Boon Gould
Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould (born 4 March 1955, Shanklin, Isle of Wight) is an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42. He has been called 'Boon' since, at a very young age, an uncle of his commented to his mother that his apparent inability to cry was a 'real boon for the family'.
He was the guitarist of the band, and occasional saxophone player on their earliest albums. Boon is the brother of Phil Gould, who was the drummer and also a founding member of Level 42. Gould's tenure as a full-time member of Level 42 ended in 1987 after a period of sustained illness, nervous exhaustion culminating in him suffering panic attacks whilst on stage during a tour of the United States. Gould's health was not helped by him fully adopting the stereotypical lifestyle of a pop-star, and a poor diet whilst on tour. He was the first of the original members to quit full-time work with the group, although he continued writing lyrics with the group and was present during studio work for the Staring at the Sun album in 1988.
Charles Gould
Charles Gould may refer to:
Charles Gould (geologist)
Charles Gould (4 June 1834 – 15 April 1893) was the first Geological Surveyor of Tasmania 1859-69.
He was born in England He conducted three expeditions into Western Tasmania in the 1860s.
He named many of the mountains on the West Coast Range.
He also worked as a consultant geologist and land surveyor in Tasmania, the Bass Strait Islands and in New South Wales. He left Australia in late 1873 and died 20 years later, in Montevideo, Uruguay
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