Career Jay Kay

1 career

1.1 headgear
1.2 tv performances
1.3 paparazzi confrontations

career

kay formed jamiroquai members toby smith (keyboards), stuart zender (bass), nick van gelder (1992–1993) (drums), derrick mckenzie (1994–present) (drums-battery), wallis buchanan (didgeridoo) guest appearances gavin dodds (guitar), maurizio ravelico (percussion) , johnny thirkell (horns) among others, both on band s debut album , on first tour.

jamiroquai has sold on thirty million albums, , has spent collective 162 weeks on uk singles chart between 1992 , 2006, kay s personal wealth said around £40 million. appeared on sunday times rich list 2004 @ joint-950th. sunday times rich list 2008 has him tied #1,794, £40 million.

after success of jamiroquai s first single, when gonna learn, us$1.9 million, eight-album deal signed sony music entertainment. band s first album emergency on planet earth. relationship sony ended in 2007.

jamiroquai s third album, travelling without moving, received international attention music video of virtual insanity, earned jamiroquai 4 mtv video music awards. fourth album, synkronized, has received similar praise; recorded in kay s home studio located in garden of 500-year-old, 11-bedroom buckinghamshire mansion.

kay referred jamiroquai , misconception existing band solo artist.

headgear

kay wearing headdress during concert

kay known array of elaborate hats , headgear. professionally appearances concerts, interviews , have prompted descriptions of kay mad hatter love of headgear. in 2005 announced kay, referred cat in hat , launching range of distinctive clothing, including trademark hats, on new quai label. indian country media network has criticised him wearing sacred regalia of first nations.

tv performances

kay appeared in episode of bbc series naked chef alongside chef jamie oliver. has performed on series strictly come dancing singing canned heat . appeared 4 times in bbc car show top gear. first appearance in series 1, episode 2, set lap time of 1:48.1 show s star in reasonably priced car , becoming (and remaining) person fastest lap time rest of first series , of next series. second appearance in series 3, episode 4, kay drove lamborghini miura richard hammond passenger. third appearance in series 11, episode 6, beat top time held simon cowell. succeeded lap time of 1:45.8. kay won top gear s john sergeant award best dance, after learning time on top gear test track fastest lap time in 2008.

the day before jamiroquai performed new single, white knuckle ride , on x factor in october 2010, kay quoted sun talking cheryl cole , dannii minogue, 2 of show s judges: going tell me fucking music? when have ever done anything? re useless. pair of you. mean, great, , d fucking shag you, s all. during performance on show, cole , minogue talked continuously , refused applaud @ end or stand up.

paparazzi confrontations

in 2001, kay charged assaulting photographer , damaging camera outside attica nightclub in london s west end. kay pleaded not guilty, , charges later dropped.

in 2002, jay kay filmed being headbutted photographer had earlier punched , accused of damaging new £70,000 bentley, @ premiere party in st martin s lane hotel star wars: episode ii – attack of clones. nose bled, , received black eye, no charges brought.