Adam Ant is the stage name of Stuart Leslie Goddard (born November 3, 1954, London, England), lead singer of 1980s pop group Adam and the Ants and also a solo artist Adam was a member of Bazooka Joe, the band that the Sex Pistols opened for in the Pistols' first live appearance Adam and the Ants started as a punk band, but by the early '80s they had taken a different path and started making pop music By 1981 they were one of the biggest bands in BritainIn March 1982, feeling certain band members "lacked enthusiasm", Ant disbanded the group A few months after the split Ant launched a solo career (though he retained Marco Pirroni as guitarist and co-songwriter)After the split, Ant went solo, taking his song writing partner Pirroni with him His greatest American chart success was 1982's Friend or Foe album, which included the hit single "Goody Two Shoes" which made it to #1 in the UK and Australia, and #12 in the US Other hits from that album included the title song (which made #9 on the UK chart) and "Desperate But Not Serious"
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