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At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 08:06:37 AM

Title: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 08:06:37 AM: Yep, I've got a secret; I've been a Nik Kershaw fan for decades.

This is great!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s9kh4 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00s9kh4)

:D
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Philly Q on May 12, 2012, 10:25:45 AM: Although he had silly hair, silly clothes and his records were over-produced (like most records in the '80s), I always thought he had good songs.

And you could tell he was really into guitars because he actually played a custom-built one!

(http://www.rockstarsguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/604.jpg)
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Frank on May 12, 2012, 12:00:49 PM: See, I don't mind what Nick Kershaw fans get up to in the privacy of their own homes, I just don't like the idea of them getting married.
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 04:47:54 PM: :D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Philly Q on May 12, 2012, 06:44:14 PM: Quote from: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 04:47:54 PM
:D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!

It always reminded me of my Hamer Special. A good body shape for the smaller player. :lol:

Come to think about it, I must have put the Kahler tremolo on my Hamer round about the time Nik Kershaw was at his peak. I don't think that decision was influenced by him, though.... :?
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: richard on May 12, 2012, 06:57:24 PM: I saw a programme about him once which had some footage of the band jamming in rehearsal. He'a very good guitarist who wrote some unusual songs. I read that when he gigged in New York Miles Davis turned up to check him out.
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Afghan Dave on May 12, 2012, 07:43:12 PM: We do share some dark secrets in this forum...

"My name is David, and I am a Nik Kershaw fan as well" :? :P

He made one mistake though... a rather lucrative one though!!

http://youtu.be/heR0HA9hFhQ
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Philly Q on May 12, 2012, 10:57:18 PM: Quote from: Afghan Dave on May 12, 2012, 07:43:12 PM
He made one mistake though... a rather lucrative one though!!

http://youtu.be/heR0HA9hFhQ

Well, I must confess I never realised he wrote that (or if I did, I'd totally forgotten)

.... but when you listen to it, it's a blindingly obvious piece of pure Kershaw.

Anyway, not a mistake. I like that song!
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: keith on May 13, 2012, 01:13:53 AM: Quote from: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 04:47:54 PM
:D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!

anyone know what it is
Title: Re: Coming Out Of The Closet
Post by: Philly Q on May 13, 2012, 01:27:50 AM: Quote from: keith on May 13, 2012, 01:13:53 AM
Quote from: MrBump on May 12, 2012, 04:47:54 PM
:D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!

anyone know what it is

It was built by a guy called Dave Gladden. I think he is/was a friend of Nik's, don't know if he ever had a guitar-building business as such.