Nicky Wire

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Nicky Wire is a Welsh musician, lyricist, and bassist best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Welsh person
bassist
human
lyricist
musician
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1986
associatedAct Manic Street Preachers
birthName Nicholas Allen Jones
coFounderOf Manic Street Preachers
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1969-01-20
educatedAt Swansea University
familyName Jones
fieldOfStudy politics
genre alternative rock
rock
givenName Nicholas
hasChild 2 children
hasWrittenLyricsFor Manic Street Preachers songs
influencedBy Sex Pistols ONNED1
The Clash
instrument bass guitar
guitar
vocals
memberOf Manic Street Preachers
name Nicky Wire self-link
nationality Welsh
notableFor flamboyant stage outfits
politically charged lyrics
notableWork Everything Must Go
Futurology
Generation Terrorists
Journal for Plague Lovers
Bible
surface form: The Holy Bible

This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours
occupation bassist
lyricist
musician
songwriter
placeOfBirth Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales
politicalView left-wing
positionHeld bassist of Manic Street Preachers
primary lyricist of Manic Street Preachers
recordLabel Columbia Records
Sony Music Entertainment
surface form: Sony Music
residence Wales
sibling Patrick Jones
spouse Rachel Jones NERFINISHED

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Manic Street Preachers hasMember Nicky Wire
Nicky Wire name Nicky Wire self-link
Richey Edwards associatedWith Nicky Wire
Gold Against the Soul lyricist Nicky Wire
Everything Must Go contributor Nicky Wire
Everything Must Go lyricist Nicky Wire