography
Xavier Rudd, born in 1978, grew up in Torquay, Victoria where he attended St. Joseph's College, Geelong. Rudd showed a keen interest in music growing up. Before his solo career he began playing music as part of the band 'Xavier and the Hum'. He drew inspiration from artists such as Leo Kottke, Ben Harper, Natalie Merchant and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, as well as music from diverse sources, such as Hawaii and Native American music. Xavier has two sons, Joaquin and Finojet. Rudd is a vegetarian, and was awarded PETA's annual "World's Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity" award for 2007. Xavier has also received Paul Watson Sea Shepherds Rock the Boat award.
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