Cornelius Delaney, formerly known as Nique Needles, is an Australian artist, musician and actor.
Career
Music
In 1981 Needles formed Melbourne band The Curse along with John Rowell, Graeme Scott (both later briefly members of Models), Nick Barker[1] and Adrian Chynoweth.[2] Needles later went on to front Freak Power with Scott, Barker and Chynoweth. In 1987 Freak Power released a self-titled album through Rampant Releases. In 1992 Freak Power was re-formed with Needles, Chynoweth, Barker, Stu Thomas, and Peter Jones. Jones left the band mid 1994 to join Crowded House to complete their US tour.
In the early '90s, Doghouse followed in the wake of Freak Power; the initial lineup being Needles, Chynoweth, Thomas and Delaney Davidson. The final lineup was Needles, Thomas, Davidson, and Mark Di Marzio.
In 2003 he formed Box Monsters, with whom he played regularly around the Northern Rivers region of NSW until they disbanded in 2006.
Acting
Needles' first acting role was playing the character Aspro in The Kid written by Michael Gow, performed at Nimrod Theatre in Sydney in 1983.