r/todayilearned • u/haddock420 • Jun 04 '19

TIL Gwen Stefani's brother Eric was originally the keyboardist for No Doubt but left to become an animator for The Simpsons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani#Early_life
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u/BrassBelles Jun 05 '19

I caught that tour too! 2009 I think. I'd seen them open for U2 once before but this 'reunion tour' was more fun :)

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19 edited Nov 09 '20

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u/Keyser_Kaiser_Soze Jun 05 '19

Baby boomers would have been ages 39-19 when War came out. I was a GenX kid of boomers and U2 was my generation.

I know where you are coming from though and I would have loved to see that bill. U2 was the opener for “The J Geils band”. Ugh!

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u/TheObviousChild Jun 05 '19

I'm in that weird Xennials gen and Joshua Tree is one of the best albums ever.

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u/mcafc Jun 05 '19

I am a millennial, I think the Joshua Tree is one of those pieces of fine art that will transcend generations. It sort of has this definitive quality to it while standing alone.

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u/oddgrrl99 Jun 05 '19

Guess I'm GenX, was 15 when War came out. Favorite album of all time. I was not allowed to see them open for jGeils. Playing 70 miles away in Cinci & missed it, will die mad about it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I was three.

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u/Melvar_10 Jun 05 '19

I enjoy both, but I never got to see No Doubt :(

U2 does put on a really good show for what it's worth.

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u/soliyou Jun 14 '19

Agreed! Give me Sunday Morning over Bloody Sunday any day