Nick Beggs
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Nick Beggs, 2010.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Leighton Beggs |
| Born | 15 December 1961 |
| Origin | Winslow, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | Progressive rock, art rock, hard rock, Celtic rock, new wave, pop rock, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Sound engineer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Bass, Chapman Stick, vocals, guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Associated acts | Art Nouveau, Ellis, Beggs, & Howard, Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett, Iona, Kajagoogoo, Rockets, The Mute Gods |
| Website | http://nickbeggs.co.uk/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| Chapman Stick | |
Nicholas "Nick" Beggs (born 15 December 1961 in Winslow, Buckinghamshire) is an English musician, noted for playing the bass guitar and the Chapman Stick; he is a member of The Mute Gods and Kajagoogoo, formerly also a part of Iona and Ellis, Beggs, & Howard.
His parents were Herby and Joan Beggs, and he has a younger sister, Jacqueline. Nick's father left when he was young but came back into his life at a later age. In November 1979, Beggs' mother died of cancer, leaving him to care for his sister, who was then 15. He took a job as a dustman upon leaving school.
Nick's daughter Lula was born 29 May 1991 and his first marriage to Eleni Gagoushi ended in 1994. He had another daughter, Willow Beggs, in 2002 with his girlfriend Ann Staniford, whom he married in 2003. He is now also stepfather to Ann's children Olivia (1993), Twins : Jake and Callum Keenan (1996). Nick currently lives in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.
Beggs was a pescetarian for a while and currently is a vegetarian due to his rejection of the .
Beggs' first band Johnny and the Martians (formed when he was 10) consisted of two friends on trumpet and acoustic guitar and Beggs on drums. He went to Linslade Secondary School. After attending art school, in 1978 Beggs formed the band Art Nouveau, with Steve Askew, Stuart Croxford Neale and Jez Strode. Chris Hamill (Limahl) joined the band in 1981 and at Beggs' suggestion it was renamed Kajagoogoo. The release of the first single, "Too Shy", in January 1983 saw the band on a promotional tour as the record reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart.
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