Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano Gordon Gano of The Violent Femmes, a multi-platinum recording artist, is one of the most influential songwriters in alternative rock music. He has influenced bands such as Weezer, Arcade Fire, Interpol, and Gnarls Barkley, who recently recorded "Gone Daddy Gone" for their hit record St. Elsewhere. Brothers Billy and Brendan Ryan, formerly of The Bogmen, currently score films (The Heartbreak Kid) and have joined Gano in a new musical collaboration, appropriately titled GanoRyan.