Biography & Autobiography Composers & Musicians
SpoonFed
My Life With The Spoons
- Publisher
- Manor House Publishing Inc
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2017
- Category
- Composers & Musicians, General, Personal Memoirs
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897453438
- Publish Date
- Aug 2017
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
With a string of smash hits — Nova Heart, Tell No Lies, Old Emotions, Romantic Traffic — the Spoons redefined the musical landscape and captured the hearts of fans everywhere. The Spoons toured extensively, playing sold—out shows with an array of fellow icons including Talking Heads, Police, Culture Club, Simple Minds and many more, during a decades—long journey—adventure that continues to this day.
The Spoons gold album Arias & Symphonies was named one of the 20 Most Influential Albums of The '80s by The Chart Magazine and Nova Heart was recently included in Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Singles.
SpoonFed is the compelling life story of Gord Deppe, the Spoons' driving creative force, principal songwriter, lead singer and lead guitarist, whose creative vision defined one of the most influential and original bands of the “80s and beyond.
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Contributor Notes
As singer, guitar player and songwriter for the Canadian new wave band the Spoons, Gord Deppe has been in the music business for over thirty years.
Born in Vancouver, B.C., his family moved back and forth between Canada and Germany several times before finally settling in Burlington, Ontario. There, in 1980, fresh out of high school, Gord, Sandy Horne, Rob Preuss and Derrick Ross would go on to make Spoons a different kind of household word. The young band would also catch the wave of a brand new video—driven phenomenon that was about to hit TV screens nationwide.
The video for their hit Nova Heart would be aired on the very first broadcast of MuchMusic. Romantic Traffic, shot in the subways of Toronto, remains as one of the most iconic Canadian music videos of all time. Gord and the Spoons have stayed active to this day, continuing to record new music and perform across the country. This is Gord's first published book.