19 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Burnley Express
Stranglers punk superstar to rock Clitheroe
burnleyexpress.net
"The menacing voice of Hugh Cornwell, represented for many, their introduction to the punk rock explosion of the 1970s"
Category Archives: Interviews
18 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, writewyattuk
Open return to Guildford – Hugh Cornwell, back on the line
writewyattuk.com
"Oh … let me think. Yeah, loads of people. I won’t go into names, but you never know. Something might crop up"
18 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Lytham St. Annes Express
The Man in Black, ex-Strangler Hugh Cornwell, talks tours, sci-fi and his passion for Ray Harryhausen
lythamstannesexpress.co.uk
"I’m being very brave. I’ve got two sets – the first is about half of the new LP plus selections from my other solo albums, then we’re going to take a little break, then ram Stranglers down their throats!"
13 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, London Live
09 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Phacemag
Hugh Cornwell in conservation with pauliepaul
phacemag.com
"Yes of course! I mean, if you’re gonna write a song about Lou Reed, it’s gotta sound a bit like him, hasn’t it? Well I think so anyway! "
08 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Life In The Stocks
05 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Music Week
Hugh Cornwell talks his solo career, The Stranglers and going back to Sony Music
musicweek.com
"My manager and I said, ‘If someone the size of Sony wants it why would we say no?’"
04 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, HMV
Hugh Cornwell says Stranglers was ‘a very interesting apprenticeship’
hmvnews.com
"It was a very unusual time, a very singular and unique time for the music business… "
02 Oct 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, BBC Radio Wales
Stranglers legend Hugh Cornwell joins Janice Long in conversation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/m0000kpf
19 Sep 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Omny
19 Sep 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, The National
Hugh Cornwell will electrify the Dubai Opera tomorrow night
thenational.ae
"It is in trouble I would say, and there are a number of reasons for that,” he says. “The popularity of techno and hip-hop music today is part of that trend because both of these genres don’t have a focus on melody. And then you factor in all these talent shows and I do fear for the craft of songwriting."
16 Aug 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, N1
The Stranglers at Belgrade Beer Festival
n1info.com
"I think it’s important to understand the political situation in every country that we play, otherwise we would be living in a vacuum in which we can’t experience anything or hear the opinions of ordinary people"
25 Jul 2018 Interview: JJ Burnell, Cornwall Live
Legendary punks The Stranglers say Cornwall has bitten the hand that feeds over Brexit
cornwalllive.com
"We’re living during a time which is seeing the retreat of democracy. We’ve got hard men coming in now, like Putin and Trump."
20 Jul 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Birmingham What’s On Live
The Stranglers talk ahead of Lunar Festival
whatsonlive.co.uk
"I've read that! What does it mean..? I don't know! I've posed the same question - 'what the **** do you mean by that?'"
08 Jul 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, L’Independant
Les Déferlantes
lindependant.fr
"En 1977, j'ai rencontré Marc Bolan du groupe T.Rex à Londres et il m'avait dit que la pire chose qu'il n'avait jamais faite de sa vie fut d'aller à Los Angeles pour y travailler trois ans."
28 Jun 2018 Interview: Hugh Cornwell, Belfast Telegraph
Hugh Cornwell defends songs about Mussolini and Mugabe on new album
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"The Stranglers’ former chief songwriter has announced Monster will be out in October."