Trivia

He was the first ever MTV "guest VJ."

His mother was once a housekeeper for Paul McCartney.

Rewrote his famous "Stand and Deliver" song to be "Save the Gorillas," to raise money for the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, to save the gorillas and their habitat. (September 2003)

Allowed a film crew to capture his sold out 2014 UK spring tour, at which he played a unique performance of 'DIRK Wears White Sox' in its entirety at London's Hammersmith Eventim Apollo. It was a rare treat for fans, as subsequent successful tours have not been captured (as of July 2020).

April 10, 1998 daughter Lily Goddard born

Dated Heather Graham in early 1990s.

Grandfather was a Romani Gypsy.

Studied graphic design at Hornsey College of Art.

Dated Amanda Donohoe in the early 1980s.

He passed the eleven plus exam, and later gained six O levels and three A levels, in English, History and Art.

He has tattoos depicting Lord Nelson's last prayer before the Battle of Trafalgar, an image of his grandfather and a quotation from Oscar Wilde: "Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.".

"Kings of the Wild Frontier" won the BRIT Award for Best British Album in 1982.

He decided to become Adam Ant after watching the Sex Pistols play their first gig in 1975.

"Stand and Deliver" won the Ivor Novello Award for Songwriters of the Year and The Best Selling "A" Side in 1982.

In July 1985, Ant played Vive le Rock at the Live Aid concert.

He won the Q Award: Q Icon in 2008.

Directly after Michael Jackson had performed his first Moonwalk on "Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever"; Ant performed as a guest, being briefly joined onstage by Diana Ross.

In 1992, Nine Inch Nails released a cover of Adam & the Ants "Physical (You're So)" and in 1995, Adam Ant performed the song live with them on their tour and for two nights in a row.

An exhibition of photographs of Ant - titled Adam Ant - Dandy in the Underworld ran from 7 March 2012 to 29 April 2012 at Proud Camden in London.

Ant, who does not own a television, enjoys reading, particularly historical novels.

He has Bipolar Disorder and he is involved in the Black Dog campaign, which promotes better understanding of mental illness.

The first band he joined was called Bazooka Joe, in which he played bass guitar.

Adam and the Ants were initially managed by Jordan from the SEX Boutique, which was owned by Vivienne Westwood.

Following his arrest, for pulling out a replica gun in a pub, he was admitted to the Royal Free Hospital in London, England. (January 2002)

His Romany heritage became a basis for a theme in his songs: a concern for oppressed minorities.