Momus
Nicholas John Currie, born 11 February 1960 in Paisley, Scotland, is a
singer‑songwriter known professionally as Momus. After attending Edinburgh
Academy and spending formative years in London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Berlin
and Osaka, he began his musical career in 1981 with the band The Happy Family,
releasing a single and the concept album The Man on Your Street: Songs of the
Dictator Hall on the indie label 4AD. In 1986 he issued the EP Nicky, a set of
Jacques Brel translations, and in 1988 released his debut studio album Tender
Pervert. The following year, Don't Stop the Nig...
