Former Arctic Monkeys members
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Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece band from Sheffield, England. Originally formed in 2002, the band has seen two of its members depart over the subsequent 5 years.
Andy Nicholson[edit]
An attendee of Stocksbridge High School, Andy was the only member of the original four to not live in the High Green district, residing in nearby Hillsborough,[1] and this fact is featured in lyrics to the song "Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured" – "I said it's High Green mate – via Hillsborough – please". Nicholson played bass guitar, and was seen as "the band wit, reliably swift with a self-deprecating quip".[1] Nicholson emphasised that the band are just normal people, saying "We don’t look like superstars...I think people look at us and think, 'They’re just normal people making good music. I’m sure I could do it.' Anyone can do it. We’re living proof of that."[1] Nicholson's style was known to be poppy and original, and was often featured in a song with either no backing or guitar chords in the background. When this wasn't the case, the bass usually followed the lead guitar with slight or no variation.
The band announced in May 2006 that Nicholson would miss the band's forthcoming North America tour as he was suffering from "fatigue following an intensive period of touring", and would be temporarily replaced by Nick O'Malley of The Dodgems while Nicholson recovered.[2] However, on 20 June 2006, it was announced that he was no longer part of the band,[3] with Alex Turner later stating "we sorta found ourselves in a situation where we wanted to move forward".[4] Now Nicholson has been making a name for himself in Sheffield as a DJ, performing at Reverend Soundsystem (now performing under the name AndyGun [1]) and remixed a Reverend and The Makers song "You Get So Alone Sometimes it Just Makes Sense".[citation needed]
In November 2007 he made his DJ debut in London for a very special club night called Threads vs Filthy Few [5]Filthy FewThreads
Glyn Jones[edit]
An article in Blender in May 2006 suggested that Alex Turner was not the original vocalist of the band – "When their first vocalist, Glyn Jones, left after a few months, Turner cautiously stepped up to the microphone".[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The Lads Are Alright". Blender. May 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Arctic Monkeys lose a member". NME. 22 May 2006.
- ↑ "Arctic Monkeys bassist leaves band". NME. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ↑ "Arctic Monkeys on split: "We wanted to move forward"". NME. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/32172
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