David Gedge
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Multiple issues Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox musical artist David Lewis Gedge (born 23 April 1960, in Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England)Template:Citation needed is an English musician and songwriter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gedge's lyrics explore themes such as romantic love and sexual intercourse. According to Michael Sutton of AllMusic, his lyrics are "often written from a seemingly autobiographical perspective and sung in a dejected, conversational manner."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Early lifeEdit
Gedge grew up in Middleton, Greater Manchester, in the area known as Top of Hebers. He attended Hollin High School, which became the Queen Elizabeth School and was eventually rebuilt as St Anne's Academy. He studied at the University of Leeds, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics in 1981.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Musical careerEdit
Gedge, together with Peter Solowka, fellow founder member of The Wedding Present, met Keith Gregory, an English student, by placing an advert for a bass player in the Leeds University Union.
He is the main songwriter and vocalist in the bands The Wedding Present and Cinerama. He sang a duet with Marine Research on their 1999 Peel Session.