Coming Out Of The Closet

[MrBump]

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

 :D

[Philly Q]

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!

[Frank]

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.

[MrBump]

 :D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!

[Philly Q]

: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....  :? 

[richard]

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.

[Afghan Dave]

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

[Philly Q]

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!

[keith]

:D

That's a GREAT guitar!!!

anyone know what it is

[Philly Q]

: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.