Editing Nicky Wire (section)

{{Short description|Welsh musician and songwriter}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Nicky Wire
| image             = Nicky Wire in Budapest in 2011.jpg
| caption           = Wire in 2011
| image_size        = 250px
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Nicholas Allen Jones
| alias             = Nicky Jones
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|1|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Llanbadoc]], [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]], Wales
| origin            = [[Blackwood, Caerphilly|Blackwood]], Wales
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
* [[Singing|vocals]]
* [[guitar]]
* [[piano]]
* [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* [[omnichord]]
}}
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[punk rock]]
* [[hard rock]]
* [[post-punk]]
* [[glam punk]]
* [[indie rock]]
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* lyricist
* songwriter
* photographic artist
}}
| years_active      = 1986–present|
| associated_acts   = [[Manic Street Preachers]]
| label             = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
}}

'''Nicholas Allen Jones''' (born 20 January 1969),<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web |title=Nicky Wire Interview |publisher=BBC |year=2007 |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manicstreetpreachers/pages/nicky_wire.shtml |access-date=17 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015072630/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/manicstreetpreachers/pages/nicky_wire.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=15 October 2007}}</ref> known as '''Nicky Wire''', is a Welsh musician, best known as lyricist, bassist and secondary vocalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/nicky-wire|title=Nicky Wire |publisher=guardian.co.uk|date=5 October 2011 |access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref> of the Welsh [[alternative rock]] band [[Manic Street Preachers]].

Prior to the group, Wire studied politics at university: this would later influence his lyrical work. He was co-writer of the band's lyrics (alongside [[Richey Edwards]]) from 1989 to 1995, and has been the band's primary lyricist since 1995, following Edwards' disappearance. In addition to his work with Manic Street Preachers, Wire has released two solo albums, ''[[I Killed the Zeitgeist]]'' in 2006 and ''Intimism'' in 2023.