Andy Nicholson
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| Andy Nicholson | |
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| Also known as | AndyGun |
| Origin | Hillsborough, England |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, DJ |
| Instrument(s) | Bass guitar |
| Associated acts | Arctic Monkeys Mongrel |
| Website | MySpace page |
Andy Nicholson is an English musician, best known for being the former bass guitarist of the Sheffield band, Arctic Monkeys.
[edit] Biography
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.
[edit] Leaving the Arctic Monkeys and current plans
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, firstly as a resident at Threads. [1] , performing at Reverend Soundsystem (now performing under the name AndyGun [2]) 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 at a club event called Threads vs Filthy Few.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Lads Are Alright", Blender, May 2006.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys lose a member", NME, 22 May 2006.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys bassist leaves band", NME, 2006-04-19. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys on split: "We wanted to move forward"", NME, 2006-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-09-25.
- ^ "Former Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson to play London", NME, 2007-10-31. Retrieved on 2008-01-05.
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