Stephen Bradley (born August 23, 1972) plays the trumpet, keyboard, and sings in the band No Doubt. Influenced by Level 42, A Tribe called Quest, Stevie Wonder, and The Beatles, he grew up wanting to play the drums. Because his school band already had three drummers, he decided to play the trumpet because "I knew it only had three valves so I figured it (the trumpet) was simplistic enough and would be easy to pick up...it's one of the hardest ins...
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Stephen Bradley (born August 23, 1972) plays the trumpet, keyboard, and sings in the band No Doubt. Influenced by Level 42, A Tribe called Quest, Stevie Wonder, and The Beatles, he grew up wanting to play the drums. Because his school band already had three drummers, he decided to play the trumpet because "I knew it only had three valves so I figured it (the trumpet) was simplistic enough and would be easy to pick up...it's one of the hardest instruments to play." He was born in Richmond, California.
When Phil Jordan left No Doubt in 1995 to go back to school, Stephen stepped in. This was after the recording of Tragic Kingdom. However, No Doubt was not his first band. Two of the bands Stephen contributed to were Dizzybam and The Good Life, which were local Bay Area bands. The bands had in common Benjamin Decker and Kerry James, while Dave Tweedie and Justus Dobrin were enlisted to round out the group. The band released a five song EP, played a few shows and stayed together for over a...
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