Happened to catch Adam Ant on The Late Late Show last weekend and decided to watch (being a huge fan of 80s music).
He and his band performed "Stand and Deliver", a hit for him in 1981.
I have to admit that I was disappointed to see him wearing a costume and make-up not dissimilar in my eyes to what he would have worn then. And basically performing what seemed to be to be the same routine. I would have imagined that he would have grown as a performer in the intervening 30 years. Or at least outgrown the gimmicks that he used at that time (I have no problems at all with using gimmicks when you're trying to become established).
Of course, this is a little naive of me. It is much more likely that he has outgrown them but he is "giving the public what they want".
Then Ryan Tubridy had the audacity to open the interview with: "Do you still get a kick out of performing that song?". No really - he did.
Adam paused for a moment (looking at the ground for inspiration while trying to control his gag reflex, I imagine) before coming up with: "Always yeah. Just trying to get them right really". Well done Adam.
After that rocky start, he gave quite a good interview covering disparate topics including his stalker, his conviction in the Old Bailey, and his struggle with bipolar disorder. He also told an interesting story involving his mother and Paul McCartney.