Nik Turner: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Nik Turner is a British Space rock musician (saxaphone). Turner was one of the founder members of Hawkwind.

Over the years Turner has played with many musicians and collaborations.

Directly after leaving Hawkwind he formed a band with Steve Hillage of Gong.

In the late 1970s when Steve Took's Horns broke up he formed Inner City Unit (ICU) from the key Horns members: Judge Trev Thoms and Dino Ferari although Steve Peregrin Took (ex-T Rex) continued to work with his former band members and guested with ICU at a number of gigs.

Turner also worked with Twink under the name PinkWind. Turner bringing in the Wind from Hawkwind and Twink, as a founder of the original line-up of The Pink Fairies (Mark 1) with Steve Took and Mick Farren providing the Pink. PinkWind released two albums. Some line-ups also featured Judge Trev Thoms.

Turner has varied tastes in music and his bands reflect this. Recently his two main bands have been StaceRitual and Nik Turner's Allstars with flexible and overlapping line-ups (as was the case in the early 1970s with Hawkwind and the Pink Fairies. At some of his gigs former Hawkwind members guest including Ron Tree and, until his death, Robert Calvert.

Turner regularly plays with new and experimental musicians and also busks near his home.