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Labels. Columbia. Nicholas Allen Jones (born 20 January 1969), [1] known as Nicky Wire, is a Welsh musician and songwriter, best known as lyricist, bassist and secondary vocalist [2] of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers . Prior to the group, Wire studied politics at university: this would later influence his lyrical work.
Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986. The band consists of Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics) and cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar) and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes).
- 1986–present
- Miles Woodward, Richey Edwards
- Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales
Jul 3, 2023 · Credit: Nicky Wire/Press. He continued: “I hate the phrase ‘the authentic self’ because I have no idea what that really means. There was an art movement called ‘intimism’, which included ...
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- Andrew Trendell
Aug 17, 2021 · Manic Street Preachers: “We talked ourselves through oblivion”. Nicky Wire and James Dean Bradfield tell Andrew Trendell how their rejection of divisiveness shaped their glacial and personal ...
- Andrew Trendell
Sep 10, 2021 · The Manic Street Preachers found themselves at a traumatic crossroads in 1995. Anarchic lyricist Richey Edwards, who along with bass player Nicky Wire had been the chief songwriter behind their ...
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Sep 10, 2021 · Anarchic lyricist Richey Edwards, who along with bass player Nicky Wire had been the chief songwriter behind their most recent and most iconoclastic album, 1994's The Holy Bible, was suddenly missing.
Sep 10, 2021 · Wire originally sent over a list of ten songs, and his last-minute relegation of Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen” feels appropriate to the spirit of things. “I’ve already said so fucking much about the Sex Pistols.”. As well as old favourites, some of his choices are also reflective of recent favourite records, and the (often ...
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