I recently stumbled upon the fascinating Stand & Deliver: The Documentary on You Tube and found myself enthralled as the extremely well-read Adam Ant revealed influences and historical roots behind his music, wardrobe, and various stage and video set pieces. Some fascinating stories are divulged, many of which I, as a more-than-casual-but-less-than-rabid Adam Ant fan, had never heard before. The most intriguing of these stories was the tale of how he got called out by Native Americans for cultural appropriation… and then got a free pass. In the film, Ant discusses his use of feathers and Native American war paint as part of his early costuming. According to Ant, “I always wore a few feathers to project an Apache image on stage,” and “the Apache war line [painted across his face]... was a declaration of war on the music business.” Apparently this appropriation did not sit well with some Native American groups, who reputedly wrote in to Ant’s record label to express dismay. Sally James, presenter for the British program, Tiswas: Someone had written to him that he had upset the Native American Indian community because they had felt that the line across his face [was problematic]... Instead...
Portrait of Adam Ant on set during the filming of the music video for the Adam And The Ants single 'Antmusic' at The Sombrero nightclub, Kensington High Street, London, 1980.
In a different post, I did a bit of a switchback Sunday rewind and revisited some of the first slabs of vinyl I bought that expressly weren’t by Adam and
TV Tops: In 1982 Adam Ant Was A Comic Book Hero
Nice photo from the video Prince Charming
View of English New Wave musician Adam Ant as he sits in a director's chair during an interview at MTV Studios, New York, New York, September 9, 1981.
The career of Adam Ant
View of English New Wave musician Adam Ant , of the group Adam and the Ants, at the Mudd Club, New York, New York, April 1, 1981.
Close-up of English New Wave musician Adam Ant , of the group Adam and the Ants, at the Mudd Club, New York, New York, April 1, 1981.
Costume worn by Adam Ant at the time of the Kings of the Wild Frontier album
The career of Adam Ant
TV Tops: In 1982 Adam Ant Was A Comic Book Hero
The career of Adam Ant
Detectives investigating shock allegations of three murders and systemic child sex abuse by senior Establishment figures are looking into Alfred Leslie Goddard’s (pictured) possible involvement.
Have you ever noticed that our Ant man is almost always wearing a watch? Many times it is in unexpected places like photo shoots. Often it seems to be at odds with what he was doing while being...
The dandy highwayman talks about surviving stardom, dealing with bipolar disorder and why he just wants to get on with making music
