Navarone Garibaldi

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Navarone Garibaldi
Birth nameNavarone Garibaldi Garcia
Born (1987-03-01) March 1, 1987 (age 37)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Spouse(s)
Elisa Achilli
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(m. 2022)​

Navarone Garibaldi Garcia (born March 1, 1987) [1] is an American musician who serves as the lead singer of Them Guns. [2] He is the son of Priscilla Presley and the half-brother of Lisa Marie Presley.

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Early life

Garcia was born to actress Priscilla Presley and computer programmer Marco Garibaldi in Santa Monica, California. [3] As his mother was the former wife of Elvis Presley, media scrutiny was often focused on the family. Garcia's half-sister was Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's only child. [4]

Them Guns

Them Guns is a Los Angeles-based rock band made up of members Garcia (guitar/lead vocals), Kyle Hamood (lead guitar/vocals/keys), Bobby Vega (drums), and Chuck Holiday (bass). Santa Cruz Waves described their sound as "...a rock base, a tinge of surf/ska vocals, and funked out keys, a sound to satisfy the traditional, to alternative, to psychedelic rock music enthusiasts...birthed from the barrels of Them Guns". [5]

Garcia cites his musical influences as "Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Kings of Leon to the likes of the Chemical Brothers". [6]

In the United States, Them Guns have had sold-out shows at The Viper Room, The Troubadour in West Hollywood and many other rock venues. [7] Their UK debut was on April 4, 2013, at The Kings Head Club in Hoxton, east London. [8] It was the first time that The Kings Head Club had hosted a live band and the show was a private one. [9]

Personal life

Garcia is a reptile lover and collects reticulated pythons and Asian water monitors. [10]

On February 15, 2022, Garcia married Elisa Achilli at Schloss Hünigen Hotel in the Emmental Valley, Switzerland. [11]

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