Biographic - Sunday November 20, 2016 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Tears for Fears Formed in the early 1980s in Bath, England, when teenage friends Curt Smith and Roland Jamie Orzabal De La Quintana left their first band, Graduate, they originally called themselves History of Headaches. But inspired by Arthur Janov's books on primal scream therapy, they adopted the name Tears for Fears. They hit the U.K top 3 in late 1982 with "Mad World" which, along with hits such as "Change" and "Pale Shelter" brought phenomenal worldwide success. It topped the U.S. charts for 5 weeks, spawning two no. 1 singles in "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Shout" Following an exhasting world tour, the duo retreated from the Spotlight, eventually resurfacing in 1989 with the album "Sowing the Seeds of Love" which debuted at the top of the U.K charts and took Tears for Fears back into the U.S. top 10. The album also showcased Oleta Adams, a singer and pianist they had discovered while on tour. But the album's production had been a long and laborious process, during which a series of producers had been tried and rejected and hundreds of studio hours wasted, running up staggering costs. The lengthy production delays exacerbated an acrimonious parting of the ways, with Curt relocating to the U.S. both undertook new projects, although Roland continued to release material as Tears for Fears. It was 2000 before the pair set aside their differences and talked again. Soon they were collaborating once more and their reunion led to the 2004 album "Every Loves A Happy Ending" the release followed the worldwide smash-hit cover of "Mad World" by Gary Jules, which was featured in the cut movie "Donnie Darko." Since that time, they have come together periodically to tour the world and oversee remastered and repackaged reissues of their back catalog.

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