Nick Hodgson

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Nicholas James David Hodgson (born October 20, 1977) is the drummer of Leeds indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs. On stage he provides backing vocals, the beat and banter. He is the main song writer for the band and essentially the leader.

He attended secondary school with Nick Baines (also known as Peanut) and Simon Rix, later meeting Ricky Wilson and Andrew White (Whitey) at Soul night ("move on up") underneath the T&C in Leeds ("Don't look for it... it's not there anymore.").

For about 8 years he played with the rest of the band in Runston Parva, later renamed Parva, and they even recorded an album on the Mantra Records record label, but this went bust days before they were meant to receive the second part of their advance and so they were left without a record deal.

Nick started the Leeds clubnight Pigs with Ricky Wilson "to give us something to look forward to", and after giving the rest of the band a mix CD with songs he had been playing at Pigs, they formed Kaiser Chiefs, scrapping all their old songs and changing "the way we play, the way we dress, basically everything we could change without changing... our faces".

After being ignored by virtually every record company in Britain because they were "too old and used to be in Parva", Samuel Preston from the Ordinary Boys convinced his label, B Unique to give the boys a deal.

He played the scarecrow in a school production of The Wizard of Oz.

He's only had a few drum lessons, mostly he taught himself.

[edit] External links

• Brightest Star - A Nick Hodgson fansite

Kaiser Chiefs
Ricky Wilson | Andrew "Whitey" White | Simon Rix | Nick Hodgson | Nick "Peanut" Baines
Discography
Albums: Employment | Untitled
Singles: "Oh My God" | "I Predict a Riot" | "Everyday I Love You Less and Less" | "Modern Way"
DVDs: Enjoyment
Other releases: Lap of Honour | "You Can Have It All"
Related articles
Kaizer Chiefs Football Club | B-Unique Records | Polydor Records | Stephen Street