Flicker (musician)

Flicker (real name Miles Woodward) was the original bass guitarist of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers.

The band formed under the name Betty Blue in (Blackwood) in 1986. The original line up was James Dean Bradfield (lead guitarist), Flicker (bass guitarist), Sean Moore, (drummer and James' cousin), and Nicky Wire, second guitarist. The band briefly experimented with a female singer before James Dean Bradfield became lead singer. The band soon changed their name to Manic Street Preachers.

Flicker left the band in early 1988 claiming that the band were moving away from their punk roots. He remains only a small footnote in the bands history.