John Adams

John Adams is an English singer-songwriter and solo artist, who was also a member of the band Private Lives in the 1980s.

He was a support act for Duran Duran in 1987.

Background information
Adams is the former vocalist of Private Lives, a band that could be seen as forefathers of England's late-'80s sophisti-pop movement - Johnny Hates Jazz, Living in a Box, etc. Private Lives were a duo comprised of vocalist John Adams and guitarist Morris Michael.

Like Fiction Factory's Kevin Patterson, Adams has a deep, distinctly European voice that is most effectively utilized in Private Lives' single "Living in a World (Turned Upside Down)".

In 1984, Private Lives released their only album, Prejudice & Pride, on EMI. The album featured guest stars such as singer Kiki Dee and bassist Nick Beggs of Kajagoogoo; however, it didn't sell, and the group split up.

In 1986, Adams produced Tom Robinson's single "Nothing Like the Real Thing".