You are absolutely spot on and that is why I really do enjoy our chats, you know your subject matter. According to our records, Jean-Jacques Burnel is possibly single. Yet commercially, they were unrivalled among punk contemporaries, notching up a dozen hit singles during an incredible run from 1977-1982. I know7 we have discussed this a lot of times between ourselves. Burnel describes 1981’s The Gospel According to the Meninblack as “quite difficult to listen to if you’re not on heroin” (as he confirms he was at the time). I never went but friends of mine who did go all tell me that it was brilliant. “I slapped him [Savage] about a bit, he wasn’t worthy of a beating,” says Burnel, a lifelong karate expert who still teaches the martial art regularly, and holds a coveted seventh-degree black belt, or dan. The band scored follow-up top-10 hits with No More Heroes and Something Better Change, but by 1979 punk was dead, and their record company told them to call it a day. It reminds me of George Orwell’s 1984 where they rewrite history every week. If you now look at the re-runs of Top Of The Pops they have totally written Gary Glitter out of the UK’s musical history. What was the last song or piece of music that made you cry? Formed as the Guildford Stranglers in 1974, they went on to have mainstream success with their 1982 single Golden Brown. Yes that’s right we played the Black And White album in its entirety two years ago now, and I have to say that really was good fun. To take Gary Glitters music out of our history is, in my opinion, political correctness gone mad. He is still very much interested in what the band does. Jean-Jacques Burnel is a Franco-English musician, producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the rock band The Stranglers. As they say I had lost my mojo. Rob Garratt. Burnel is currently a 7th degree black belt (Nanadan) in Karate and is head of Shidokan UK. It is obviously a word which has thrilled a few people whilst upsetting a few other people so I personally think that it is a useful Stranglers word. In a scene defined by irreverence, nihilism, excess and its anti-establishment stance, The Stranglers’ brand of antagonism still managed to stand out as the target of critical ire. After the departure of founding member, Hugh Cornell in 1990, The Stranglers continued to have success with their 2003 hit Big Thing Coming which saw them return to form. (Laughter) I know this, it was My Boy Lollipop by Millie. Now that’s a good one, and it would have been John Williams playing a classical recital at Dorking Halls. “He’s written us out, which is fine, we’re still going and they’re not,” says Burnel. It was not the first punch the bassist had thrown, and he still has an intimidating reputation. I will just have to be patient and wait and see. Will it be a Stranglers greatest hits tour or will we be treated to some of your favourite Stranglers tracks? Therefore you have to create synthesis so it becomes the most efficient thing for the parts that you are learning, otherwise you have got too much choice. Apparently when they saw us they had their road to Damascus enlightenment moment and say that it was because of The Stranglers that they started their band. “Although, I might see things in a different light if I wasn’t in the place I am now.”, The Stranglers will perform at The Irish Village on Thursday, November 24 at 9pm. “You’ve got to have the right to reply,” he says. However, the problem which The Stranglers have had is that everyone has tried to avoid us, most probably thinking that we would take their heads off or something (laughter). Not unless I keel over and die tomorrow or perhaps Dave (laughter). However, when you come to playing the songs live you have only got one set of hands to play all of those different ideas. That sounds quite good actually ‘The Stranglers herald in the spring’ (laughter). Burnel says ”Ë love song’ in a different kind of way than a normal musician would. However, what it doesn’t have it makes up for in vibe. There have been lots of different things happening in that time too. He is also a very keen motorcyclist and has owned many Triumph motorbikes. Nov 20, 2016. All the bands from that period had seen us at least once or twice.”. I’m glad that you have cleared that up because for the past three years I have been asking you and Baz the same question and you have both told me “oh yes, it’s in the can, we just have to tidy a few things up and it is ready to go” when clearly that is not the case (laughter). It was at that time that I regained my confidence. I have tried to use that very same methodology with The Stranglers. This is a band that once did an album of love songs called La Folie that were about cannibalism, nuns who wanted to f@@k as well as tramps and death. I mean it’s a smelly shithole with a really good vibe where your feet stick to the floor (laughter). Whose idea was the collaboration with Simple Minds? Relationships. Every March The Stranglers go out on tour here in the UK and the good thing is that more and more people seem to want to be part of it. What would you say has been the highlight of your career so far? It’s all total bullshit. Right on that note let’s push on and talk about music. Six Proms not to miss in 2015. Suddenly they found a Druidic sort of circle, all made of ancient oak, which had been preserved a few hundred yards from where I was living.
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