Adam and the Ants

by Chris Welch

Even in his early days Adam had wild, original ideas that blended art, sex and music. As with David Bowie and Marc Bolan before him, it was only a matter of time before the public woke up to the potential of the underground hero in their midst.
Adam was thrilled when his album Kings of the Wild Frontier smashed to success at the end of 1980. He had worked long and hard on the new sound and image that drew on tribal art and western eroticism. Adam was hungry for acceptance - but even he did not expect the stream of hit singles, gold album, meetings with royalty and politicians, and the mass adulation quite so swiftly!
What are the secrets of the revolutionary new sound of Ant Music? Who are the Sex People who swept a quiet, sincere young artist with stunning good looks and a penchant for make-up into the maelstrom of stardom?
Top rock writer Chris Welch investigates the rise and rise of Adam Ant and probes into the character of this extraordinary new talent. Here is the full illustrated story. Find out why this year is the year of the Ant!

Genres: Music, Biography

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981