Nicky Wire
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Nicky Wire is the lyricist, bass guitar player and occasional vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.
He was born Nicholas Allen Jones in Tredegar, Monmouthshire on January 20 1969. Nicky is the younger brother of poet and author Patrick Jones.
He married his childhood sweetheart, Rachel, in 1994 and they live in Newport with daughter, Clara, and their dog, Molly.
He attended Oakdale Comprehensive with James Dean Bradfield, Sean Moore and Richey James Edwards.He excelled at football, and was offered a trial at Arsenal Football Club. Nothing became of this because of his back and knee problems. He took A-levels in politics and law. He later attended the University of Wales Swansea with Richey.
Nicky usually plays the Gibson Thunderbird, Rickenbacker, or more recently the Fender jazz bass and quite often dons a dress for their gigs although he has curtailed his glam since the mysterious disappearance of Richey on Wednesday 1st February 1995.
He doesn't really live up to the typical rock and roll image and until recently still lived in an end of terrace house in a village near Blackwood. The other band members call him the boring one and he has extreme liking to hoovering.
He has however been known to cause controversy and once stated “In this season of goodwill, let’s pray that Michael Stipe goes the same way as Freddie Mercury pretty soon.”
On Christmas Day 2005, the Manics official site posted a solo track by Nicky called "I Killed the Zeitgeist", however the song was only available to download for one day. In 2006, we expect a Nicky Wire solo album.