Adam Ant
new wavepost-punkpopalternative rockpop rocknew romanticrocksinger-songwriternew romanticpost-punk to new wave pivot1980s British popsynthpop adjacent
Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954, London, England), lead singer of 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants and also a solo artist. Adam was a member of Bazooka Joe, the band that the Sex Pistols opened for in the Pistols' first live appearance. Adam and the Ants started as a punk band, but by the early '80s they had taken a different path and started making pop music. By 1981 they were one of the biggest bands in Britain.
Influenced by: Sex Pistols, Siouxsie and the Banshees, David Bowie, Roxy Music
- Active:
- 1978-present
- Scene:
- London
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