Nicky Wire

Nicky Wire is one of those musicians I think of less as a bassist and more as a lyricist who happens to hold a bass. What I find compelling is that he studied politics at Swansea before the Manic Street Preachers, and you can feel that backbone in his writing. The band has always worn its convictions loudly, and I credit a lot of that to him. Coming out of Blackwood in Wales, he carried a working-class, almost confrontational edge that never softened into easy pop. As a secondary vocalist he is not the obvious frontman, but his words are arguably the band's spine, and that quietly impresses me.

Name (English)

Nicky Wire

Name (Japanese)

ニッキー・ワイアー

Reading

にっきー・わいあー

Born

January 20, 1969 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Blackwood, United Kingdom

Occupation

singer / songwriter / pianist / musician / composer

University

Swansea University

• Official sitehttp://www.nickyssecretsociety.com/ss/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky%20Wire
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2446658

Tags

• singer
• songwriter
• pianist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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