The Stranglers - interview with Hugh Cornwell -1985 HD

[@ScottishTeeVee]

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[@AP86777]

Hugh Cornwell is such a nice gentleman. Met him 2 times in Vienna.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Was he on holiday or playing a gig?

[@Chevalblanc]

​@@ScottishTeeVeeHe played in Vienna after his departure from the Stranglers at least two or three times. But he wasn't really happy due to the small interest.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

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[@goudagirl6095]

woah...these folks bring back memories for sure....

[@irishtino1595]

Hugh Cornwell, after reading his bio I was even more impressed. Two degrees in chemistry, no wonder comes across as such an intellectual. Meanwhile Julie Brown is yabbering. I haven't seen her since 1984-85 when she came to MTV. Whoa, that's pressing in on 40 years.

[@TaxingIsThieving]

A 3rd class honours degree.

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

So handsome and refined here. He wasn't really a gritty, swearing punk, he just fitted into the genre of music they were trying to be a part of at the time. It doesn't sound like he wanted to leave the stranglers here, the decision must have been made as it got closer to 1990.

[@theobjectivethinker64]

Oh he was in 1976/77 they were very much Punk and influenced the genre, but by 1985 he had become dazzled by the opulence of the 80's.

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

@@theobjectivethinker64 The whole music genre had changed by the 80s so they had to morph into something else to survive. European Female and Midnight Summer Dream were soft pop stuff.

[@user-eb8mi3xi5f]

He seems like a gentleman.

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

@@user-eb8mi3xi5f I love JJ and Hugh, but the only thing I don't like is the use of the F word. Even now - and JJ is almost 70 - he still uses it at interviews. He doesn't need to. My grandad would never have used this language, and I would have been horrified if he did. It's not big to F all the time.

[@user-eb8mi3xi5f]

@@treasurehunteruk9718 He does? Well I feel like his temper is now mellowed out little bit. F word is kinda prevalent-I am not saying using it these days is right, and it censored too haha. Also I am just new to this band actually(The Cure is my first experience of post punk, goth and new wave), but I got such a big impression that Jean's fierce aura released. I thought they would make very rough music but it doesn't sound that rough. Hugh is such a backbone to the band. And he's handsome too :)

[@scarletcoffee]

The single Princess is referencing was Fourbeats - Back Door.

[@TheOptimod]

In the early days he was Hugh Morren I believe.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

When as I have never heard of that

[@paulmason2036]

at 3.49 onwards you knew was about to leave

[@thedukeofchortlebury9124]

Cornwell

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Damn KZbin auto correct. Even in the tags, each time I type Cornwall, the auto correct would change it to Cornwell

[@jonblazeinc]

Is that Downtown Julie Brown presenting?

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Well spotted. I was not sure if anyone would remember her as Downtown Julie Brown

[@helentrove620]

You didn't show Hugh's new single!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Edited out, due to a copyright claim

[@ollieoneill5961]

Who s. The purple nob