Culture that made me: Ricky Wilson on Ghostbusters, David Hockney and Jarvis Cocker

Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs was lucky to be born in 1978, ‘because when my teens hit, in the early 90s, the music couldn’t have been better’
Culture that made me: Ricky Wilson on Ghostbusters, David Hockney and Jarvis Cocker

Ricky Wilson of Kaiser Chiefs.

RICKY WILSON, 47, grew up in Keighley, Yorkshire. In 2000, as lead singer, he co-founded the indie rock band Parva, a precursor for Kaiser Chiefs, which released its multi-award-winning debut album, Employment, in 2005.

He has appeared as a judge on British TV show The Voice. Kaiser Chiefs will perform at Dublin’s Collins Barracks on Saturday and Live at the Docklands, Limerick, on Sunday

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