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| Birth name | Gary James Kemp |
| Born | 16 October 1959 Smithfield, London, England |
| Origin | Islington, London, England |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Labels | Parlophone |
| Member of | Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets |
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| Website | garykemp |
Gary James Kemp (born 16 October 1959) is an English songwriter, musician and actor, best known as the lead guitarist, backing vocalist, and principal songwriter for the new wave band Spandau Ballet.
Kemp wrote the lyrics and music for all 23 of Spandau Ballet's hit singles, including "To Cut a Long Story Short", "True", "Gold", "Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)", "Through the Barricades" and "Only When You Leave". Spandau Ballet became one of the biggest British bands of the 1980s,[2] generating over 25 million record sales worldwide.[3] In 2012, Kemp was an Ivor Novello Award winner for Outstanding Song Collection.[3] His brother Martin Kemp plays bass guitar in the band and is also an actor. Since 2018, Kemp has also toured the US and Europe with the psychedelic rock group Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (20 September 2018). "Interstellar overdrive: Pink Floyd take Spandau Ballet on a psychedelic trip". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Kemp, Gary; Hooper, as told to Mark (1 October 2014). "Spandau Ballet: We wanted to design the next decade's pop culture". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ a b Menefee, Lynne (2 May 2015). "Concert Review: Spandau Ballet at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C." Maryland Theatre Guide. Retrieved 5 March 2019.