Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by the lead singer and guitarist Britt Daniel and the drummer Jim Eno, after the two met as members of The Alien Beats.
-Wikipedia
Members:
Britt Daniel -
lead vocals, guitar (1993present)
Jim Eno -
drums (1993present)
Rob Pope -
bass (2007present)
Eric Harvey -
keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals (2004present)
Alex Fischel -
keyboard, guitar (2014present)
Name Origin:
Their name was chosen to honor the 1970s German avant-garde band
Can, whose hit song
Spoon, was also the theme song to the 1985 movie 'Das Messer' (aka Jagged Edge in the United States).
From: Austin, Texas, United States
Genre(s):
Indie rock,
alternative rock,
art rock
Active From: 1993-present
Associated Acts:
Divine Fits,
The Get Up Kids
Quotes:
"I sublet a friend of a friend's apartment who was going away for the summer. But, while I was writing that song, or coming
up for the very first demo for it, I was going to program a drum machine or something so I could play along to it.
Then I thought "Well, I've got this sampler set up right here. It will be easier just to make my own beat and loop it.
It will be done quicker." I mean, it wasn't like a stylized thing and I didn't think I would ever use it. I was just
trying to come up with the fastest way I could to have this beat down that I could play along to. Then I realized that
it was wild, so I gradually talked Jim (Eno) into letting that be the beat."
-Britt Daniel