Adam Ant Discusses "Blueblack Hussar", & His New Band & Album

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Post-punk 80s icon Adam Ant talks to Wall Street Journal "Business of Celebrity" show host Lee Hawkins about his decision to go on his first U.S. tour in 17 years and his new band, "Adam Ant and The Good, the Mad and the Lovely Posse." Ant's "The Blueblack Hussar Tour" will support his new album, called "Adam Ant is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner's Daughter." Ant talked to Hawkins about how he was influenced early on by Motown stars such as the Temptations, and how he later forged friendships with Motown founder Berry Gordy and Michael Jackson, even performing on the legendary "Motown 25" show. Ant, the former head of the band "Adam & the Ants", concedes in the interview that he has suffered a lifetime battle with mental illness, and explains how he plans to manage his illness in the years to come.
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  • @Dicedealer64
    @Dicedealer648 жыл бұрын

    The American media was always so kind and respectful to Adam Ant. It is a shame that the British press was so brutal to him. We still love you Adam! Don't forget us across the pond!

  • @ALong-fo5so
    @ALong-fo5so3 жыл бұрын

    I was never a huge fan of Adam Ant until lately. Read of his fight with bipolar. Came out fighting and a consummate performer despite his years. Respect.

  • @debbiegreen255
    @debbiegreen2553 жыл бұрын

    Have adored this man since 1980. Seen him 5 times in recent years, he's still got it! Keep doing what you're doing Adam. Love you x

  • @JedCraft69
    @JedCraft6911 жыл бұрын

    This interview was fantastic. I've been a huge Adam Ant fan since 1981 and am very excited for Adam's comeback. I can't say enough how amazing this interview was. Great job!

  • @SuperDoodelz
    @SuperDoodelz11 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic to see Adam Ant looking as good as alway's,Adam Ant always will remain number one to ant people everywhere.

  • @almrtnz1
    @almrtnz111 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you healthy, successful, and still a gentleman! Well wishes Stuart!

  • @ericdiamondprod
    @ericdiamondprod11 жыл бұрын

    Saw Adam last night at Turner Hall in Milwaukee. Best concert I've been to in ten years. Set list was AMAZING.

  • @nidus2
    @nidus211 жыл бұрын

    My heart still pounds when I see him :)

  • @presleyslave
    @presleyslave2 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful interview with the beautiful and talented Adam Ant. What a pleasure to listen to him and an even greater pleasure to hear an interviewer ask intelligent and insightful questions.

  • @romanobritish
    @romanobritish11 жыл бұрын

    You can tell he is more relax, like he said he is not worry about competing with others. He just wants to have fun.

  • @waynepinnock5874
    @waynepinnock5874 Жыл бұрын

    Adam looks and sounds so well. Great to see.

  • @evesapple2613
    @evesapple26137 жыл бұрын

    I love his perseverance. And his looks help too.have for many years.cheers Stuart. Xo

  • @elainemcneish3475
    @elainemcneish347511 жыл бұрын

    one of the best interviews Adam spoke and looked very ease ......x

  • @luckycattattooparlour340
    @luckycattattooparlour3403 жыл бұрын

    Terrific interview. One of the best Adam Ant interviews I’ve seen.

  • @TheSerendipity111
    @TheSerendipity11111 жыл бұрын

    Adam Ant Looks wonderful and I'm excited for him. I always new he was a trendsetter but I had no idea how influential he was to the fashion and dance styles of Prince and Michael Jackson. I can TOTALLY see that know! Great interview!

  • @trentfordham
    @trentfordham11 жыл бұрын

    Saw Adam in Vegas and he was amazing! Just downloaded his long lost album Persuasion and I can't stop listening to it.

  • @efthivoulos
    @efthivoulos11 жыл бұрын

    LONG LIVE ANTMUSIC!

  • @DucatiQueen
    @DucatiQueen11 жыл бұрын

    He had a rocky road for sure.....good to see him !

  • @mikelod1969
    @mikelod196911 жыл бұрын

    Adam still puts on a great show and it's great to see him getting interviewed by the larger media outlets.

  • @BenThomas1100
    @BenThomas110011 жыл бұрын

    This deserves over 9000 more views! loved!

  • @Daisy00773
    @Daisy0077311 жыл бұрын

    Loved you from the 80's and still do

  • @1986kimkim
    @1986kimkim11 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing!

  • @rlbrown4013
    @rlbrown401311 жыл бұрын

    What a great interview. Adam Ant is to engaging and smart when he speaks. I still think he is the " ultimate" sexy even though I am a married housewife with two kids!

  • @cathypatman9485
    @cathypatman948511 жыл бұрын

    FANTASTIC INTERVIEW! GLAD ADAM'S BACK! LOVE THE NEW SONG.

  • @artemis133
    @artemis13311 жыл бұрын

    Good luck, Adam, to you and your new band, and your other struggles. I always loved you and the Ants.

  • @JosephSDover
    @JosephSDover11 жыл бұрын

    this is way too awesome,nobody can dislike that!

  • @Daeulla
    @Daeulla11 жыл бұрын

    omg tytyty for posting this info!! He's playing 30 miles from me.. sooooo going!

  • @crashingcairo
    @crashingcairo11 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Went to the Metro-Detroit show! Amazing... and PACKED... sold out.... a must see show! Adam obviously performed wonderfully, but I was also very pleased with the talent of his band. Can't say enough good things!

  • @judieboots5923

    @judieboots5923

    4 жыл бұрын

    🌹❤️

  • @evaughn13
    @evaughn1311 жыл бұрын

    Saw him last night. Still over the moon!!! Waited 30 years.

  • @redwhiteandblueoldam
    @redwhiteandblueoldam11 жыл бұрын

    This is a great interview.

  • @mummyisis
    @mummyisis11 жыл бұрын

    Saw him in PIttsburgh in 1983 and 2013! Great Show! I'm still reeling from seeing him live again! Love him! Hope he keeps recording new stuff and touring.

  • @Man1Dub
    @Man1Dub11 жыл бұрын

    Again and again, to see non-stop!

  • @DK-tl9hi
    @DK-tl9hi3 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful gentleman and so gorgeous 🥰

  • @genebcolon
    @genebcolon5 жыл бұрын

    Mark please produce Adams next album...come on!

  • @margheritaascolano176
    @margheritaascolano176 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful interview! Thank you ❤

  • @londonlady1966
    @londonlady19664 жыл бұрын

    Great interview. ❤🐜

  • @melissacohen7770
    @melissacohen777011 жыл бұрын

    Lee is a very thorough and respected journalist who also read Adam's biography (Lee refers to the book at about the 9:40 mark) and asked a lot of interesting, unique music questions, so if he's using a tablet, it's probably holding his notes, so he can conduct a good interview.

  • @tugboat25
    @tugboat2511 жыл бұрын

    I feel Lee Hawkins did a very good job. He asked pertinant/interesting questions in a respectful way and most of all he didn't inject himself into the interview! He didn't make it about himself and give his opinions and make commentary. Adam was insightful and it's good to see him out and around and making new (good) music again.

  • @coletteroberts9619
    @coletteroberts96194 жыл бұрын

    We love Adam

  • @BridgetMurphy
    @BridgetMurphy6 жыл бұрын

    Good interview

  • @pypy2909
    @pypy290911 жыл бұрын

    whoa that video was so epic!!!

  • @chitownmoneyshaker1451
    @chitownmoneyshaker145111 жыл бұрын

    Just saw a clip of him and the band performing on a late night TV show in the UK on New Year's Eve. It was so exciting to see him mix the new song with a couple of Ant classics. He looks great, the new song is great and it's exciting to see Adam doing what he does best.

  • @kamilmayer9659
    @kamilmayer965911 жыл бұрын

    I didnt think this would be as amazing as it is :D

  • @JediPug1
    @JediPug111 жыл бұрын

    Excellent interview!

  • @Blueflesh4
    @Blueflesh411 жыл бұрын

    Just watched him in Fresno Ca. last night. Great performance.

  • @kimber8548
    @kimber854811 жыл бұрын

    He is still hot as hell!

  • @Urko2005
    @Urko200511 жыл бұрын

    damn right you can if you lived through when they were at their best, i was just leaving school in 1981 and never got to see him live, in 2 weeks im gonna make up big time at our local venue and NOSTALGIA all the way.

  • @heatherwright3981
    @heatherwright398111 жыл бұрын

    Patti... he's on the road right now, you haven't missed anything! Go to adam-ant.net, and you will find all of his tour dates, cheers!

  • @kalicat9492
    @kalicat94922 жыл бұрын

    Good interview.

  • @carywhitt
    @carywhitt11 жыл бұрын

    Nice interview.

  • @falgorian1
    @falgorian111 жыл бұрын

    Asking Adam Ant what he would call his music, as the first question, is evidently a person who's interviewing him post-80's because, by now, we should all know what he calls music. I just had to say something....

  • @GirlFromHell121
    @GirlFromHell12111 жыл бұрын

    GREAT WORK!

  • @tmf1977
    @tmf197711 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. The reporter at least researched about Adam, and asked questions about the new band. Good interview.

  • @1001bi
    @1001bi11 жыл бұрын

    Geniales Video! gib uns mehr!

  • @dahloanhembree2472
    @dahloanhembree247211 жыл бұрын

    I saw him in 1983. It was probably about the time he started having problems - the show wasn't that great live. But I still admire him and find him to be extremely talented. He had his hands in the videos, customs, set design, etc. A true artist/

  • @melissacohen7770
    @melissacohen777011 жыл бұрын

    Great interview and I just saw Adam's new video for Cool Zombie too. Does anybody know when he'll be touring the USA again?

  • @bootyclaw
    @bootyclaw11 жыл бұрын

    Just saw him at the Alban Arena and I second your comment.

  • @mleeds
    @mleeds11 жыл бұрын

    Really great video!

  • @curvy71
    @curvy7111 жыл бұрын

    i remember Adam Ant back in 1982 (Good Too Shoes song)

  • @bangtwister
    @bangtwister11 жыл бұрын

    Good interview , Adam looks great!

  • @LaughingatpainUSAway
    @LaughingatpainUSAway11 жыл бұрын

    I've got a ticket for his tour.. and am quite happy about that. ;-}

  • @jamesguy1030
    @jamesguy10305 жыл бұрын

    Zigger, Zigger, Zigger, Love That interviewer . . . Adam is a Legend

  • @antennavillain
    @antennavillain11 жыл бұрын

    I'm so mad I missed the US tour. I sure hope he comes back sooner than 17 years from now...

  • @shuibasara9630
    @shuibasara963011 жыл бұрын

    -Oh my god! Its really works! NICE WORK!

  • @MrBoconglam
    @MrBoconglam11 жыл бұрын

    Your video is so well done

  • @itouch808Sub4Sub
    @itouch808Sub4Sub11 жыл бұрын

    thanks my friend

  • @mdnpascual
    @mdnpascual11 жыл бұрын

    Good job on your video!

  • @irishrose61
    @irishrose6110 жыл бұрын

    love u adam

  • @weiden100
    @weiden10011 жыл бұрын

    ja was soll ich sagen RESPEKT!

  • @testarode
    @testarode11 жыл бұрын

    Even if the sky is falling down xD GREAT !!!!!!!!

  • @sandobrownski
    @sandobrownski11 жыл бұрын

    Stuart, you look amazing still. It's cause you're half Romani

  • @mebeasensei
    @mebeasensei3 жыл бұрын

    What era are we talking about here - when AA talks about listening to Tamla/Motown in the council estate? I didn't realise that Brits were into that as teens in the 60s. Are we talking about pre-Beatles, pre-Who, KInks and all those 'boy bands with guitars'? 1963? Or was it later 1965?

  • @MissM73

    @MissM73

    2 жыл бұрын

    According to his book this was around 1968 (when Adam was 13/14). He moved out of De Walden Buildings and the new appartement was above a youth club where they played Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, the Temptations, the Four Tops, the Jackson Five, Tammi Terrell,, Diana Ross and the Supremes, ect. He would listen to it while doing his homework.

  • @kennymccormack3562
    @kennymccormack35624 жыл бұрын

    kings lbum still sounds awesome

  • @PartuzaH
    @PartuzaH11 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic videoOo! Im subscribing!

  • @TNMedia81
    @TNMedia8111 жыл бұрын

    That was pretty awesome! Subbed :)

  • @nh0xamorous
    @nh0xamorous11 жыл бұрын

    i dont know what to add it was just nice !

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    @lamvnpt11 жыл бұрын

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    @iainbayes11 жыл бұрын

    Always room at the top

  • @justmehere8371
    @justmehere83713 жыл бұрын

    Adorable

  • @s9wind
    @s9wind11 жыл бұрын

    MASSIVE

  • @Captain_Rhodes
    @Captain_Rhodes2 жыл бұрын

    nice that he picked up on the MJ and Prince influences. Adam ant was quite original in some ways and deserves credit

  • @upyourdose
    @upyourdose11 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by the present generation ? There are several generations present

  • @cemlaw
    @cemlaw11 жыл бұрын

    In the immortal words of Dolly Parton, I will always love you! Stuff of my girl-hood dreams...

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    @Haemweh11 жыл бұрын

    I have subscribed and Im checking out your other videos..

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    @jakon532010 жыл бұрын

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    @Marekgta20011 жыл бұрын

    I told my friends about this channel.

  • @MercuryQueenCa
    @MercuryQueenCa11 жыл бұрын

    in my head he is that 1983 Adam Ant

  • @vuanhtunb90
    @vuanhtunb9011 жыл бұрын

    Can you teach me?

  • @chitownmoneyshaker1451
    @chitownmoneyshaker145111 жыл бұрын

    Has anyone heard his new song yet? I think it's called Cool Zombie.

  • @LuciferUKTran
    @LuciferUKTran11 жыл бұрын

    cool ur amazing im gunno try this soon? :Dx

  • @rennyzero420
    @rennyzero4203 жыл бұрын

    This is a serious question in regards to Simon Parkes. He claims to have been visited by Mantis Beings.

  • @ricepokemon
    @ricepokemon11 жыл бұрын

    i literally want to marry all your vids

  • @erkicaplatz7212
    @erkicaplatz721211 жыл бұрын

    cool

  • @AFatMushroom
    @AFatMushroom11 жыл бұрын

    i loved the video but i hated the fact that the video ended so soon

  • @thomaslong3698
    @thomaslong369811 жыл бұрын

    I AM SUBSCRIBING

  • @Mhworley
    @Mhworley11 жыл бұрын

    Ahhh put a good mic on your interviewer! Don't just shotgun him! If you put in all the work for 3 cams, lighting and what appears to be a live edit atleast mic your talent! Giving the benefit of the doubt, maybe he had one on but it slipped down his shirt, because the sound gets slightly better when he is reading from his ipad.

  • @hoodwinkhiphop
    @hoodwinkhiphop11 жыл бұрын

    Keep sharing!

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    @canhhongtanganh11 жыл бұрын

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    @nh0xamorous11 жыл бұрын

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    @dmjsmith10011 жыл бұрын

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