The Stranglers - Interview EMI Boardroom, London 1982

[@simoncardie9371]

3 intelligent, talented blokes. I don't see anything else.

[@WaltzInBlack]

Jet Black on fire with his analysis.

[@dereklowe946]

Excellent interview,thought Jet in particular was brilliant as he put his view across very eloquently. The Stranglers are always entertaining.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

That is undeniably true! 😆

[@stephenroche5107]

They all could.

[@barryclements8395]

Interviewer : 'Can you see the band continuing?' Forty years on and still producing amazing songs. Ok, new band members (RIP Dave), but still filling venues..... and not just with the 'old guard' like me, lots of youngsters singing the old, and new stuff.

[@MrWrightcaroline]

I saw them in Brest last week. Yes they will go on into the future. I saw grandads sons and grandsons rocking it up. They will go on into infinity.

[@imogenimeson664]

I had this interview on an old VHS tape I bought from a record fair long ago.Burnel had a smile which could light up a room.

[@TravisBickle1963]

Yep this is from one of those tapes.

[@stephielulu9096]

He still does 🥰

[@garybridge-ku7bf]

The Stranglers are an amazing band I always had this feeling they would be around for a long time, and they have just celebrated 50yrs in the business. This is a great clip, thanks for sharing.

[@BLADE_RISE]

RIP Jet Black, legend.

[@desohara7466]

Possibly one of the finest groups ever of the 20th Century!

[@barryclements8395]

No 'possibility' about it Des, they ARE the greatest (in my opinion of course) 🙂

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Certainly still MY favourite. I love The Stranglers, especially the original line up there. But even now , with only JJ still there, they are still excellent live.

[@tikitorturedmf]

ABSOLUTELY! The (un)Holy trinity: Stranglers Damned Buzzcocks

[@FromaTwistedMind]

Excellent interview, great points put across eloquently by Jet. Of course the press sensationalise everything about any band of bad boys in a band associated with anything Punk, rather than talk about the music they put out.

[@adrianions2805]

Great interview!

[@GriefTourist]

Three talented and engaging young men

[@WildernessofMirrorsN17]

So nice in Nice.... Also a great song.

[@maryhaddock9145]

Excellent clip! A very young "Big mouth Burnel", Jet Black though was very articulate.

[@scottdavis0801]

Jet Black. My favorite drummer. Simple but eloquent!!

[@darrenjreynolds22]

Looking back at this now boath band and media never really had answers for who or maybe what the stranglers were as a band.....never staying in one place to long musically to be branded as this act or that act.....I think the media did ask questions that even the band themselves were at odds to answer because of nothing more than they didn't really know themselves.....something better change indeed....and they always have....true Mavericks........and that's why we love em!...

[@ferguscondron5343]

Great band end off, enjoy the cosmos Dave G. The Wizard of the keyboards!! Loved ALL the albums...via la change, the spice of life!

[@LuvMaLurcherz]

Jet..RIP..quality!!.. 🖤

[@nasticanasta]

I'm from a small place in Columbus Ohio, near OSU campus, grew up there in the 60-70's so there were lots of buy/sell record stores on campus, discovered The Stranglers back in mid 70's. it was a neighborhood mainstay. Our neighborhood was mostly all guys and we all played guitar or musical instruments, I'd say 90% of the guys growing up were all musicians, and the drummer had a dad who was cool and let us practice in the basement and we would have parties on the weekend with us jamming of course. SO this was kind of exclusive, people knew of us obviously from school so many would try to 'hang' with us or try to come here, but we said we decided who would be here and hang out with us. AND one of the requirements was ya gotta be listening to The Strangs as we would say.... so ya had to be into Allan Holdsworth, Strangs, Rolling Stones, Genesis, McLauglin, Coryell Mingus, Coltraine, Miles Davis... we were very eclectic with our music for kids if ya ask me.

[@Lenak2266]

💜🌹Love all there music ! 💜🌹🎸

[@myaphextwin807]

Love 'em!

[@MrWrightcaroline]

RIP Jet Black. And if you should see Dave ,say hello.

[@summercameron3505]

Normally I can't stand interviews from many of my favorite bands from this era because of their immaturity - but The Stranglers (as well as The Clash) are a cut above in their intelligent responses and insight. I am a woman and I absolutely love this band! That interviewer was just a c*nt if you ask me. I hope he is still alive and reads these comments lol. 💗

[@gerardmccavana4905]

Good clip

[@krisscanlon4051]

A very youngish Jet Black!

[@tenerifereddog3943]

R.I.P Jet ❤

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

They are very naughty boys. 😎✊🖤

[@krisscanlon4051]

Jet Black is like Townsend and Kenny Jones combined!

[@am20270]

So nice in Nice 😂❤

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

Why does EMI have an HMV logo on the wall?

[@vernongoodey5096]

His Masters Voice ( HMV) & nipper the dog have always been part of EMI, or so I thought?

[@Harmony088]

Eh. I love you . JJ je suis de 1962. Beatles. Bisous from France de

[@nicolagianaroli2024]

What a peculiar band. The songs were written mainly by Hugh & JJ, the truly gifted musician were Dave & JJ and in fact Jet is average drummer and yet the real band front man is Jet. Amazing.

[@duncanpoundcake]

Average drummer? you need to listen harder.

[@desohara7466]

Jet is far from Average! He was way ahead of his time in technique, sonically & the equipment he used. Not to mention his live performance.... In a completely different galaxy to average!!!

[@thediamonddog95]

JJ is a classicaly trained guitarist, too.

[@grahammckechnie8438]

Unique style drummer which makes him great in my book

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Hugh is a brilliant songwriter. He's not a shit guitarist either. All The Stranglers were brilliant and all the present day new ones too.

[@stargirl1984]

As a feminist and big Stranglers fan (which some may consider an oxymoron) I think the press were far too gratuitous with pulling up the sexism allegations constantly. Jet's response here was very good and regardless of standpoint respectable. Don't see the problem...

[@theobjectivethinker64]

I agree I have spoke to the band members on many occasion over the years, I can say that they were very much for womens rights, the stance they took on Rattus/Heroes was to reflect society rather than to agree with it, however there are those who think they were condoning, same issue with I feel like a Wog clearly anti racist but some are too easily triggered. It clear to anyone that women have had a bad rap for years - all that untapped talent for so long. Punk was good for women we had some very good role models.

[@Stranglerxx77]

I’m going back home

[@TheMLMGold]

Why were fans rioting from previous gigs that lead to the ban in Nice?

[@daviddavidson2111]

Ah! The French authorities. Need I say more.

[@bjuillet]

Yes, please say more :)

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Bertrand Juillet : ils sont les gros cons ! Toujours, même après tout ce temps. Such a shame.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

What stupid questions they had thrown at them all the time.

[@nationaltrevor255]

The interviewer is a bloody plank.

[@daz.6112]

JJ did invite the audience to wreck the venue. That's a fact.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

Not EXACTLY, but he did suggest that if they wanted to smash up the place in protest, please don't dammage their equipment ! ☺️🖤

[@daz.6112]

@@Rugmunchersauce3 No not exactly., but near enough!

[@chelseachelseaboy]

All illegally recorded by all accounts....must have sounded rather interesting in court.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

@@chelseachelseaboy . Yeah, I'd love to listen to that !

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

@@daz.6112 . Qu'est ce qu'il as dit alors, justement ?

[@philshine3388]

JJ seems almost intimidated by Jet and Hugh.

[@daz.6112]

Think Hugh was a bit intimidated by JJ actually. Punched by his bass player on more than one occasion.

[@sairheid6982]

What's wrong with being sexy?

[@grahammckechnie8438]

It's that thin line between clever and stupid

[@JackSmith-kp2vs]

@Sair Heid She should be made to smell the glove

[@jontwatson7001]

Real people don’t live long enough to bitch about this shit…. Oops!

[@florida4life]

"Can you see the band continuing?" The question asked by every mainstream journo to every punk band EVER. What they really mean to ask is "when are you gonna grow up, stop making this noise and get proper jobs?"

[@TheLlanDrovers]

Yhet were calledThe Stranglers, WTF!

[@michaelvincent8306]

Don't mess with Mr Black he will make you look stupid

[@jorgelodwick4429]

And,you don't, comprehend,music!average?..that's,your naive,opinión!

[@NewsRedial]

Ah it's just that little difference that makes sexism ok.

[@Rugmunchersauce3]

It wasnt even sexist though. Provocative maybe. I don't Care, i fkin love 'em.

[@NewsRedial]

@@Rugmunchersauce3 I was paraphrasing Nigel Tufnel.

[@oliveroneill1388]

Jet black. Should of spoke more . What a voice . Peter Ustinov voice

[@saracenseven8314]

I always thought they got a bum rap by the press. Just because they wanted to sensationalise and sell papers They never cared about what fantastic musicians they were.