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Peter Nicholls (born 13 February 1959) is the lead singer of the progressive rock band IQ. Nicholls left the band briefly in the late 1980s to form the alternative rock band Niadem's Ghost but returned in 1990.
From 1982, the line-up consisted of Peter Nicholls (vocals), Mike Holmes (guitar), Martin Orford (keyboards), Paul Cook (not to be confused with the Sex Pistols' drummer of the same name) (drums), and Tim Esau (bass).
The music and lyrics, obviously - flawless, in my opinion. The vision and courage of the whole piece, songs joined together by interlinking musical passages, the recorded performances, just the sound of the album, the intriguing photographic artwork.
May 3, 2023 · IQ frontman Peter Nicholls is only half joking when he recounts the logistical headaches involved in keeping his band’s show on the road, and indeed in the studio, as they prepare to release their 10th album.
Peter was recently interviewed by Brazilian website '80 minutos': Peter, "The Road Of Bones" was released in 2014 and it is considered by many as the best IQ album. Do you see it the same way? Are you still proud of the album? Yes, I think it’s a very strong album.
The group was formed in 1981 by guitarist Mike Holmes and keyboard player Martin Orford. They recruited bassist Tim Esau that year, followed by vocalist Peter Nicholls and drummer Paul Cook in 1982, when they released their first cassette album ‘Seven Stories Into Eight’.
Jun 10, 2020 · The band’s domestic cabin fever was partially alleviated when Peter Nicholls moved back to his home town of Manchester from London in early 1985. Yet although that might have solved one predicament, it led to the singer feeling increasingly remote from the band during the writing of The Wake and was the origin of a rift within IQ ...
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