Nick Baines
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Nicholas Matthew "Peanut" Baines, born 21 March 1978, is the keyboardist
of the English
indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs
.
He studied at university for four years in Newcastle.
In an interview for Austin City Limits 2005 festival DVD extras disc, Baines said he got the nickname peanut at school when, aged 10 or 11 he drew a picture of himself and his head looked like a peanut.
He also plays guitar; and said in the same interview that he has played "music for most of my life". He, Nick and Simon started playing in bands at school when they were about 15. He also remembers "We were into stuff like Guns N' Roses
. It was really cool to be able to play a song and actually finish it". The Beatles have been a major influence on the band- "as they should be on most musicians"
The band was no overnight success. Ricky added that it "took ten years of playing in this band to 'get lucky'".
He is known by his fans for wearing a hat all the time- as he is going bald- and for being the one the other Kaiser Chiefs
pull pranks on:
"He likes to go the front and clap, and while he was at the front clapping, we all went off. Left him there on his own." - Ricky Wilson
, singer, said in an interview in Australia. "For how long?" replied the interviewer. "Hours."
Peanut missed a gig in LA in November 2008 and the filming of the Good Days Bad Days video due to appendicitis
"We bully Peanut onstage" - Simon Rix
, bassist of the Kaiser Chiefs
He is also the only member who does not sing and is a resident of the Finsbury Park area of North London.
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
of the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
.
He studied at university for four years in Newcastle.
In an interview for Austin City Limits 2005 festival DVD extras disc, Baines said he got the nickname peanut at school when, aged 10 or 11 he drew a picture of himself and his head looked like a peanut.
He also plays guitar; and said in the same interview that he has played "music for most of my life". He, Nick and Simon started playing in bands at school when they were about 15. He also remembers "We were into stuff like Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
. It was really cool to be able to play a song and actually finish it". The Beatles have been a major influence on the band- "as they should be on most musicians"
The band was no overnight success. Ricky added that it "took ten years of playing in this band to 'get lucky'".
He is known by his fans for wearing a hat all the time- as he is going bald- and for being the one the other Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
pull pranks on:
"He likes to go the front and clap, and while he was at the front clapping, we all went off. Left him there on his own." - Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson may refer to:*Ricky Wilson , guitarist of The B-52's*Ricky Wilson , singer of Kaiser Chiefs*Ricky Wilson , former NBA player...
, singer, said in an interview in Australia. "For how long?" replied the interviewer. "Hours."
Peanut missed a gig in LA in November 2008 and the filming of the Good Days Bad Days video due to appendicitis
"We bully Peanut onstage" - Simon Rix
Simon Rix
James Simon Rix is the bass player for popular British band Kaiser Chiefs and is famous for his large curly hair which has led to the nickname 'Jesus' by fans and 'curlywand' amongst friends.. He went to school at St...
, bassist of the Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
He is also the only member who does not sing and is a resident of the Finsbury Park area of North London.