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Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard, on 3 November 1954, in Marylebone, London) is a British musician who gained popularity as the lead singer of post-punk group Adam and the Ants and later as a solo artist, scoring 10 UK top ten hits from 1980 to 1983, including three No. 1s. He has also worked as an actor, appearing in over two dozen films and television episodes from 1985 to 2003. Since 2010, Ant has undertaken an intensive reactivation of his musical career, performing live regularly in his hometown of London and beyond, recording and releasing a new album and with three full-length UK national tours, two US national tours and a short Australian tour all now completed.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012 )〕 ==Childhood and early life== Stuart Goddard was born an only child, in Marylebone, London. Concern for oppressed minorities—one of the themes he used in his later work—was part of his heritage; he is of partial Romani descent. His maternal grandfather, Walter Albany Smith, was Romanichal.〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p10〕 Home was two rooms in De Walden buildings, St John's Wood.〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p5〕 He recalls "There was no luxury, but there was always food on the table." His father, Leslie Goddard, had served in the Royal Air Force and worked as a chauffeur and his mother, Betty Kathleen Smith, was an embroiderer for Norman Hartnell.〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p4〕 His parents divorced when Goddard was seven years old〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p35〕 and his mother supported him by working as a domestic cleaner, briefly working for Paul McCartney. Goddard's first school was Robinsfield Infants School, where he created a considerable stir by throwing a brick through the head-teacher's office window on two consecutive days.〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p28〕 In the aftermath of this incident, Goddard was placed under the supervision of teacher Joanna Saloman, who encouraged him to develop his abilities in art and whom he would later credit as the first person to show him he could be creative artistically.〔The Madness of Prince Charming, Channel 4 Television 2003〕〔The Official Adam Ant Story, James Maw, Futura Publications 1981〕 Goddard then attended Barrow Hill Junior School where he boxed, was a member of the cricket team〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p32〕 and passed the eleven plus exam to gain a place at St Marylebone Grammar School〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p56〕 which was an all boys school where he enjoyed history lessons, played rugby〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography'', p57〕 and later became a school prefect. After taking and passing six O levels and three A levels in English, History and Art,〔Ant, A., ''Stand and Deliver: The Autobiography''. p72〕 Goddard then attended Hornsey College of Art to study graphic design and for a time was a student of Peter Webb.〔Walker, John. (1987) ("Adam Ant: music + art school" ). In ''Cross-Overs: Art into Pop, Pop into Art''.〕 He later dropped out of Hornsey, short of completing his BA, to focus on a career in music.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adam Ant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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