Nicky Wire

Nicky Wire loves God Save the Queen

Music Gossip

11 Feb 2012

Nicky Wire is a huge fan of John Lydon's lyrics. The Manic Street Preachers bass player counts the lyrics of the Sex Pistols 'God Save the Queen' as his favourite, and loves the venom and message the young singer - then called Johnny Rotten - put…

Manic Street Preachers to perform again

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15 Jan 2012

Manic Street Preachers will still play live in 2012. The 'A Design for Life' group had planned to go on an indefinite hiatus after a huge show at London's the O2 last December - in which they performed their last 38 singles - but now admit they are…

Manic Street Preachers plot 'strip' return

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29 Oct 2011

Manic Street Preachers may return with a "strip act" after their hiatus. The Welsh rockers are planning a three-year break at the end of the year and frontman James Dean Bradfield is still unsure what direction their career will take when they come…

Nicky Wire plots Guns N' Roses reunion

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12 Oct 2011

Nicky Wire wants to reform the original line up of Guns N' Roses. The Manic Street Preachers bassist is a huge fan of the `Welcome to the Jungle' rockers and wants to help original bassist Duff McKagan reunite with vocalist Axl Rose so they can…

Manic Street Preachers worried about musical return

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1 Sep 2011

Manic Street Preachers are worried there will be no music industry left when they return from their hiatus. The 'Motorcycle Emptiness' group are to take a break for at least two years from 2012 after playing a final farewell show in which they will…

Manic Street Preachers reluctant sobriety

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5 Jan 2011

Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire thinks it's "really f***ing boring" not drinking. The bassist with the '(It's Not War) Just the End of Love' rockers gave up drinking around six months ago, after experiencing gastro-intestinal problems and said…

Nicky Wire blasts current music scene

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16 Sep 2010

Nicky Wire lies awake at night worrying about the future of rock n' roll. The Manic Street Preachers bassist has blasted the current music scene, claiming there are no longer any individual or iconic stars. He said: "When I see bands like The…

Manic Street Preachers: Journal for Plague Lovers

14 May 2009

Richey Edwards was the creative driving force in Manic Street Preachers until his disappearance in 1995. He left behind screeds of notes, ideas and lyrics, now these rough outlines have been given new life. It’s the most incisive Manics album for years…