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'''Kris Needs''' (born 3 July 1954) is a British [[journalist]] and [[author]], known for writings on music from the 1970s onwards. He became editor of [[ZigZag_(magazine)|''ZigZag'']] in August 1977 at 23 and has written biographies of stars including [[Primal Scream]], [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Keith Richards]].▼
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▲'''Kris Needs''' (born 3 July 1954) is a British [[journalist]] and [[author]], known for writings on music from the 1970s onwards. He became editor of [[ZigZag_proto-punk]] and early punk rock [[ZigZag (magazine)|''ZigZag'']] magazine in August 1977 at 23 and has since written biographies of musicians and rock stars, including [[Primal Scream]], [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Keith Richards]].
 
== Early life ==
In 19731972, Needs wasbecame the secretary of the [[Mott The Hoople]] fan club, the Sea Divers, which he ran from his home in [[Aylesbury]], [[Buckinghamshire]].<ref name="Needs" /> His contact details at the time appear on the sleeve of the band's sixth studio album, ''[[Mott (album)|Mott]]''.
 
In the late 1970s, he fronted a band The Vice Creems,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Vice+Creems?anv=Vice+Creams |title=Vice Creems Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-28}}</ref> appearing in [[John Otway]]'s Aylesbury Market Square free concert and also recorded a single with [[The Clash]]'s [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] and [[Topper Headon]] in the same studio that [[The Rolling Stones]] used to record their late 60s1960s peaks. [[Billy Idol]] contributed percussion and backing vocals for the band.
 
== Career ==
Needs started in journalism on the ''Thame Gazette'', a weekly newspaper in [[Oxfordshire]], went on to ''The Bucks Advertiser'' and then took over editing ''Zigzag[[ZigZag]]'', the UK's first monthly music mag, in 1977.<ref name="Needs and Wonder Schneider formed the band Secret Knowledge and recorded the 1992 club hit "Sugar Daddy" on Andrew Weatherall's [[Sabres of Paradise]] label. The track appeared on their 1996 [[Electronic music|electronic]] album ''So Hard'' on [[Deconstruction Records]]; Needs and Schneider wrote all the material, occasionally with artists such as [[Ashley Beedle]], [[David Holmes (musician)|David Holmes]] and [[Jah Wobble]]. Needs and Schneider also recorded with Leftfield as Delta Lady. Needs started DJing in 1976; during the 1990s he warmed up for Primal Scream and Prodigy while spinning at the world's clubs./>
 
Needs and Wonder Schneider formed the band Secret Knowledge and recorded the 1992 club hit "Sugar Daddy" on Andrew Weatherall's [[Sabres of Paradise]] label. The track appeared on their 1996 electronic album ''So Hard''. Kris and Wonder also recorded with [[Leftfield]] as Delta Lady.
In 2014, he completed the biographical work on [[George_Clinton_(musician)|George Clinton]]: ''George Clinton: The Cosmic Odyssey of Dr Funkenstein''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://musictomes.com/kris-needs-on-a-cosmic-odyssey/ |title=http://musictomes.com/kris-needs-on-a-cosmic-odyssey/ |publisher=Omnibus Press|date=2014-10-08 |accessdate=2014-10-08}}</ref> In 2015 he finished the authorized biography of [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]]; ''Dream Baby Dream: Suicide; A New York Story''. ▼
 
Needs started [[DJ]]ing at college in 1970, continuing at 70s [[punk rock]] events, [[the Batcave]] in London during the 1980s and for Primal Scream and Prodigy in the 90s while spinning at the world's clubs, including [[Ibiza]]'s infamous [[Manumission]].
In 2016, he was writing for various UK music magazines, including ''[[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO]]'', ''[[Record Collector]]'', ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'', ''[[Prog magazine|Prog]]'', ''Electronic Sound'', ''[[Vive Le Rock (magazine)|Vive Le Rock]]'' and ''[[Shindig! Magazine|Shindig!]]''. In May 2017, he launched ''[https://nomorebigwheelsdotcom.wordpress.com No More Big Wheels]'' with author Helen Donlon, an online outlet for cultural essays beyond the remits of the magazines.▼
 
▲In 2014, he completed the biographical work on [[George_Clinton_George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]: ''George Clinton: The Cosmic [[Odyssey]] of Dr Funkenstein[[Funk]]enstein''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://musictomes.com/kris-needs-on-a-cosmic-odyssey/ |title=Kris Needs on a Cosmic Odyssey |publisher=Omnibus Press |date=8 October 2014 |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012215513/http://musictomes.com/kris-needs-on-a-cosmic-odyssey/ |publisherarchive-date=Omnibus12 October Press|date=2014-10-08 |accessdate=2014url-10-08status=dead }}</ref> In 2015 he finishedwrote the authorizedauthorised biography of [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]]; ''Dream Baby Dream: Suicide; A New York Story''.
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▲In 20162022, he was writing for various UK music magazines, including ''[[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO]]'', ''[[Record Collector]]'', ''[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]]'', ''[[Prog magazine|Prog]]'', ''Electronic Sound'', ''[[Vive Le Rock (magazine)|Vive Le Rock]]'' and ''[[Shindig! Magazine|Shindig!]]''.<ref name="Needs">{{cite web|url= https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Writer/kris-needs |title= Kris Needs [Biography] |access-date= 1 October 2019 |publisher= [[Rock's Backpages]] }}</ref> In May 2017, he launched ''[https://nomorebigwheelsdotcom.wordpress.com No More Big Wheels]'' with author Helen Donlon, an online outlet for cultural essays beyond the remits of the magazines.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nomorebigwheelsdotcom.wordpress.com |title=No More Big Wheels: Cultural Essays from Helen Donlon, Kris Needs and guests|publisher=No More Big Wheels|year=2017–2018|access-date=2 June 2019}}</ref>
 
▲== References ==
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