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Ian Dury lived with the effects of polio, which he contracted at the age of seven - very likely, he believed, from a swimming pool at Southend on Sea. Ironically his 1981 song " Spasticus Autisticus ", intended to mark the International Year of the Disabled , was banned by the BBC despite having been written by a disabled person. The lyrics were definitely uncompromising:
The chorus' refrain, "I'm spasticus, autisticus" was inspired by the response of the rebelling gladiators of Rome who (at least in the version of the story as portrayed in Kubrick's movie), all answered to the name of their leader, "I am Spartacus", to protect him.
Managed by Andrew King , Ian Dury and The Blockheads had several hit singles, including "What a Waste", "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" (which was a UK number one at the beginning of 1979Events January-February January 1 Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings., selling just short of a million copies), "Reasons to be Cheerful (Part Three)" (number three in the UK), and the rock and roll anthemA Rock and roll anthem is a celebratory rock and roll song. The subject that the anthem celebrates can vary, although one common anthemic theme is the celebration of rock and roll for itself. Chuck Berry probably wrote more of these than any other songwri "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" - a phrase which has subsequently entered the language. His music is marked by clever lyrics and word playWord play is literary technique in which the nature of the words used themselves become part of the subject of the work. Puns, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, oddly formed sentences, and telling character names are common example, many jazzFor other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. It has been called the first original art form to develop in th influences but with a strong allegiance to rock and roll.
He had small parts acted in several films, most well-known of which was Peter GreenawayPeter Greenaway (b. April 5, 1942) is a British filmmaker trained as a painter and a professor of cinema studies at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, where he conducts Intensive Summer Seminars. In 2002 he received an honorary doctora's The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, as well as cameo appearances in Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski (born August 18, 1933) is a Polish film director and actor. Early Life Roman Polanski was born in Paris as Raimund Liebling to Ryszard Polanski (aka Ryszard Liebling), a Jew, and Bula Polanski (nee Katz), a Roman Catholic. In 1937 his famil's Pirates and the Sylvester StalloneMichael Sylvester Enzio Stallone (born July 6, 1946), usually known as simply Sylvester Stallone is an American film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He achieved his greatest successes in a number of action films, notably the Rambo and Rocky se science fiction film Judge DreddMike McMahon for the first ever story Judge Joseph "Joe" Dredd is the main character of the longest-running strip in the British comic 2000 AD having been featured there since its second issue in 1977. History Judge Dredd was created by writer John Wagner. He also wrote a musical, Apples, staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London's Sloane Square.
Dury wrote and performed the theme song "Profoundly in Love with Pandora" for the television series The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 ( 1985), based on the book of the same name by Sue Townsend, as well as its follow-up The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole ( 1987).
In the 1990s, Dury became an ambassador for UNICEF, recruiting stars such as Robbie Williams to publicise the cause.
He died of colorectal cancer. One of his obituaries read: "one of few true originals of the English music scene" ( The Guardian). Meanwhile, he was described by Suggs , the singer with Madness as "possibly the finest lyricist we've seen."
His son, Baxter Dury, is also a singer. He sang one of Ian's songs at his funeral, and has released his own album, Len Parrot's Memorial Lift.
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