Lee Gaze

Lee James Gaze is a Welsh musician. He is the lead guitarist, and also one of the founding members, of the Welsh/American alternative rock band No Devotion and previously a member of the Welsh rock band Lostprophets.

Lee Gaze
Birth nameLee James Gaze
OriginPontypridd, Wales
GenresAlternative metal, nu metal, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1997–present

Early life

Gaze was born in Pontypridd and grew up on a council estate in the Pontypridd village Rhydyfelin. He did not do well at school as he was more interested in playing thrash metal: as he told Kerrang! in 2006, "Before I discovered music, I was a total delinquent, and then Iron Maiden changed my life. I had just been listening to pop before that. A friend of mine got hold of a tape and played to me and we got obsessed."[1] He was also a huge fan of Megadeth, Metallica and Slayer.[2]

Career

In 1991, Gaze formed his first band. They recorded one demo, Discontent and in 1994 they joined forces with two other local musicians and formed Fleshbind. The band recorded three demos and saw some success in their three-year career, including playing a show for Metal Hammer at the London Astoria.[1]

Tired with the lack of direction, Gaze and Watkins disbanded Fleshbind and formed Lostprophets alongside Mike Chiplin on drums, later recruiting Mike Lewis, Stuart Richardson and Jamie Oliver. Gaze was the lead guitarist and one of the band's key songwriters.[3] Lostprophets disbanded in October 2013 after Watkins was arrested, and then jailed for 29 years. The remaining members later formed a new band, No Devotion, with Geoff Rickly as lead singer.[4][5] The band have released two albums, Permanence (2015) and No Oblivion (2022).

Personal life

Gaze began dating Malaysian entertainer Syirin Said in 2008, and they were married in 2011.[6] The couple have two sons.[7]

Discography
Main articles: Lostprophets discography and No Devotion § Discography

References
  1. "BBC - Lee Gaze". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Lee Gaze of LostProphets at The Roxy on MUSE - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. "Interview with Lost Prophets". Outline Magazine. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Introducing No Devotion: The New Band Featuring Ex-Lostprophets Members + Thursday's Geoff Rickly". Rock Sound. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. Lach, Stef (29 July 2014). "Gaze: How could we have known Watkins truth?". Louder.
  6. "12 Famous People You Didn't Know Had Malaysian Connections". Robert Chaen. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  7. @lee_gaze (11 June 2022). "A week ago we were in Amsterdam. Hadn't been in years and was the first time for the boys" – via Instagram.
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