![]() The song Another Rock And Roll Christmas was released, reaching number 7 in the UK singles chart, and is considered Glitter’s most successful song since 1975. After some time away in Australia and France, he also turned to Buddhism and become a vegetarian. His career saw a brief revival in the 90s - but then it all went wrong (Popperfoto via Getty Images) Career comebackĭespite his financial woes and struggles with drugs and booze, Glitter bounced back in 1984 with comeback single Dance Me Up. In 1986 he also needed hospital treatment after accidentally taking an overdose of sleeping pills. It was around this time he reportedly tried to take his own life. The singer was declared officially bankrupt in 1980 owing the Inland Revenue £170,000. The death of glam rock also didn’t help with his public image and his popularity began to wane. His debts were blamed on his drug taking and heavy drinking. He owned a Hampshire mansion and drove a Rolls Royce, but towards the end of the decade he was declared bankrupt. Bankruptcy and suicide attemptīy 1975 Glitter had sold 18 million records and was at the height of his musical fame. The next year he scored a string of chart hits, including I Didn’t Know I Loved You (Till I Saw You Rock And Roll), I Love You Love and Do You Wanna Touch Me.īut his most famous track – and first UK number one – was in the summer of 1973 with I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am). His breakthrough single Rock And Roll (Parts 1 And 2) reached number two in the UK charts and number one in America. In 1972 he got his big break at the age of 28 when he changed his stage name to Gary Glitter and embraced the glam rock scene with his over-the-top outfits, including silver Elvis-style suits and huge platform boots. Glitter was 28 when he shot to fame as a rock singer (WireImage) But by 1980 he was declared bankrupt and tried to take his own life (Mirrorpix) Rise to glam rock starįame wasn’t instant for Glitter and he performed under a number of names such as Rubber Bucket, Paul Russell and Paul Raven, before hitting the big time. But it emerged he had fathered another son, named Gary Jnr, in February 2001 when he was living in Cuba with his then girlfriend Yudenia Sosa Martinez. Both would be in their 50s now.Īnn and Glitter divorced in 1972 and he has never remarried. The couple went on to have a son, Paul, the following year and in 1966 welcomed a daughter called Sarah. Glitter married Ann Murton in July 1963 at the age of 19. Years later when he was on trial for possessing child abuse images, Glitter claimed he had been abused as a child himself and blamed his actions on “trying to work my own feelings out.” Marriage and kids Glitter became known as a tearaway and would often run away to London to perform in clubs when he was just 12. Things came to a breaking point for the family at the age of 10 and Glitter and his brother were taken into care. His young mother and grandmother, who brought him up, often struggled to cope. He had a troubled childhood, never knowing his father. Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Francis Gadd, was born on May 8, 1944, in Banbury, Oxfordshire. ![]() Glitter shot to fame in the early 70s after embracing glam rock (Getty Images) Troubled childhood Here we look back at the rise and fall of the man who was once a music icon. ![]() ![]() The now 78-year-old was freed from prison this morning and will be required to sign the sex offenders register and adhere to strict licence conditions. His latest conviction only came to light decades later when he became the first person to be arrested under Operation Yewtree, the police investigation launched in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal. ![]()
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