Adam and The Ants

Adam & the Ants was a punk band during the late 1970s, and then a Pop music group in the early 1980s.

Led by Adam Ant (real name Stuart Goddard), the band formed in 1977 in London, Engla

Adam & the Ants was a punk band during the late 1970s, and then a Pop music group in the early 1980s.

Led by Adam Ant (real name Stuart Goddard), the band formed in 1977 in London, England, consisting of Lester Square (guitar), Andy Warren (bass guitar) and Paul Flanagan (drums). Square was replaced by Mark Gaumont early in the band's career, before the release of their debut album Dirk Wears White Sox (1979, Do It Records). The album was somewhat dark, with post punk riffs and some vestiges of glam rock. The album was not a success, so Adam & the Ants hired Malcolm McLaren (manager of the Sex Pistols) to help with their image. He dressed them in pirate costumes.