Adam Ant

Adam and the Ants
Parkpop, The Hague, 2012
General information
origin	London, England
Genre (s)	Punk , new wave , post-punk
founding	1977
resolution	1982
Founding members
Vocals , guitar	Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard)
guitar	Lester Square (Thomas Hardy) (until 5/1977)
bass	Andrew Peter Warren (until 10/1979)
Drums	Paul Flanagan (until 7/1977)
Later members
guitar	Mark "The Kid" Ryan (Mark Beaumont) (5/1977 - 9/1977)
guitar	Johnny Bivouac (John Beckett) (9/1977 - 5/1978)
guitar	Matthew Ashman (6/1978 - 1/1980)
guitar	Marco Pirroni (1/1980 - 1/1982)
bass	Leigh Gorman (11/1979 - 1/1980)
bass	Kevin Mooney (3/1980 - 2/1981)
bass	Gary Tibbs (2/1981 - 1/1982)
Drums	Dave Barbe (David Barbarossa) (7/1977 - 1/1980)
Drums	Terry Lee Miall (3/1980 - 1/1982)
Drums	Merrick (Christopher Merrick Hughes) (3/1980 - 1/1982)

Adam Ant is the stage name of the British singer and musician Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954 in London ). Between 1977 and 1982 he was the front man of the successful punk and new wave band Adam & the Ants and then began a solo career.

biography

The band was formed in 1977 and consisted of Goddard from Lester Square (guitar), Andy Warren (bass) and Paul Flanagan (drums). However, the line-up changed several times until the recording of the first album in 1979. The former manager of the Sex Pistols , Malcolm McLaren , met the band in October 1979, which until then had only been moderately successful. McLaren signed the then Ants members Matthew Ashman (guitar), Leigh Gorman (bass) and David Barbarossa (drums) for the new band Bow Wow Wow . Goddard then again formed new Ants, now consisting of Marco Pirroni (guitar), Kevin Mooney (bass) and the two drummers Terry Lee Miall and Merrick, real name Chris Hughes . For the album Prince Charming , Gary Tibbs from Roxy Music joined in.

Since 1982 the records have only been released under the name Adam Ant (a sound pun with the English 'adamant' = rock hard, rock solid), with Phil Collins both playing drums and playing the drums for the singles Strip and Puss'n Boots on the LP Strip who produced the songs.

In 1985 Adam Ant performed the song Vive le Rock on Live Aid , but then interrupted his musical career for several years. Only since 1990 have new publications followed at longer intervals.

He had his greatest hits in the first half of the 1980s with Antmusic , Stand and Deliver , Dog Eat Dog , Prince Charming , Ant Rap and Goody Two Shoes .

Since the mid-1980s he tried harder as an actor , both in feature films (including Nomads , Cold Steel , Trust Me ) and television series (including Sledge Hammer , Ironically Alaska , Nikita ) and on stage ( Funeral Games , Entertaining Mr. Sloane ), his only leading role was in the vampire comedy Love Bites .

Plans for a 1980s tribute tour had to be abandoned in 2002 because Adam Ant suffered from bipolar disorder . In 2003 he recorded a new version of his hit Stand and Deliver , with changed lyrics, under the title Save the Gorilla . This and a few other songs, which were supposed to appear on a maxi CD for the benefit of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund , were never officially released (after an objection from co-composer Marco Pirroni and the record company).

On September 24, 2007, Adam stood on stage for the first time in almost 12 years at the presentation of his autobiography Stand and Deliver in Bloomsbury (England). Accompanied by his long-time friend Dave Pash, a classical guitarist, he played acoustic versions of his own pieces as well as cover versions and read parts from his biography. Adam left the stage after several encores with the promise that there would be "more of Adam Ant". A recording of this performance was released on CD at the end of 2008 under the title Live at the Bloomsbury , which is only available online.

Many musicians name Adam Ant as an influence, e.g. B. Elastica , Gene, Nine Inch Nails , Client , Robbie Williams , Kaiser Chiefs, and Marilyn Manson .

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	UK	US
1980	Kings of the Wild Frontier	DE11 (16 weeks) DE	AT18 (4 weeks) AT	UK1 platinum (66 weeks)UK	US44 gold (35 weeks)US	Adam and the Ants
1981	Dirk Wears White Sox	-	-	UK16 gold (29 weeks)UK	-	First published: 1979 Adam and the Ants
	Prince Charming	DE21 (17 weeks) DE	-	UK2 platinum (21 weeks)UK	US94 (21 weeks) US	Adam and the Ants
1982	Friend or Foe	DE55 (2 weeks) DE	-	UK5 gold (12 weeks)UK	US16 gold (36 weeks)US
1983	Strip	-	-	UK20th silver (8 weeks)UK	US65 (26 weeks) US
1985	Vive le rock	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	US131 (7 weeks) US
1990	Manners and Physique	-	-	UK19 (3 weeks) UK	US57 (20 weeks) US	First published: 1989
1995	Wonderful	-	-	UK24 (2 weeks) UK	US143 (9 weeks) US
2013	Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter	-	-	UK25 (1 week) UK	-

More albums

• 1990: Peel Sessions (Adam and the Ants)
• 2008: Live at the Bloomsbury

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	UK	US
1993	Antmusic - The Very Best of Adam Ant	-	-	UK6 (11 weeks) UK	-
1999	The Very Best of Adam and the Ants	-	-	UK33 gold (8 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
2006	The Very Best of Adam & the Ants: Stand & Deliver	-	-	UK39 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants

More compilations

• 1986: Hits (UK:gold)
• 1990: The Collection (Adam and the Ants)
• 1990: Antics in the Forbidden Zone
• 1994: B-Side Babies
• 1996: The Complete Radio 1 Sessions (Adam and the Ants)
• 1998: Goody Two Shoes
• 1998: great hits
• 2000: Antbox (Adam and the Ants)
• 2001: Goody Two Shoes
• 2002: Pop & Wave
• 2003: The Essential Adam Ant
• 2005: Redux
• 2005: Adam Ant Remastered (box with 4 CDs)
• 2006: Extra Wonderful (22 mp3 files)
• 2007: Dandy Highwaymen: The Best of (Adam and the Ants) (2 CDs)
• 2011: Original Album Classics (Adam and the Ants) (box with 3 CDs)
• 2012: Playlist: The Very Best of Adam Ant

EPs

• 1981: That Voodoo / Picasso visita el planeta de los simios / Scorpios / Mile High Club / Ant Rap (Adam and the Ants)
• 1982: Antmusic EP (Adam and the Ants)
• 2003: Save the Gorilla

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	UK	US
1980	Kings of the Wild Frontier Kings of the Wild Frontier	-	-	UK2 (18 weeks) UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Dog Eat Dog Kings of the Wild Frontier	-	-	UK4th silver (16 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Antmusic Kings of the Wild Frontier	-	-	UK2 (18 weeks) UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Young Parisians Antmusic - The Very Best of Adam Ant	-	-	UK9 silver (13 weeks)UK	-	First published: 1978 Adam and the Ants
1981	Zerox Dirk Wears White Sox	-	-	UK45 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1979 Adam and the Ants
	Cartrouble Dirk Wears White Sox	-	-	UK33 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1980 Adam and the Ants
	Stand and Deliver Prince Charming	DE8 (22 weeks) DE	AT9 (4 weeks) AT	UK1 gold (15 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Prince Charming Prince Charming	DE10 (19 weeks) DE	AT14 (8 weeks) AT	UK1 gold (12 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Ant Rap Prince Charming	DE40 (14 weeks) DE	-	UK3 gold (10 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
1982	German Girls Antmusic for Sexpeople (unofficial)	DE66 (3 weeks) DE	-	UK13 (6 weeks) UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Antmusic (EP)	-	-	UK46 gold (4 weeks)UK	-	Adam and the Ants
	Goody Two Shoes Friend or Foe	DE5 (20 weeks) DE	-	UK1 silver (11 weeks)UK	US12 (21 weeks) US
	Friend or Foe Friend or Foe	DE31 (8 weeks) DE	-	UK9 (8 weeks) UK	-
	Desperate but Not Serious Friend or Foe	-	-	UK33 (7 weeks) UK	US66 (8 weeks) US
1983	Puss'n Boots Strip	DE67 (3 weeks) DE	-	UK5 silver (12 weeks)UK	-
	Strip strip	-	-	UK41 (6 weeks) UK	US42 (13 weeks) US
1984	Apollo 9 Vive le Rock	-	-	UK13 (8 weeks) UK	-
1985	Vive le Rock Vive le Rock	-	-	UK50 (4 weeks) UK	-
1990	Room at the Top Manners and Physique	-	-	UK13 (7 weeks) UK	US17 (16 weeks) US
	Can't Set the Rules About Love Manners and Physique	-	-	UK47 (2 weeks) UK	-
1995	Wonderful Wonderful	-	-	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	US39 (19 weeks) US
	Gotta Be a Sin Wonderful	-	-	UK48 (2 weeks) UK	-

More singles

• 1980: Don't Be Square (Be There) (Adam and the Ants)
• 1980: Los Rancheros / Physical (You're So) (Adam and the Ants)
• 1981: ANTS (Adam and the Ants)
• 1982: Hello I Love You
• 1986: Out of Bounds (Theme from the Motion Picture) ( Stewart Copeland with Adam Ant)
• 1990: Cant Set Rules About Love
• 1990: Rough Stuff
• 2012: Cool zombie

Participation in soundtracks

• 1978: German Girls / Plastic Surgery (Film: Jubilee )
• 1985: What's Going On (Film: Metropolis )
• 1986: Out of Bounds (Movie: Out of Bounds )
• 2006: Kings of the Wild Frontier (Film: Marie Antoinette )
• 2008: The Strip (Film: Don't Mess With The Messi )

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	-	1,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	6 × silver6th	8 × gold8th	2 × platinum2	3,720,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	10 × gold10	2 × platinum2

Artist awards and nominations

year	Nominee work	Award	Result
1982	Adam and the Ants	Grammy Award : Best New Artist	Nominated
	Kings of the Wild Frontier	BRIT Award : Best British Album	Won
	Stand and Deliver	Ivor Novello Award : Songwriters of the Year	Won
2008	Adam Ant	Q Award : Q Icon	Won

TV and film roles

• Jubilee (1977)
• Cannon and Ball Show (1982), TV episode
• The Equalizer (1985), TV episode
• Nomads - Death Out of Nowhere (1986)
• Amazing Stories Season 2 (1986)
• Honda Advert (1986), with Grace Jones
• Cold Steel (1987)
• Sledge Hammer! (1987) TV episode
• Slam Dance (1987)
• Incredible Stories (1987) TV episode
• Out of Time (1988)
• World Gone Wild (1988)
• Lost World (1988), as Derek Abernathy
• Trust Me (1989)
• Hot LA Nights (1991)
• Alaska of all things (1992), TV episode (episode Heroes - as "Brad Bonner")
• Spellcaster (1992)
• Tales from the Crypt (1992), TV episode
• Acting on Impulse (1993)
• Love Bites (1993)
• Batman (1995), TV episode
• Cyber ​​Bandits (1995)
• Desert Winds (1995)
• Drop Dead Rock (1995)
• Face Down (1996)
• Lover's Knot (1996)
• Junk (1997), British short film
• Nikita (1999), TV episode
• Sweetwater (1999), TV film based on the American rock band .

Theater engagements

• Be Kind to Mr. Sloane (1985)
• West (1993)
• Be Bop a Lula (1993)
• Funeral Games (1996)

literature

• Adam Ant: Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography . Sidgwick & Jackson, London 2006.

Web links

Commons : Adam Ant  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Adam Ant in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Adam Ant at Allmusic (English)
• Adam Ant at Discogs (English)
• Adam and the Ants at Allmusic (English)
• Adam and the Ants at Discogs (English)
• Official website (English)

swell

1. ↑ adam-ant.net
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Adam and the Ants Singles Albums / Adam Ant Singles Albums UK1 UK2 US1 US2
3. ↑ ^{a b c} UK gold / platinum database
4. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
5. ↑ 24th Grammy Awards - 1982 . Rock on the Net. Archived from the original on September 22, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
6. ^ Winners list 1982 . Brit Awards Ltd. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
7. ↑ Ivor Norvello Award for best songwriters of 1982 . Retrieved April 10, 2013.
8. ^ Double Q Award win for Coldplay , BBC . October 6, 2008. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.