The Damned - Dave Vanian interview 1985

Janice Long radio interview with Dave Vanian in 1985. Many thanks to Cooky for sending it to me! xx

[@jonightingale]

Fabulous interview, Dave doesn't get the credit he deserves for his musicality or his loveliness.

[@cherylchaison5085]

Dave is so dreamy isn't he

[@tanachke]

Oh god...his voice 😍🧛🏻‍♂️🦇🖤🤤

[@Limagris912]

:)

[@isabellahopeferris-green2897]

Ah... he’s just spectacular, isn’t he?

[@QueenAmethyst55]

What an absolute top bloke & that voice! ❤️

[@LadyNightsong]

He is so well-spoken and seems like a genuinely lovely person. Nice to hear some of his musical influences, thanks for sharing!

[@peterkin1010]

Mr Vanian is a bit of a different character outside The Damned. I've seen him on News at Ten in a Savile Row suit and immaculately presented. He's a top man, articulate and holds an intelligent conversation.

[@miwdiva]

@@peterkin1010 And he doesn't suffer fools. :)

[@yukivandora771]

I wish there was a Love button

[@thedamnedrose6665]

Oh, he's too lovely! 😊

[@hjd1539]

Hes so gorgeous!

[@pessimystica]

I had no idea that song "The Witch" by Rosetta Stone was a cover. It was really interesting hearing all of these older songs that Dave & the band were influenced by. You can definitely hear the influences in certain songs/albums. He also sounds like a really nice, interesting guy... a plus ;-)

[@suesnowden882]

Wonderful interview. Great to hear from the man. Very knowledgeable and interesting

[@linferguson8702]

Great interview he’s a genuine guy but so sad that he and Laurie parted ❤️❤️❤️

[@miwdiva]

RIP Janice Long. :(

[@Thompsdan]

Dave, what a darlin’.

[@mummyd1990]

Janice was a fantastic DJ RIP,Dave is a living legend,great interview.

[@AndrewAHayes]

I remember in the eighties at a few gigs the theme from Haloween was the intro music, I love the chord progressions of this piece, I have it sequenced and some of the transpositions are even better

[@OuttaTuneGoon]

Absolutely superb interview. #thedamned

[@Motorfly71]

Wow! Odd coincidence that the first track is 'the Witch' by the Rattles. That tune came up in my 'suggestions' on youtube last night and I loved it right away...because of the good screaming vocals and the strings! Love ya, Dave!

[@franceskew]

Fabulous photos too :-) x

[@ChileHT]

great interview, i wont lie though, i felt a twang of sadness in my heart when he mentioned 'wife'... i really need to get a life.

[@thewhatorwhy]

I felt it too.

[@zellah]

+Ahoy Hugo No kidding.

[@mr.cifuentes1779]

i know, need to settle down.

[@blackmore4]

I don't understand. Sad because his marriage ended?

[@chainsawbarbarian]

Shit.....that's his first wife, ha

[@woody5831]

Dave is from my home town Hemel Hempstead only about 30min from London on train.

[@franceskew]

Well done putting this up on KZbin, it's a fabulous interview which Cooky sent to me recently too :-) x

[@cookyplymouth]

omg!! I am youtube famous at last !!!! thanx for loading this !!!

[@eeby_deeby666]

27:19 John Peel guest appearance. R.I.P.

[@Motorfly71]

Cheers for the upload! - from another Damned Facebollocks chap ;)

[@paigeyconstance]

god hes the best

[@hettyawen4289]

I never understood why anyone thought he was sexy (Brian always had my punk heart) but his taste in music, these songs, his love of Nuggets, it makes him very sexy.

[@youjoker9647]

I'm a straight guy & can certainly understand why ladies fancied him!

[@miwdiva]

Brian James is VERY handsome, I agree! I guess people fall the Brit accent, suave voice and whatnot...I like Dave all right but if this guy was a scumbag beating up women, you bet he'd still have girls throwing themselves on him. A certain contingent of his fans are serious morons.

[@Vampire_Nightshade]

@@miwdiva that's not really true, most of his fans don't focus only on his looks.

[@miwdiva]

@@Vampire_Nightshade Think you've been living under a rock. And the majority of his wannabe stalkers/groupies all happen to be frumpy, unattractive boilers who are sex-starved. They all gobble the SURFACE, appearance side of things, they are seduced by the flamboyant (Gothic) look, let's get real here.

[@miwdiva]

@@Vampire_Nightshade Disgusted is more like it. He had to put several restraining orders of a few people, do you know that? And some of these stalkers/boilers comment on the KZbin videos, there's nothing funny or cute about this - the pathological liars, the social-climbers, the invasion of privacy. These people RUIN everything for the rest of the DECENT people.

[@clarkkent4734]

Ironically, I always thought Dave looked quite a lot like Arnie from 'Christine' once he's gone evil, and then the soundtrack pops up on his track list here.

[@milanewman3335]

Necesito la traducción de esto :(

[@MsAlexandraraven]

what is the second song? can't hear what they are saying clearly.

[@rachemus6851]

"Harlem Nocturne" by The Viscounts. Taken from the soundtrack for John Carpenter's film adaption of Stephen King's "Christine."

[@lobby4545]

Does anybody know wut the titles of the songs r I can’t really understand wut they’re saying for some of them

[@kristyndodge9238]

My brother's birthday's on Halloween.. 🌠☁️⚡🏛️🪦⚰️🧛🧑‍🎤⚡✨📿✨⚡⚡☁️🙋

[@kristyndodge9238]

"Sex God Dave Vanian" 🧛⚰️🎤✨⚡☁️🌠🪦🏛️🙋