|The Damned| Damned on ITV London (Interview with Dave and Captain)

[@Chickentender77922]

Their sound changed, but they stayed The Damned through and through. David Vanian is such a gentleman. You didn't hear wild stories of burning out. These guys are real musicians.

[@andchat6241]

Nobody really knows much about Dave, Drugwise they did some speed , occasionally Acid ,spliff & a few bits , but it never took hold of the band

[@bps3013]

Dave Vanian settling comfortably into his classic Vincent Price phase whilst Captain remains ageless (due to what tho who knows?!) Absolute legends all members past and present!

[@nige3801]

Bleach blonde is the answer to the Dorian Grey question

[@BestUserNameUK]

Adrenochrome.

[@ceannairereibiliunach8133]

@@BestUserNameUK Straight from a fresh corpse preferably...

[@fernandomaron87]

Dave still also rocks the greaser look with the leather jacket and sunglasses.

[@katiecliffe5625]

I think they have both aged exceptionally. Two very attractive guys.

[@paulmorgancollings7833]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the Damned are a fuckin fantastic band.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

Damn Skippy!!

[@adamfindlay7091]

Yep yeah damn straight.

[@andreasboose5611]

Dave Vanian from the Damned and Peter Murphy ftom Bauhaus are the f....g best Frontmen in Post Punk / Goth Genre 🖤🖤

[@thekirkintillochkuswa1885]

Superb band. Never fully got the credit they genuinely deserved. Brilliant

[@Mr.Swankly]

Vanian , a true clotheshorse, always looks brilliant, on and off stage.

[@athanatic]

She said he looked different now, but not really! He leaned into the 18th century menswear (today's) hard as the vampire outfit!

[@sunboycold9164]

Dave still looks cool

[@tonyajm8289]

Defo a vampire ha ha

[@e.m.b2834]

So does the captain

[@jamesobrien1440]

And CS still looks good as well. Both aged well

[@baabaabaa2293]

OAPs..... Old Age Punks!

[@frlango6082]

@@jamesobrien1440 the presenter s a bit bland and hesitant. She wasnt even an embryo in 1976

[@lynnokrzynski8720]

I love the damned!!❤ The first time i saw them was when they appeared on the young ones. I was an innocent 14 yr old girl just starting to figure out who i was then i saw the gorgeous dave vanian looking like a vampire god freshly out of his grave! I fell instantly in love w the band which led me down the path of punk/goth/new wave/alternative music and the rest as they say is history. I can't guah enough about the positive effect they had on me. They blew open the doors of my mind to an entire universe that i had been wholey ignorant of until that moment. Thank you boys and blessed be ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DanAvenell]

I'm not a vampire - I'm a driving instructor! From Johannesburg!

[@lynnokrzynski8720]

@@DanAvenell what do you do when you approach a box juncture? When you approach a box juncture you rip out the virgins throat

[@darren6202]

What a lovely tribute to make.

[@Alansioux]

Two absolute legends..long may they continue.

[@williamr3840]

The Captain, radiant as ever -- and looking as always as if he's just burst out of the pages of The Beano! :0)

[@TimWalton0]

A brilliant observation!

[@elizabethbercaw440]

It’s hard to believe I’ll be 60 in 2 months! I remember who introduced me to the Damned - Ed Inman, Jackson, Mississippi 1979. I’ll never forget taking my teenage daughter to see The Damned in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 2017. The fun never stops!

[@JaimeMartinezJr-k5v]

God Bless Ed..

[@geoffjoffy]

Hard to believe Captain Sensible is 70 in one year.

[@anthonybrennan2569]

Poster guy, for the vegetarian diet, he's been on for the last 40 years.... doesn't smoke either

[@miwdiva]

@@anthonybrennan2569 He looks even finer in his mature age.

[@mindtpi]

Bear in mind that if the band was celebrating it's 40th anniversary, it was recorded in 2016 - but he still looks pretty good here for 62(ish)

[@geoffjoffy]

@@mindtpi He looks younger than Nigel Farage who has just turned 59.

[@ealing456]

@@geoffjoffy Not a hard accomplishment to look better than Farage though, is it? Pretty much the whole human race have that going for them.

[@buggycop11]

Best lads in all of rock. Genuine and real. Funny. Smart. Best tunes.

[@mclarsj]

Maybe Julian Cope is the other one who's smart...John Lydon... I think it's the whole attitude from our generation. Although I love PROG and folky tunes...why not, ey? It's the grand mystery thet MUSIC is !

[@mccombjames]

Saw the Damned with Blondie last year. Absolutely amazing show.

[@bloffs3352]

Oh The Damned. So love them. I was a 16 year old kid still listening to the old bands,Led Zeppellin etc. I knew of the Sex Pistols and of the evil Punk thing that had happened in the UK but didn't really give the bands and the music a real go. I wouldnt dare tell my friends that I'd liked "Anarchy in the UK " a bit for some reason. Luckily my girlfriend at the time's elder brother came home with a record he said we had to hear. It was Machine Gun Ettiquite. I was completely blown away. Actually we all were. As we know their early stuff a little more raw and they would never consider a piano on a record. The piano intro to "Melody Lee" and then into the chords in fast Damned fashion left me speechless. I bloody loved it and the whole album which literally changed my musical life. Dont get me started on The Black Album. What a masterpiece. This led me to listening to everything i could from the UK. The Stranglers,The Jam,Buzzcocks etc. All the greats and so glad I did thanks to these blokes and their bandmates. Cant wait to see them here in Australia in a couple of months. I will be the old bloke with tears of joy running down his face especially if they roll out anything from MGE. Best i bring a hankie.

[@jorgedv378]

Just saw them yesterday night, Thursday 20th April at Alexandra Palace London, you're gonna be in for a treat mate!!!

[@bloffs3352]

@@jorgedv378 cheers mate. So looking forward to it.

[@baabaabaa2293]

When they came to Adelaide in the 80s (no Captain) l got bounced out... 3rd song in!! Some fkwt jumped on my back & 'we' were slam dancing or some bullshit!!

[@mattbrown1913]

I can’t believe the staying power of these cats. Mad love for the Damned!!!

[@MO-wz3mr]

Vanian still looks fabulous!

[@brianstubberfield2116]

My time. 1977 I was 16. I got a guitar for £15. Formed a band.. rehearsed in our youth club pottery room.. the inspiration from bands like the damned the clash and of course the sex pistols shaped my youth. It shaped my life and it definitely fucked up relationships. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@nigelcarren]

Respect from an Englishman in a French forest Brian. Hope you are still playing brother. 💪🎶🇬🇧

[@TheMusicalElitist]

I like Captain’s jacket: displaying his love of trains

[@kenrehill8775]

Proof he’s not trains-phobic, very progressive.

[@stugtrauts3692]

2 of the greatest Punk legends , right up there with John Lydon, Charlie Harper, Jake Burns, JJ Burnel

[@fabiopunk1661]

Great guys, humble and cool

[@FretFriendGWaL]

She called Capt a bassist at 00:55. He started on bass but quickly became guitarist lol

[@ZalesakVID]

Dave is the Adam to Siouxsie's Eve with the Goth movement as well, his 1980 undertaker look is to me, more striking than the Victorian look he had in the 80's.

[@gazriley624]

Dave was right Punk started in the sixties

[@johnbarry1965]

"Strawberries" is awesome as is "Machine gun etiquette"!!

[@garygrimmett7945]

Dave and captain great to listen too..met them both overtime following the damned gracious the damned never let up!..Gazz

[@Martaine70]

David Vanian is the coolest gentleman in punk, such an intelligent, humble and nice chap, and the best dressed always. As for Captain Sensible, maybe he's the vampire in the damned - it doesn't look like he's aged much!

[@multiversos1]

Dave Vanian and Capt Sensible are absolute treasures and a legends. Grimly Fiendish Vampire Boys of the night. Looking great as vampires do!

[@juanrobertoherrerarodrigue3936]

Mr. Vanian: Thank you for your musical career with The Damned. I remember "In Dulce Decorum", one of the best musical themes in the 80th. Best wishes from Tenerife in the Canary Islands in Spain

[@outoftheforest7652]

I am sooo fortunate to have seen the Damned 3 times!. First time was in 1986 at a sleezy place in Newport KY called the Jockey Club. I then saw them two more times. The DAMNED are awesome. I will admit that i first heard them on the YOUNG ONES with VIDEO NASTY and fell in love with them.> Yes it was in their GOTH phase but hell I was only 9 when they started in England so give me a break LOL..... I went deaf for a month that first time, and almost got crushed in the crowd. They are a great bad. OH and we got Phantasmagoria signed by the band at RECORD BAR at the MALL! SO PUNK! LOLOL. I love Dave Vanian..

[@kev2b3]

Fantastic band. They were the days boys.

[@blue2134]

Omg Dave is Gorgeous

[@arnolddalby5552]

I remember the first time I heard the Black album at a punk party along time ago and it was life changing as I didn't know such music was possible. Hahaha. Just for you is a love song. No, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Hahaha.

[@TheGodParticle]

Love it, big thanks for this, always liked The Damned.

[@jamesbrent2504]

It was the highlight of my vacation in 2019 to see the Damned at Alex' Bar in Long Beach CA with Jello Biafra as DJ/MC. Great memories. Love their new album.

[@grahamturner1290]

Interesting interview, thanks! 👍

[@michellewhittaker2135]

Love this band wow they look great 💓

[@zestyut1344]

They have aged so well compared to most rock-stars. I remember eagerly awaiting the release of machine gun etiquette in 1979 and was not dissappointed at all. I think I was the only person to enjoy "music for pleasure" their previous release. I think they were the only punk band that actively encouraged their audience to gob (spit directly) at them, when they were playing their instruments as they took it as a token of the fans appreciation.

[@andchat6241]

I like 'side 1' of 'music for pleasure' ....like a lot of uk bands - inc the Jam ,XTC ,Banshees, Stranglers ,the Boys , they seemed rushed into doing 2nd lps

[@dudleyrockradio]

Legends - these lads must have pictures in the attic! last time I saw them play was at Rock Cafe 2000, Stourbridge, England. I remember it well it was hot and I was in a wild mood. SMOSHITUPSMOSHITUUP!

[@phoebsc5993]

Captain....we need you to save our Fairfield Halls....please play here! We need you. ❤

[@tenerifereddog3943]

What's happening with The Halls?

[@phoebsc5993]

@Tenerife Red Dog Cruise liner entertainment management. You would think that a band like The Damned, Croydons finest, should be lined up to play Fairfield Halls with some fanfare! They are ambassadors and would give the venue much needed positive PR. Transport links to East Croydon are excellent, with Fairfield Halls just 5 mins from the station. This concert venue should be attracting bands like The Damned, but christ only knows what the management company of F Halls is doing. Its a waste. We have a thriving rock community here who would love to see bands like The Damned on our doorstep. I wish!!

[@tenerifereddog3943]

I'm originally from Charlton and I've been there a few times. Had the pleasure of meeting the good Captain before a Stranglers concert. Talented and crazy man. I hope something can be done as London has lost to many iconic venues in my opinion. Good luck.

[@phoebsc5993]

@Tenerife Red Dog that's great)) yes I agree ref venues. )

[@tankthelord1178]

Great gig in Newcastle last night.

[@poppydogz]

Machine Gun Etiquette.. Great album..

[@mummyd1990]

One of the very best albums of all time.

[@poppydogz]

@@mummyd1990 Yeah that and Never mind the bollocks, Give em enough rope, All mod cons, Rattus norvegicus, A tonic for the troops, Flammable material etc, you get my drift, cheers 🍻

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@poppydogz Glad you put SLF in there mate!! Them & the Ruts!!

[@BigBaw]

Seen them twice at the Glasgow Apollo in the 70s. Outstanding!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Saw them not seen them.

[@BigBaw]

Saw them, not seen them.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@BigBaw Well done.

[@Theclashcast]

One of my earliest memories is of captain sensible on tv doing happy talk….thanks for that Captain. 😜

[@iosifkalpaktsoglou2045]

Great band, great songs, great people. I have a soft spot for Captain due to his collaborations with Johnny moped and sonny vincent

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Top shelf 👍🏆🇬🇧💥 Legends

[@harmonikan4949]

Amazing band that still sounds as fresh as they did when they started.

[@sratus]

They both look remarkably well.

[@kevinadamson5768]

My favourite band since I was 15 and I'm now 62.😊

[@bwoo6223]

Punk is rock n roll in different clothes it will never last!

[@phil2768]

Happy Talk sung by Captain Sensible is the song of my childhood and whenever I'm down I listen to it or sing it in my head. No need to be apologised for a great rendition of that song.

[@patrickwest3076]

Great band.And I love the TV presenter she is gorgeous.

[@imogenimeson664]

It's more like nearly 50 years ago! now.

[@nicensleazy1892]

gotta love the Captain

[@saharab4431]

i love them both so much xx

[@drewjames5470]

Captain is looking good theses days. Hope he stays healthy for years to come. The Damned are one the greatest bands of all time!!

[@privateconfidential4775]

Wow everyone looks good and that set skyline is breathtaking

[@mirmahmood2619]

The funny thing about ‘Happy Talk’ was when mum took their kids to the concerts only to be confronted by The Damned!

[@jodibrooklyn1033]

The best!!!

[@sgbh8874]

A massive missed opportunity there by Vanian and Sensible. If only they’d sworn on live television during that interview. It could have opened up a whole new phase for them…. Never mind the Bollox, Here’s Machine-gun Etiquette…. Neat neat neat.✊🏻✊🏾✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼 4♾️

[@chrisgarlick5833]

They didn't need to swear. They just needed to mention the pronouns they prefer & that would have triggered the fck out of folk.

[@sgbh8874]

@@chrisgarlick5833 You are probably right about that, but at least your husband loves you.🙏🏽

[@astra-rb6sz]

No that’s what is so great about Dave in particular he doesn’t swear that’s very attractive.

[@thesoundlikechameleons2082]

I have Damned damned damned signed by ALL original 4 members.

[@gmantramp404]

Good one that's a piece of good history you have. I've got a mint condition love song dodgy demo with the blue text sticker still covering the centre hole Unplayed. 🤘🤘🤘

[@andrewrcmadwilkinson6999]

DAMNED GOOD INTERVIEW 😂

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

God I hate news reporters or msm journalists, could feel there pain

[@frlango6082]

She s rubbish

[@DustyCustard]

Interviewer unaware they didn't write Eloise.

[@Plasmalescence]

Dave looks so dapper and sweet, here.

[@TheConduit10]

Dave just seems a completely ego-less chap , a class act.

[@robertwatson5104]

Fantastic back in the day. But I can’t get into them now. Punk was a very in the moment time as were the bands imo

[@markandresen1]

Bloody hell. Sensible's aged five years in forty.

[@indeemusic3248]

Please come to Thessaloniki Greece...You have been here years ago for a live concert...Come again!❤

[@elisedorazio]

ROCK ON!

[@johnvolume3384]

What a great and classy sophisticated boom boom they made!

[@firstboyonthemoon8876]

Is this clip from 2016? 40 years anniversary should have been about then, right?

[@philbedford8979]

You never saw Captain and Paul O Grady in the same room did you....

[@usauser3163]

This interview was from 2016 😂

[@TessT101]

My all time favorite band 🖤

[@chris-w4n9w]

Soon be 50 years

[@gmantramp404]

And watch the original New Rose vinyls from 76 shoot up in value when they reach 50 in 2026🤘🤘

[@gregoryjones8014]

Classic Brit Punk 🇬🇧🎸

[@greg6500]

Vanian aged so cute!

[@andchat6241]

I phoned the Captain in the early '80s ,he wasn't in so i had a chat with his dad for a bit ..

[@joaobarbosa9863]

Awesome. Great band, i m feel nostálgic

[@jabezhane]

Wearing well! Good work guys!

[@davidwaterhouse2552]

Where can I get a jacket like 'The Captain's' ? dx

[@rangerwhite5165]

They both look great. Dorian Gray pictures in the attics. lol.

[@JP-nb7tm]

She really did her research for this interview!

[@changelocation]

Good time for bonzo. 😊

[@duffbaker9554]

So, this originally aired back in 2016?

[@Alicekirchthurn]

Yup

[@EricTrump-rs6vu]

there is a damned poster on wall in ferris bueller movie in his room same with killing joke also

[@dannycarter1966]

New Rose is timeless. What a tune.

[@glennpowell3444]

Blimey.Saw them play support to Motorhead in about 2010 along with Girlschool.Sensible looked so young then and now.Whats he put in his coffee?

[@valdesigns1346]

Came for The Damned.... stayed for this SMOKING HOT news anchor! 😂😁👍😛

[@matelot95]

The gorgeous Nina Hossein

[@jupiter-8405]

As IF that newsreader was old enough to remember! Oh, hang on I was only 3!

[@lahaza6515]

When was this originally broadcast? They look GREAT.

[@Alicekirchthurn]

2016

[@68Bards]

Has anyone seen Dave and Robert Fripp in the same room?

[@brianmuirhead4800]

Phantasmagoria best ever album

[@baabaabaa2293]

Damned Damned Damned & Machine Gun Etiquette not gd enough mate!?!

[@brianmuirhead4800]

@@baabaabaa2293 why not

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@brianmuirhead4800 Just personal taste mate...ld prefer Love Song, New Rose etc over (was Grimly Fiendish on Phantasmagoria?)... I sorta lost interest after Strawberries... It wasn't having a go at ya... just asking.

[@brianmuirhead4800]

@@baabaabaa2293 all great albums for different reasons .small it up antipope eloise all awesome in their own right. Phantasmogorua is a different take altogether personally I can easily chillout and listen to that album anytime .

[@baabaabaa2293]

@@brianmuirhead4800 yeah mate, l rmmbr the purple & black cover with a cloaked woman on it!?! (Hope that's right?). And ld stilll rather listen to that than a lot of the pulp on the radio tday... easily!! Weird isn't it...we both luv the band & l can't tell you lve got a thing against Phantasmagoria.. But yeah Anti-pope, melody Lee... Drinking bout my baby.. that's the Damned l dug. They're in Australia in Aug (l think!)..l won't get kicked out 3 songs in this time!! Sorry for the novel!!

[@lucioandriulo9011]

Hey how tall is the Captain???

[@Alicekirchthurn]

6'1 -6'2 probably!

[@vizvizvizvizviz]

Does Dave look a bit like Jack Dee but thinner?

[@dblyth5098]

If I was the interviewer, I would have tried to start a fight, by mentioning the demise of a Vox Continental at the BBC. 😇😇😇😇

[@cs5982-n7j]

You guys can go to Heaven, I'm going with The Damned.

[@funnyshish6305]

Who’s the presenter?

[@unreal1066]

She's definitely a fan....

[@peterandrade3630]

Shit, if this is a very recent interview-a bit of t.v. makeup aside-these guys look BRILLIANT!

[@Alicekirchthurn]

It's from a few years ago! They're still very brill!!!

[@peterandrade3630]

Seem to never change much physically. Great, great band! 👍