The popular English musician with an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars is the lead singer of the post-punk group called ‘Adam and the Ants’ later, worked as a solo artist ranking at the top 10 UK hits from 1980 to 1983. Born on 3rd November in the year, 1954, the artist has reached the age of 60 already. The only child of his parents, he was raised up in Marylebone, London. He is of partial Roman ethnicity. His father worked in the Royal Air Force as a chauffeur whereas his mother was an embroiderer for ‘Normann Hartnell’.
When he was at the age of seven, his parents went through a divorce and he lived with his mother who worked as a domestic cleaner to support him. He attended Robinsfield Infants School as his first school. Later, he joined Barrow Hill Junior School and passed a eleven plus exam so as to pace a seat at St=arylebone Grammar School. He finally attended Hornsey College of Art to study graphic design after passing six O levels and 3 A levels in History, English and Art. Later, he dropped out to pursue a career in music.
The multi talented artist also served as an actor, n nearly over dozens of television episodes and films from 1985 to 2003. He started his musical career from a band called ‘Bazooka Joe’. There he played bass guitar. He married his fellow student Carol Mills while starting his study course at Hornsey. The couple started dating from a very long time and after marriage, they lived in her parent’s house in Muswell Hill. As children, they have a daughter named Lily Goddard. As he has a wife, he is not a gay. After some time, he suffered from anorexia. Goddard renamed himself as Adam Ant after his discharge from hospital. Adam and the Ants began as part of the burgeoning punk rock movement. Later he was seen in a seminal punk film called ‘Jubilee’ in 1977. He debuted as a recording artist with the song ‘Deutscher Girls’ which was a part of the movie’s soundtrack. The band made tour around the UK but could not make a remark among the British music press who did not like the lyrics and imagery.
When a new version of Adam and the Ants was formed, the band signed a major deal with CBS records. The respective album became an enormous hit in the United Kingdom. In the month of November, 1981, the band released another very successful album called ‘Prince Charming’. When the band split, Ant moved forward solo and later formed a new band.
He further had many ups and downs in his musical career as well as his personal life. With successful songs and projects at times, he was able to drag the attention of thousands of people who are his fans today. His twitter account is filled with the high number of fans following him due to the good height of success in his musical biography. His Wikipedia is interesting with all of his musical experiences and assignments. His songs make his fans feel alive.