John Watts

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Watts
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1954(1954-12-27)
Age	70
Birthplace	Frimley
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Frimley
Horoscope	Aquarius

John Watts Biography

John Watts is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on December 27, 1954 in Frimley, Frimley, United Kingdom. John Watts is a British musician and multimedia artist. He was born into a family of singers on 27 December 1954 in Frimley, Surrey. Watts began his career as a mental health worker having studied clinical psychology before finding success as a musician with his band Fischer-Z. He currently lives and works in Brighton, UK.

His first solo album, One More Twist, was released in 1982 along with the debut solo single, One Voice, and was followed in 1983 by The Iceberg Model (1983). This project incorporated Dexys Midnight Runners’ brass section, strings, improvisations and experimental techniques usually associated with modern classical music. The Quick Quick Slow album (1984) followed, which he released as The Cry.

A second album in this series, Fish’s Head, arrived a year later (1989). Including the single “Say No”. In this period Watts performed to 167,000 people at a Peace Festival in East Berlin along with James Brown. He was interviewed about Thatcherism on German national news. After a change of record companies, Watts combined two different sets of recordings to produce the Destination Paradise album (1992). The title track was a chart single and it once again demonstrated Watts’ acute observation of political events. Will You Be There? was another chart single and was adopted by the fans as a firm live favourite. Watts’ next project was the Kamikaze Shirt album (1994). The single “Human Beings”, was a harrowing indictment of the low value of human life in many parts of the world. “Protection”, the first single from his next album Stream (1995), also dealt with the dark area of child exploitation.

1997 saw the release of one of Thirteen Stories High (1997). Until then, Watts had worked with a variety of musicians and band line-ups. Instruments had been arranged around his song structures. From this point in his career he was to turn this method on its head. Bigbeatpoetry (1999) and the Spiritual Headcase Remixes (2000) signalled a much more radical approach to making music. This, Watts’ thirteenth album, combined his poetry, prose and song lyrics with Ingo Worner’s DJ beats, audio collages and dance floor rhythms. The title track, Bigbeatpoetry, was a substantial ‘Beat’ style poem half-spoken over a simple hip-hop beat.

The second album, entitled Going Deaf for a Living (1980), reinforced Watts’ trademark insightful and humorous view of the world set against strong melodies. It included the track, “So Long”, his first chart hit single across Europe and in Australia. The band toured extensively throughout Europe and also made their first trip to America. European success was growing fast and the demand for a new album brought Watts back with the powerfully atmospheric Red Skies Over Paradise (1981). A performance at Pinkpop Festival that summer followed and also a performance on the bill with Bob Marley on his final European festival tour.

John Watts Net Worth

John Watts is one of the richest Musician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Watts 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Having played the punk and new wave circuit through the early 1970s, Watts formed the band Fischer-Z with Steve Skolnik at Brunel University in 1976. Arriving at a point where punk, art wave, and reggae crossed over, they secured a record deal with UA in 1978 alongside the Buzzcocks, The Stranglers, and Dr. Feelgood.

Their first album, Word Salad, was released in 1979 and was a cult success in the UK (John Peel supported the single “Remember Russia”), but an even bigger critical success and commercial start across continental Europe. There were substantial appearances on The Old Grey Whistle Test and a first Top of the Pops with “The Worker” single.

Reveal, Watts’ seventh studio album, appeared early in 1988. This included his biggest single success to date, “The Perfect Day”. Fans found it difficult to differentiate between Watts’ identity and that of his band Fischer-Z. This was a new sound and totally different personnel. His reluctance to perform older classic material in its original arrangement and his total emphasis on new work has become his trademark. “My only obligation is to be good, not to play what the audience want.” The album represented a commercial high point, but coincided with a lengthy period of personal and family upheaval for Watts.

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Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. John Watts celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

What is John Watts known for?

John Watts is a memoirist and writer. He is known for his memoirs The Rollin ’80’s: Drugs, Money, Politics and Reality and Power of the V , written under the pseudonym “John Boy”.

How old is John Watts?

40 years (June 28, 1981)

What else has Jon Watts directed?

• Known For. Cop Car Director (2015)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming Director (2017)
• The Onion News Network Director (2011)
• Sexy Beast Additional Crew (2000)
• Director. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
• Peter’s To-Do List (2019)
• Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Where did John Watts live?

Born in St Dunstan in the East, London, England on 1530 to John Watts GFEab and Alice GATE. Sir John Watts married Margarett Hawes and had 10 children. He passed away on 5 Sep 1616 in Upleadon, Gloucestershire, England.

How did John Watts get Spider-Man?

Kennedy Airport in late June when he got a phone call that changed everything: Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios were hiring him to direct the next film in the Spider-Man franchise. Watts was asked not to tell anyone until the official announcement the next day.