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American musician

David Paden Marchand (born David Paden Passaro, November 20, 1975), known professionally as Davey Havok, is an American singer and musician who is the lead vocalist of the rock band AFI, the synth-pop band Blaqk Audio, the hardcore punk band XTRMST, and the new wave band Dreamcar.

Among various other ventures, he performed lead vocals for Son of Sam's debut album and for fictional band My Purple Agony in the animated series Harvey Girls Forever!.

Havok is an outspoken advocate of the straight edge lifestyle^[1] and veganism.^[2]

Early life

Havok was born David Paden Passaro,^[3][4][5] in Rochester, New York on November 20, 1975.^[6] He is of Italian ancestry.^[3][7]

When Havok was age 5, his father died,^[8] and he and his mother moved from Rochester to Sacramento, California to be closer to family.^[10] His mother remarried and Havok took on