Rowland Charles "Boon" Gould (4 March 1955 – 30 April 2019)[1] was an English musician and one of the four founding members 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.
Gould released two solo studio albums: Tin Man and Love Kills Overtime, the second under the pseudonym 'Zen Gangsters'.
In 2018, Gould made his last recording when he contributed a guitar solo to his brother Phil's album Beautiful Wounds, on a track called "The Russian Submariner".
[4] In October 2012, Gould joined his longtime bandmates and friends, Mark King and Mike Lindup, for a one off guest appearance in Bristol.