This is a bio of No Doubt. I got this info from "The Story of No Doubt" by Kalen Rogers. I picked bits and pieces out of it as it is very long. If you want to know the whole story I suggest you buy the book. It's really cool. It's got great pics. It cost about $10 and well worth it. Questions or comments: E-mail me.

   ND was started in 1987 by Eric Stefani, his sister Gwen and their friend John Spence. The three went to Orange County Loara High School and were all friends. One day Eric came home from school with an import copy of the Madness single "Baggy Trousers," and things were never quite the same. From that moment on, Gwen "worshipped" the band known by most young Americans soley for the cheerful "Our House" single.

    John Spence was determined to be in a rock band, and was caught up in the wave of his friends Eric and Gwen's enthusiasm for ska, recognizing it as an easily emulated style of music for the novice. It was Spence whose catch-phrase was "no doubt," and so he, perhaps unintentionally, christened the band and was the front man, although Gwen shared his duties as vocalist. Their early gigs were local parties.

     The threesome soon became a foursome with the addition of Tony Kanal, a junior to Gwen's status as senior at the high school who played bass in the school jazz band. After a few months, Tony and Gwen began what was to be a seven year relationship, the end of which would inspire most of the songs on their 1996 number one album.

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