1. Craig Robert Nicholls was born on 31 August 1977 and is an Australian musician, best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the Australian alternative rock band The Vines, of which he is the sole continuous member.
21 Facts About Craig Nicholls
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Craig Nicholls later worked as an accountant for Sony Music Australia.
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Craig Nicholls has an older brother, Matt, an older sister, Tara, who is a solicitor, and a younger sister, Jessica.
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Craig Nicholls spent his free time listening to The Beatles, painting artworks, and skateboarding.
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Craig Nicholls attended Marist College Penshurst until he dropped out of high school in year 10.
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Craig Nicholls then enrolled in an art school for six months to study painting.
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Craig Nicholls supported his ambition to become a musician by working at a McDonald's in Hurstville.
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Craig Nicholls chose the band's name, Rishikesh, which originally referred to a city in India where The Beatles had attended an ashram.
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Craig Nicholls commenced his song writing career at the time when The Vines began live performances.
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Craig Nicholls continued to compose songs, writing Factory, the band's first single, which became NME's Single of the Week in November 2001.
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Griffiths, Heald and Rosser eventually left the band, and Craig Nicholls returned with new band members for the release of The Vines' independently-released sixth album Wicked Nature, described as a "comeback" by Darren Levin of the Faster Louder online music publication.
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Craig Nicholls produced the album that was recorded with Tim John and Lachy West of the band The Griswolds.
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Craig Nicholls's behaviour was seen as "a sign of stress and mental exhaustion".
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In May 2004, The Vines appeared at a promotional show for radio station Triple M, where Craig Nicholls bleated at the audience and demanded they not talk during the band's performance.
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Craig Nicholls later joined the band Youth Group and did not perform with The Vines again for another 14 years.
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In November 2004, accompanied by his brother Matt and his manager and friend Andy Kelly, Craig Nicholls faced assault and malicious damage charges at Balmain Local Court in Sydney.
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Craig Nicholls's condition had been suspected by road crew veteran Tony Bateman, and was confirmed by Professor Tony Attwood, an autism spectrum disorder specialist, in August 2004.
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Craig Nicholls was under medical treatment and therapy for six months, and stopped his intake of fast food and cannabis.
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Craig Nicholls was arrested on 13 October 2012 at his Sydney home on allegations he had assaulted his parents, and injured a responding police officer as he resisted arrest.
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Craig Nicholls appeared before a judge at Sutherland Local Court on 17 October 2012, where a trial date of 14 November was set.
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Craig Nicholls maintained that music has "really been the thing that saved me".