Boon Gould
Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould (4 March 1955 – 30 April 2019) was an English musician and one of the four founding members of Level 42. Career
Gould was born in Shanklin on the Isle of Wight. He was the guitarist of Level 42 and occasional saxophone player on their earliest albums. Boon was the brother of Phil Gould, who was the drummer and also a founding member of Level 42. Gould's tenure as a full-time member of Level 42 ended in 1987 after a period of sustained illness and nervous exhaustion, culminating in him suffering from panic attacks whilst onstage. He continued writing lyrics with the band and was present during studio work for the Staring at the Sun album in 1988. Gould released two solo studio albums: Tin Man and Love Kills Overtime, the second under the pseudonym 'Zen Gangsters'. The second studio album used a number of his brother's drum samples from his later work with Level 42. Gould maintained a relationship with lead vocalist and bassist Mark King, occasionally seen attending King's concerts in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Gould provided lyrics for King's second solo studio album One Man (1998) and the full 2004 reunion of the band was officially announced on his website, although this reunion was very brief. Gould provided lyrics, some guitar work, and some music for Level 42's eleventh and most recent studio album Retroglide (2006), although he and King had an agreement that Gould was credited solely for lyrics and King solely for music. Reunions
In October 2012, Gould joined his longtime bandmates and friends, Mark King and Mike Lindup, for a one off guest appearance in Bristol. Gould performed alongside the band for the songs "Heathrow" and "Love Games". Although Gould had a lot of writing involvement with Level 42 after the dissolution of the original line-up, the Bristol show marked his first public appearance with Level 42 in 25 years. Gould's appearance also coincided with King's birthday. Death
Gould was found dead at a friend's home in Uffculme, Devon on 30 April 2019, aged 64. A coroner's inquest found the death was suicide by hanging. Boon had suffered from bipolar disorder throughout his life. Discography

Solo
1995: Tinman
2000: Love Kills Overtime (recorded as Zen Gangsters)

With Level 42

1981: Level 42
1982: The Early Tapes
1982: The Pursuit of Accidents
1983: Standing in the Light
1984: True Colours
1985: World Machine
1987: Running in the Family
2006: Retroglide

With Phil Gould
2009: Watertight
2021: Beautiful Wounds

References

External links
 Level 42 official website
 
 
 

1955 births
2019 deaths
English rock guitarists
English new wave musicians
Level 42 members
People from Shanklin
English rock saxophonists
English jazz saxophonists
English male songwriters
Musicians from the Isle of Wight
Suicides by hanging in England
People with bipolar disorder
2019 suicides
20th-century saxophonists