No Doubt, Gwen Stefani Bio
One of the most durable groups, No Doubt's roots go back to the late 1980's when John Spence, Eric Stefani and his sister Gwen formed a ska band and played the Anaheim party circuit. In early 1987, Tony Kanal, then a high school junior, caught No Doubt's act at Fender's Ballroom in Long Beach and soon after tried out and became the group's bass player. By summer, he had become the group's unofficial manager.
The group survived John Spence's suicide in December of 1987, though their initial reaction was to break up. In the spring of 1988, they were joined by heavy metal guitarist Tom Dumont. They built a considerable following opening for The Untouchables and Fishbone, as well as playing their own gigs. After shows they sold 3 and 5-song demo tapes. It was from the back of one of these tapes that Adrian Young found the phone number he called to get himself an audition as drummer. Though he exaggerated his experience, the group though he was a good fit and brought him on board.
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No Doubt, Gwen Stefani Quotes
"It's the hardest thing in the world just to be simple, to let the music and the words speak for what you're feeling and, hopefully, to share that feeling." ~ Gwen Stefani describing the music of No Doubt
"After fifteen years together you naturally create all kinds of rules about how things should be. There comes a time when you've got to throw the rules out and start all over again. That's what keeps it fun and interesting. For us that time has come." ~ Gwen Stefani describing the material on Rock Steady
