, ▁and ▁achieved ▁major ▁commercial ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁abroad ▁which ▁continued ▁into ▁Ant ' s ▁solo ▁career . ▁With ▁their ▁music ▁videos ▁receiving ▁air play ▁on ▁MTV ▁– ▁with ▁Adam ▁Ant ▁also ▁appearing ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁V J ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁– ▁they ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Second ▁British ▁In vas ion ▁of ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Form ation ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁An ts , ▁Adam ▁Ant ▁( born ▁Stuart ▁Les lie ▁God d ard ) ▁played ▁bass ▁in ▁pub ▁rock ▁group ▁B az ook a ▁Joe , ▁now ▁primarily ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁band ▁that ▁head lined ▁when ▁the ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁concert ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁at ▁Central ▁Saint ▁Mart ins ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁and ▁Design . ▁After ▁witness ing ▁this , ▁Adam ▁quit ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁forming ▁his ▁own , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁P ist ols . ▁ ▁T ent atively ▁called ▁The ▁B - S ides , ▁they ▁pract ised ▁regularly ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁months ▁but , ▁lack ing ▁a ▁drum mer , ▁never ▁managed ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁gig . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Adam ▁Ant ▁had ▁be fri ended ▁some ▁influ ential ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁London ▁punk ▁scene , ▁most ▁not ably ▁Jordan , ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁Mal col m ▁Mc L aren ▁and ▁Viv ienne ▁West wood ' s ▁SE X ▁bout ique . ▁The ▁An ts ▁eventually ▁formed ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁with ▁a