Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3 ,1954 ,London ,England ), who was the lead singer of the highly successful 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants . Though he started out playing jagged punk rock music, he gradually altered his image, evolving into a more mainstream pop star. Like David Bowie, Madonna, and other pop-music shapeshifters, Adam was notorious for reinventing his image with each album release. Unfortunately, as Adam migrated his image to more pop idol, and less punk movement, his fan base shrunk in favor of the more fickle teeny bopper set.
Ant was representative of the 'Art School Punk' contingent that were followers of the original punk groups and can be seen in the audience in film of early Sex Pistols gigs. His first major outing as an actor was in 1978 in the Derek Jarman film Jubilee , in which he played a character and performed songs. One of the tracks from the soundtrack, 'Deutscher Girls' was released as a single after the Ants hit the charts in 1981.
The high point of Ant's career came in the first three years of the 1980s, when Adam and the Ants had several chart-topping hits, including "Stand and Deliver," "Dog Eat Dog," "Prince Charming," and "AntRap." Ant seized the opportunities provided by music videos on the new MTV channel. His colorful, charismatic onscreen persona was perfect for the new medium, and he joined contemporaries Duran Duran in blazing a trail as pop video stars.
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Adam Ant
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Friend Or Foe
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1982
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FE 38370
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Epic Records Label
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LP
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Adam Ant
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Friend Or Foe
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1982
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FE 38370
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Epic Records Label
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VG/VG
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$6.99
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