Elias was born in Calcutta in 1953, and had been introduced to Orzabal and Smith while part of Neon. They invited Manny Elias to be the band’s drummer. In 1981 Orzabal and Smith formed History of Headaches, which they soon renamed Tears for Fears. A grueling tour of Germany temporarily caused the duo to question the viability of a life as pop stars. Smith and Orzabal were also part of a new wave band called Graduate who had a Top Ten hit in Spain in 1980 titled “Elvis Should Play Ska”. They released a couple of records and were session musicians for recordings by new wave band Naked Eyes. In 1979 Orzabal and Smith became part of a new wave band called Neon. Smith learned to play guitar in his teens. Orzabal met Curt Smith when they were in their teens, and both living in Smith’s birthplace of Bath, England. Later, his father ran an entertainment business, with his mother a dancer in the troupe. His father had a nervous breakdown early in Roland’s childhood. His parents legally changed his first name to Roland Orzabal within a few weeks of his birth. Raoul Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana was born in Portsmouth, England, in 1961. #221: Break It Down Again by Tears For Fears
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