My Take
Look, I'm not going to pretend this is a complicated legacy — it really isn't. Gary Glitter had genuine chart success in the UK glam rock era of the early 1970s, and songs like "Rock and Roll Part 2" had a hooky stomp that stadium crowds ate up for decades. But since his 1999 conviction for downloading child sexual abuse material, followed by further convictions in 2006 and 2015 for horrific offenses against children, any conversation about the music is beside the point. His catalogue has been rightfully pulled from mainstream use, and the man has spent years in prison. Whatever his career once was, this is who he is — and that's how history will remember him.
Overview
Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944), better known by his stage name Gary Glitter, is a British former singer who achieved fame and success during the 1970s and 1980s. His career ended after his 1999 conviction of downloading child sexual abuse material. He was also convicted of child sexual abuse in 2006 and a series of sexual offences (including attempted rape) in 2015.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gary Glitter
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイリー・グリター
- Reading
- げいりー・ぐりたー
- Born
- May 8, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Banbury, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / singer-songwriter / autobiographer / recording artist / rock singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.