Adam Ant

Shortly after taking the "Adam Ant" persona, Stuart Goddard established his punk credentials when he had the scenester Jordan (Pamela Rooke) carve the word "F--K" into his back with a razor blade; he had been reading about African tribes and wondered if he could take the pain. The mark helped get him a role in the 1978 Derek Jarman film Jubilee alongside Jordan.

He got married for the first time when he was 20 years old. Still known as Stuart Goddard, when he took the name Adam Ant, his wife Carol showed her support by changing her name to Eve (Adam & Eve). The couple divorced after 18 months of marriage.

In 1979, Ant paid the Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren £1000 for advice on how to make it in the business. McLaren introduced him to the tribal sound - notably the group Burundi Black - that came to define Ants' music, but he also asked his backup band, The Ants, to join his new project Bow Wow Wow, which they accepted. Adam replaced the three departing members with new Ants, including guitarist Marco Pirroni, who became Adam's songwriting partner.