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Hugh Cornwell is an English musician & songwriter, best known for being the vocalist, guitarist and original founder of the British punk/new wave group The Stranglers, 1974–90.
Cornwell was born in London, England in 1949 - growing up in Tufnell Park and Kentish Town - and attended William Ellis School in Highgate, where he was friends with Richard Thompson, later a member of Fairport Convention. In the late 1960s, having obtained a degree in biochemistry from Bristol University, he embarked on postgraduate research post in Lund University, southern Sweden. Not long after his arrival he formed a band, Johnny Sox.
Cornwell did not complete his doctorate and returned to the UK, in 1974. Soon after, he formed The Stranglers with Jet Black, Hans Warmling and Jean Jacques Burnel. By 1977 they had secured a deal with United Artists records and become the highest selling band on the UK punk scene and had several hit singles and albums.
By the time Cornwell reached his thirties, the British punk scene had died down and he was prompted to start a solo career in case the Stranglers broke up. He recorded his first album away from the group, Nosferatu, in collaboration with the Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band’s drummer, Robert Williams, in 1979.
Shortly before his 41st birthday Cornwell decided that the band could go no further artistically. He recorded the albums 10 and Saturday Night/Sunday Morning before leaving after sixteen years in the band. He described life with the Stranglers as brilliant, but he felt he had a dark coat over him. His biographical writing attest to many conflicts within the band, particularly between Cornwell and Burnel.
Cornwell was born in London, England in 1949 - growing up in Tufnell Park and Kentish Town - and attended William Ellis School in Highgate, where he was friends with Richard Thompson, later a member of Fairport Convention. In the late 1960s, having obtained a degree in biochemistry from Bristol University, he embarked on postgraduate research post in Lund University, southern Sweden. Not long after his arrival he formed a band, Johnny Sox.
Cornwell did not complete his doctorate and returned to the UK, in 1974. Soon after, he formed The Stranglers with Jet Black, Hans Warmling and Jean Jacques Burnel. By 1977 they had secured a deal with United Artists records and become the highest selling band on the UK punk scene and had several hit singles and albums.
By the time Cornwell reached his thirties, the British punk scene had died down and he was prompted to start a solo career in case the Stranglers broke up. He recorded his first album away from the group, Nosferatu, in collaboration with the Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band’s drummer, Robert Williams, in 1979.
Shortly before his 41st birthday Cornwell decided that the band could go no further artistically. He recorded the albums 10 and Saturday Night/Sunday Morning before leaving after sixteen years in the band. He described life with the Stranglers as brilliant, but he felt he had a dark coat over him. His biographical writing attest to many conflicts within the band, particularly between Cornwell and Burnel.
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Muldwych wrote:
Heh, haven't heard that one. "Have you got your Crackerjack pencils? Well, you can stick them up your arses, then!"
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Glamypunk wrote:
@Muldwych: yes, or directed to the cheering audience: "Is something molesting You? You wanna go to a toilet?" XD
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Moneo-LT wrote:
Been to his gig on the 15th of October and it was epic!
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Muldwych wrote:
Glamypunk - you mean this kind of thing? "So, I hear that 21,000 free condoms have been distributed over these last few days. So some of you have been lucky, and some of you haven't been so lucky. So if there's 30, 000 people here and 21,000 free condoms have been given out, that means there's 9,000 wankers out there!"
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Glamypunk wrote:
I miss his announcements
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ladyemero wrote:
I'm enjoying the new album :D
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jasonwright wrote:
Hugh, do not forget your mates in the states!
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karelbeer wrote:
Hugh Cornwell in concert 31st march & 1st april Paris la Java, www.anythingmatters.com for more info
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phvdlinden wrote:
And it's a good album too!
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Wadey75 wrote:
Hugh is a legend!!
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wasabi_rush wrote:
For those peeps that aren't yet aware, you can download Hugh's latest album 'Hooverdam' at http://www.hooverdamdownload.com - and it's all totally FREE!!
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- May 15 Hugh Cornwell 53 Degrees, Preston, United Kingdom
- May 22 Hugh Cornwell Komedia, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Hugh Cornwell The Screen - Q & A
6 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/hughcornwell
New episode of The Screen is now up on Hugh's website. This has Hugh answering questions sent in by fans on the 'Burning Up Times' forum. Many thanx to Jim Radley for helping set this up. …
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