![]() ![]() Kelly Nickels Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family Kelly Nickels (born January 5, 1962) is a bassist who has played in various bands including Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat and L.A.Between the first and second albums by Faster Pussycat, hair metal became big business and the pressure to commercialize is felt in the band’s sophomore effort, Wake Me When It’s Over. Guns.He started his career as a roadie/light man for Hotshot, which was an early incarnation of the band Danger Danger and later was the band led by Mike Pont, the second Danger Danger vocalist.He was replaced in Sweet Pain by Victor Prestin. He was badly injured in a motorcycle accident (at an intersection on the Sunset Strip in California) in October 1986, when he was still with Faster Pussycat. His leg was broken in seven different places, and he had to walk with a cane for a long time afterwards.By the late-1980s, he had joined L.A. He remained with the group throughout their most commercially successful period. In addition to playing bass throughout his tenure with the group, he also sang lead vocals on the L.A. Guns song "Nothing Better To Do," from their 1995 album, Vicious Circle. However, he left the band shortly after this album was released. ![]() By the end of the 1990s, he was back in L.A. Guns, only to leave again in 2000.He is married to Kelly Cunningham, the mother of actress Emma Roberts. Nickels also has a child with Cunningham, Grace Nickels, born in 2001.1.3 Reunion and change of musical style (2001–2005).1.4 Name dispute and Brent Muscat's Faster Pussycat line-up (2006–2007).History Early years (1985–1987) įaster Pussycat was formed in Hollywood by Taime Downe during the glam metal and glam punk boom of the 1980s. The earliest incarnation of the band featured Downe and Greg Steele along with Brent Muscat. The name of the band is derived from the Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Īfter multiple early personnel changes, Faster Pussycat consisted of Downe (vocals), Steele (guitar), Muscat (guitar), Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michals (drums). Just before the band recorded their debut album, Nickels got into a motorcycle accident and broke his leg in seven places. He was replaced by Eric Stacy from Champagne Darling Cool. The band signed a record contract with Elektra Records, which released their debut album Faster Pussycat in 1987. The band established a following among heavy metal, glam rock and sleaze rock fans, mainly through two promotional videos from the first album for the songs " Bathroom Wall" and "Don't Change That Song". In November 1987, the band appeared on the cover of Screamer Magazine 's debut issue. In the United States the band toured with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth and Motörhead in support of the album. Īlso in 1987, Faster Pussycat appeared in the rockumentary film The Decline of Western Civilization part 2 - The Metal Years. The band was interviewed and performed live versions of "Cathouse" and "Bathroom Wall". Two years later, Faster Pussycat recorded their most successful album, Wake Me When It's Over. The album earned " Gold" status from the RIAA. Sales were mainly driven by the hit single "House of Pain". Music videos were produced for "House of Pain" and "Poison Ivy". While the band was touring for the album in 1990, drummer Mark Michals was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska and fired from the band after signing for a package of heroin addressed to himself. ![]() Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot filled in as drummer for the remainder of the tour, after which Brett Bradshaw became the long-term drummer. Tours with Kiss and Mötley Crüe followed. In 1990, the band recorded a cover of Carly Simon's " You're So Vain" for a compilation called Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary and filmed a video. The song was later included on the 1992 Belted, Buckled And Booted EP. ![]() In 1992, the band released their third album, Whipped!, which peaked at number 90 on the chart. In 1993, Faster Pussycat parted ways with Stacy and hired Aaron Abellira to replace him. They embarked on a warmup tour, an American tour and then some shows in Japan. They also played one last sold-out show in Hollywood at the Hollywood Palace. Ī few weeks after returning to the U.S., Faster Pussycat broke up, its members going their separate ways. Reunion and change of musical style (2001–2005) ĭowne was involved with industrial musical act Pigface, before forming his own industrial rock act with Kyle Kyle of Bang Tango called the Newlydeads. In 2001, Faster Pussycat reformed with original members Downe (vocals), Muscat (guitar) and Steele (guitar), alongside Downe's former Newlydeads bandmates Xristian Simon (guitar), Danny Nordahl (bass) and Chad Stewart (drums). Nordahl had also played in the Throbs, and Nordahl and Chad Stewart also both play in Motochrist. ![]()
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