No Doubt’s original trumpet player Gabriel “The Gun” Gonzalez dies in motorcycle crash, aged 57
nme.comNo Doubt, has died aged 57.News of his death was shared with SPIN, and it was confirmed that the musician died following a motorcycle accident that took place in Hermosa Beach, California.Born in 1967, the musician first picked up the trumpet while he was still in school and was part of his high school band.
Attending the Loara High School in Anaheim, it was here that he first met Gwen Stefani and her brother Eric.The three of them worked together on various songs back before No Doubt chose that band name.
Originally, they were going by the name Apple Core, and many of the early tracks remain unreleased.As highlighted by Vice, some of his work did make it onto ‘The Beacon Street Collection’ – the second album shared by No Doubt, which was released in 1995.
In the tracklist, he is credited as a co-writer on the song ‘Total Hate 95’. He is also given credit on the track ‘Paulina’, taken from the self-titled debut album shared in 1992.In his work outside of No Doubt, Gonzalez took part in various musical projects around the SKA scene and contributed to releases from artists including The Untouchables, Kingston A Go-Go, Save Ferris and The Skeletones.Taking to Instagram on July 12 – in what would be his penultimate post on the platform – the musician shared rare footage from one of No Doubt’s first televised performances.In his most recent post, friends, family and fans have taken to the comment section to share their condolences to the musician. “RIP Gabriel.
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