Adam And The Ants: Where Are They Now?
Martin Aston, Q, September 1992
"DON'T WORRY – HE'LL soon be a hairdresser in North Finchley." So it was that, with Malcolm McLaren's unprophetic words as encouragement, the original Ants jettisoned their singer to form Bow Wow Wow.
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