Table for the 1 triples with object "David Gedge of Cinerama was a personal friend of John's, dating back to the singer's days in The Wedding Present. Cinerama was born out of Gedge's fascination with soundtrack composers, such as John Barry and his desire to do something different from the standard guitar pop of The Wedding Present. Cinerama started as a solo project, but gathered force after The Wedding Present split in 1997. The group now has five members, including ex-Present guitarist Simon Cleave. <BR/>"I've been a fan of him and his music for as long as I can remember," says Gedge of Peel. "He's shaped my musical direction.""^^xsd:string on predicate ns2:biography sorted by label
