I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4From Wikipedia-Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), better known as Fad Gadget, was an influential British avant-garde electronic musician who was a pioneer of the budding genres of New Wave and electronica.Fad Gadget's music is characterized by a distinctive use of synthesizers in conjunction with sounds of machinery, including drills and electric razors. His bleak, sarcastic, and darkly humorous lyrics were often layered in meaning, and discussed subjects such as machinery, building construction, and physical violence. Fad Gadget was known for confrontational live performances which included Tovey covering himself in tar and feathers, leaping into the audience, and playing instruments with his head.Tovey studied performance art at Leeds Metropolitan University. He signed as Fad Gadget to Mute Records, which was soon home to similar but more commercial synthpop act Depeche Mode. He was the first artist to sign to Daniel Miller's Mute label.Tovey recorded several LPs of more experimental work under his real name.After touring in 1993, Tovey withdrew from the music business[citation needed] until 2001, when he resurrected his old pseudonym to support his former colleagues, Depeche Mode, on their Exciter tour. He continued to perform until his death.Having suffered from heart problems for the duration of his life, Frank Tovey died of a heart attack on April 3, 2002, at the age of 45.
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