"Adam and the Ants started as part of the burgeoning punk rock movement, gigging around London with manager 'Jordan' from the SEX Boutique on Kings Road. The band toured extensively throughout the UK but proved to be unpopular with much of the British music press who disliked their fetishistic lyrics and imagery. Adam approached Sex Pistol's manager Malcolm McLaren and asked him to help the group. McLaren subsequently took the rest of the Ants to form 'Bow Wow Wow' [Adam very soon reinvented the project with a new line-up that achieved commercial success]."
