Leo Kottke
American guitarist and singer
Nik Kershaw is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who rose to prominence in the 1980s. He had a string of hit singles in the UK and also wrote a number one song for another artist. Kershaw has had a long and successful career in the music industry.
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Nicholas David Kershawis an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He came to prominence in 1984 as a solo artist. He released eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the decade, including “Wouldn’t It Be Good”, “Dancing Girls”, “I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, “Human Racing”, “The Riddle”, “Wide Boy”, “Don Quixote”, and “When a Heart Beats”. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. Kershaw appeared at the multi-venue benefit concert Live Aid in 1985 and has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, “The One and Only”.
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Nik Kershaw is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who came to prominence as a solo artist in 1984.
Nik Kershaw had eight singles that entered the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart during the 1980s, including ,Wouldn’t It Be Good,, ,Dancing Girls,, ,I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,, and ,The Riddle,.
Nik Kershaw spent 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985, beating all other solo artists at the time.
Nik Kershaw has also penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK No. 1 single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, ,The One and Only,.
Yes, Nik Kershaw appeared at the multi-venue benefit concert Live Aid in 1985.
8 Quotes by Nik Kershaw
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There’s stuff that everybody does that they don’t know they do.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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I might have to go on breakfast TV, which would mean getting up early.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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There’s always some promoter having an ’80s night, saying, We’ll supply the band. All you can drink.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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I can understand why those bands do it. It can be a hell of a lot of bloody fun. People are allowed to have a bit of fun after the age of 40, and a lot of them do need the money.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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I’m off to sit on a cliff.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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I love Neil Finn. I’ve loved everything he’s done since Split Enz.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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It’s the most ridiculous business to be in. It’s full of people who have never grown up.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)
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I tried several times to get the song right. The tune and the chords that I started with, there really wasn’t anywhere else it could go. I stopped fighting it and let it take me away.
Nik KershawBritish musician (born 1958)