He was educated at Northgate Grammar School for Boys where he played the guitar – he was self-taught on this instrument. Find Nik Kershaw bio, music, credits, awards, & streaming links on AllMusic - English pop songwriter and performer; enjoyed… Then in 1987 and 1988 the work slowed down, when I was making my last two albums for MCA. Then run like a maniac Visit my linktreewww.linktr.ee/BogdanPacuraruOFFICIAL TWITTER! The writer gets most of the joy in that department because you’re paid when it gets played on the radio, when an MP3 is downloaded or a CD is bought. It’s put my kids through university and private school. I have a pension though and when I was earning well I put big premiums in, because I had a very good accountant who said: “You’ve got all this money coming in – stick it in a pension.”. Nik Kershaw / '98 Remixes (Wouldn't It Be Good & I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me) Жанр: Euro House Носитель: CDM Страна-производитель диска (релиза): Denmark Год издания: 1998 Издатель (лейбл): Universal Music (Denmark) Номер по каталогу: UMD 85063 Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac) I had a Saturday job working in the Co-op hardware department in Ipswich, aged 15, but my first proper job was at the unemployment benefit office, earning £25 a week. Accountants are like curries – you don’t know if you’ve got a bad one until it’s too late. Song information The second single from Kershaw's debut solo album Human Racing, it was among his mor.... . I don’t have a wallet; I have a back pocket with £55 in it. New Releases. But they’re not so good at talking Mir gefällt The Riddle von Nik Kershaw so derart extrem, dass ich die Radioanlage auf volle Lautstärke mache, falls dieses Lied im Radio kommt. It was released in 1984 as the lead single from the album of the same name.Kershaw described the lyrical content as being nondescript to fill as a "guide vocal" for the production. They have one child. My one regret is that I didn’t enjoy it more at the time. I use debit cards mainly and I bank with First Direct – they’re absolutely amazing. Album You’ve Got to Laugh. NIK KERSHAW MIX 2012 is a Mixed Genre Mix uplaoded by dj ma4u in Jul 2012 - a nice nik kershaw mix for 2012 You’ve known Elton John for many years. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (Live Aid 1985) July 2020. Nik wrote Chesney Hawkes' (pictured) chart-topping 1991 single The One and Only. But that was between 1986 and 1989 when he was still on the sauce. ... Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't It Be Good (Live Aid 1985) Aug 22, 2020 - Explore Juanita Topliff's board "Nik Kershaw", followed by 609 people on Pinterest. See more ideas about nik kershaw, kershaw, nik. No one wants to be in debt and it’s nice to know you can put food on the table. Nik Kershaw. Old house Squeaky door 46K likes. It was in my early 40s, around the time I got divorced, and I didn’t go nuts but I bought a Porsche Boxster. That was a nasty shock. I’ll fly and I won’t look down You call and someone who speaks English always answers the phone. Old house Leaky roof Creaky staircase It was 1973 and he was sitting in the living room of his parents’ house on the outskirts of Ipswich. I don’t want this silence breaking Though who do I think I’ll be waking Footsteps of mine on hallowed ground View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1991 CD release of The Collection on Discogs. It was absolutely terrifying. What did your parents think about you leaving halfway through your A-levels? But I’ve been with the same accountant now since the end of the Eighties. Though who do I think I’ll be waking The trouble is when you’re surrounded by people who tell you the sun shines out your a‑‑‑ all the time, you start believing it. ‘til I am rid of this Nik Kershaw) Made In Heaven Men United Monkey Business My Friend John Nobody Knows Oh You Beautiful Thing: Old Friend (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) Old House On And On (Mandoki with Ian Anderson / Nik Kershaw / Jack Bruce / Bobby Kimball) One Day One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing One Step Ahead One World Progress Promises, Promises Radio Musicola Nik Kershaw can remember the exact moment he decided that he wanted to be a pop star. He was off to work at 8am and back at 6pm every day in order to put bread on the table. Old house Squeaky door nik kershaw. It was going to be about £250,000 and ended up being about £400,000. Nik Kershaw on the 20th anniversary of Live Aid in 2005 (Pic: Getty Images). First I joined a local band, playing weddings and bar mitzvahs, and received maybe £30 a time after van hire costs and cleaning the purple velvet suits. Find Nik Kershaw discography, albums and singles on AllMusic AllMusic. No, I’m a country boy at heart and was never flash with money. No, I got rid of them when I got divorced. What was it like performing at Live Aid in 1985? I’ve done well over the years with the properties I’ve lived in, but I haven’t got the knack of buying property as an investment. I was very worried when I wasn’t working for a year, then there was a time at the end of the Nineties when royalties were drying up and my new stuff wasn’t getting recorded or covered by other artists, so it was looking dodgy. How much cash do you have in your wallet? How did your lifestyle change when you achieved huge chart success with hits such as Wouldn’t it be Good and I Won’t Let the Sun go Down on Me? He found me a deal with MCA and that was the turning point. They just keep on walking Is he as diva-ish as reputed? Nik Kershaw tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including wouldnt it be good, the riddle, human racing, youre the best, wide boy It was all work, work, work and I didn’t have a day off for two years, so my lifestyle didn’t really change. Nik Kershaw) Made In Heaven Men United Monkey Business My Friend John Nobody Knows Oh You Beautiful Thing Old Friend (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) Old House On And On (Mandoki with Ian Anderson / Nik Kershaw / Jack Bruce / Bobby Kimball) One Day One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing One Step Ahead One World Progress Promises, Promises Radio Musicola Raised in Ipswich, he had a background in local bands before his breakthrough came with 1984’s Human Racing album. You wrote Chesney Hawkes’s massive 1991 hit, The One and Only. Nik Kershaw - Don Quixote (1985) MCA Records. Old House Nik Kershaw. I rarely use credit cards because your bank balance doesn’t reflect what you’ve actually spent. See more ideas about nik kershaw, nik, kershaw. I don’t want this silence breaking Buy Nik Kershaw tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. THE WORKS Released: 1989 Label: MCA Producers: Nik Kershaw, Peter Wolf, Julian Mendelsohn. I had one conversation with my father about it. Cos I’ve spent one night too many here Old house Dusty room Dirty window Old house Empty house 1. Kershaw was born on 1 March 1958 in Bristol, England, and grew up in Ipswich, Suffolk.His father was a flautist and his mother was an opera singer. Nik Kershaw) Made In Heaven Men United Monkey Business My Friend John Nobody Knows Oh You Beautiful Thing Old Friend (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) Old House On And On (Mandoki with Ian Anderson / Nik Kershaw / Jack Bruce / Bobby Kimball) One Day One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing One Step Ahead One World Progress Promises, Promises Radio Musicola For details go to nikkershaw.net, Experts counter charity advice not to drink for two weeks after Covid jab, England to face 'All Star' Netball Superleague team as replacement for cancelled Jamaica series. He has been married to Sarah Kershaw since 2009. I’d only been in the public eye for a year or so and was suddenly surrounded by my heroes, with two billion people watching. And fall till I hit the ground He achieved international success and played Live Aid in 1985. On TV was a nightly news/magazine show – a bit like The One Show – called Nationwide. I don't own the melody or lyrics on this music video. How much were you paid for that first record deal? In the Eighties we coined the phrase “Write a word, cop a third”, because you could change one word in a song and take a third of the publishing money. Singer Nik Kershaw, 56, has made many savvy business decisions – but buying Irish property wasn’t one of them. Get me out of here I didn’t want to make a prat of myself. 17 ghosts huff and puff Nik Kershaw was born on March 1, 1958 in Bristol, England as Nicholas David Kershaw. In the early days I had one who vastly underestimated my tax bill and got it wrong by about two thirds. Old house Empty house Having a catalogue of songs is like having a pension – and bizarrely the publishing company my catalogue is with is owned by a Dutch pension company. Nik Kershaw is not a new name in the music world; he was a big pop star in the 80s.The pop star who rose to stardom after the mega-hit Wouldn’t It Be Good was listed at No.4 in the charts for around four weeks has written many songs for other artists.. Nik Kershaw was previously married to musician Sheri Kershaw who was featured in many of his albums is currently married to Sarah Kershaw. Has there ever been a time when you worried about how you were going to pay the bills? Saved from youtube.com. Old house Dusty room Dirty window Then I was unemployed for a year and got a taste of my own medicine, behind the other side of the counter at the benefits office, but I used the time productively and found a manager, Micky Modern, after placing an ad in Melody Maker. "Human Racing" (1984) "The Riddle" (1984) "Wide Boy" (1985) "The Riddle" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw.The Riddle" is a song by the English singer-songwriter Nik Kershaw. I never felt the urge to go out and blow money. What’s been the most important lesson you’ve learnt about business or money? To fill this place with any cheer 9th to 11th July 2021 at the stunning Palmerstown House Estate, Kildare Watch the video for Old House from Nik Kershaw's You've got to laugh for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. I invested in Irish property in 2005 with five partners; we bought a massive house formerly owned by Jimi Hendrix’s bassist, Noel Reading. Pub gigs didn’t pay – you got a tenner and as much beer as you could drink. And this little heart just ain’t big enough I had a much nicer base but no jetset lifestyle. I hate waste and hate having the p‑‑‑ taken out of me. I didn’t have a flash car until my mid-life crisis when I splashed out on a Porsche. Album: Nik Kershaw - The Riddle (1984) MCA Records. I was mainly influenced by my father and that was his way. But over the last 15 years it’s got better and better, maybe because of the Eighties revival. 17 ghosts follow me around Get me out of here Nik Kershaw, 62, who lives near Ipswich, had hit songs throughout the Eighties. So I sing to myself a lullaby Nik Kershaw, születési nevén Nicholas David Kershaw (Bristol, 1958. március 1. A saver, but I don’t have massive savings and I have bits and pieces in property. Get me out of here My second son has Down’s syndrome, so the Down’s syndrome Association has always been important, and friends have had problems with cancer so I support Macmillan and specific breast cancer charities. And go to my bed praying I It felt fake and I replaced it with a Volvo. It was a means to an end because I’d left school halfway through my A‑levels, naively thinking I’d tour the world with my guitar in a camper van. Old House Lyrics. I ended up as a pop star and my brother ended up training dolphins. Walking on to the stage was like a big leap off a cliff – and that sums up my whole Eighties experience. I did well on the property market: the next house, a beamed Tudor place down the road, cost £100,000 and a couple of years later in 1986 I bought a house for £285,000, a lot of money at the time. How did you go from playing at pubs to getting a record deal with MCA in 1983? The Riddle ist das beste Lied von Nik Kershaw. 23.01.2014 18:43 He's lost contact with his children. … Here, you'll get all the official information about Nik Kershaw, first! He explains how he overcame fear after spending his heyday feeling anxious and being ill before going on stage. How did your childhood influence your work ethic? That song has made me millions of pounds over the years, along with The Riddle, Wouldn’t it be Good and I Won’t Let the Sun go Down on Me. Did it result in huge royalties? Rattling their chains as they go Old house. Find Nik Kershaw discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. He's been rejected by his partner. We enjoy the money we have but I’m very careful and I put the tax away as soon as the money comes in. Old house Leaky roof Creaky staircase I’m doing a gig next week for testicular cancer. The official website of the small but perfectly formed singer/songwriter and producer Nik Kershaw. Nik Kershaw, Soundtrack: Source Code. Get me out of here About £7,000. Gemerkt von: Christian B. –) angol énekes-dalszerző Nik Kershaw) Made In Heaven Men United Monkey Business My Friend John Nobody Knows Oh You Beautiful Thing Old Friend (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) Old House On And On (Mandoki with Ian Anderson / Nik Kershaw / Jack Bruce / Bobby Kimball) One Day One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing One Step Ahead One World Progress Promises, Promises Radio Musicola Jan 23, 2017 - Explore ANNEE's board "NIK KERSHAW" on Pinterest. Find Nik Kershaw tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. 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