Adam now regularly dressed in bondage type clothing and he wrote material and recorded a few tracks in the studio. Adam was at the right place at the right time. Punk was emerging in England so his new band was immediately successful. But the focus of punk wasn't only the music but at the clothing shops and this is where Adam met Jordan. Jordan worked at Malcolm McLaren's SEXshop. The very first Adam & the Ants gig was on May 10, 1977 at the ICA cafeteria. Later, he asked Jordan to watch him play at the 'Man in the Moon' gig. She saw him perform and offered to manage the group. Adam and Jordan were fond of each other so she began working in every aspect of the band, including writing material and singing the song "Lou." Jordan was instrumental in Adam getting the role of The Kid in the movie 'Jubilee' and helped them arrange and record four tracks for John Peel. John Peel popularized the Ants but they had a hard time getting a record contract still and weren't well liked by the British press. They played a lot of gigs at the Marquee and around London. Jordan later talked to Malcolm McLaren (who discovered the Sex Pistols) about him and introduced them. McLaren became Adam's manager for the fee of 1000 pounds. He introduced him to the Burundi beat (suggesting the need for two drummers) and the idea of pirate/Indian/warrior images. After two weeks, he said Adam was too old and couldn't dance and convinced the Ants to go with him and become Bow Wow Wow. Still, Adam admires him and considers him a prime inspiration.
'Dirk Wears White Sox'
Source: http://www.adam-ant.net/biography.html |
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