Interviews – Page 8 – Down in the Sewer

06 Mar 2018 Interview: Baz Warne, SupaJam

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 7, 2018

supajam.com

"Dave Greenfield is a wonderful person to work with too, the guitar and keyboards are the melodic side of the band, and when a recording sounds fantastic we all still bounce around the studio like 18 year olds"

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06 March 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, The News

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 10, 2018

BIG INTERVIEW Jean-Jacques Burnel of The Stranglers: 'I don't see The Stranglers as a cabaret or karaoke band'

portsmouth.co.uk

"We turned a corner on that, and Baz [Warne, guitarist and vocalist] and I bounce off each other all the time, socially and professionally, the band is in a good place at the moment, and I think that’s relatively rare, there aren’t too many bands of our vintage still producing new music and not living in the past."

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05 Mar 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Nottingham Post

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 5, 2018

Gary Glitter, Golden Brown and Rock City's great vibe - a fascinating chat with JJ Burnel of The Stranglers

nottinghampost.com

"Another highlight was the reviews that we got for the album Norfolk Coast fourteen years after (Hugh) Cornwell had left the band. It was at that time that I regained my confidence."

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05 Mar 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Sunday Post

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 5, 2018

The Stranglers’ Jean-Jacques Burnel hopes not to end up in a police cell on this visit to Scotland

sundaypost.com/

"It was scary and I remember the officers having a laugh at my expense when they gave me a cuppa the next morning."

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04 March 2018 Interview: Baz Warne, BBC Radio 5 Live

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 5, 2018

Baz Warne talks to Dotun Adebayo https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tgpk1#playt=03h36m00s

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02 Mar 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, BBC Radio 2

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 26, 2018

Ken Bruce – JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from The Who and Aerosmith & Run DMC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sc4rp

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01 Mar 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Belfast Telegraph

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Rancid RatMarch 1, 2018

The Stranglers: All the things we did that were frowned upon in the past now seem like badges of honour

belfasttelegraph.co.uk

"We talk about one day The Stranglers will no longer be and it would have been 40 years over of our lives - and that's a weird concept, but you have to be realistic."

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01 Mar 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, BBC Radio 2

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 26, 2018

Ken Bruce – JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Electric Light Orchestra and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sc3gc

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28 Feb 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Southend Echo

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 28, 2018

Stranglers get set for ‘party time’ tour

echo-news.co.uk

"We're playing a new piece this time. ... We're not flogging a new album, but we are working on something that we hope will be finished around September and released next year."

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28 Feb 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, BBC Radio 2

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 26, 2018

Ken Bruce – JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Jimi Hendrix and The Kinks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sbywv

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27 Feb 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, BBC Radio 2

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 26, 2018

Ken Bruce – JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Elvis Presley and The Equals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sbypq

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26 Feb 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, BBC Radio 2

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 26, 2018

Ken Bruce – JJ Burnel from The Stranglers picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from The Beach Boys and Kraftwerk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09sbws7

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24 Feb 2018 Interview: JJ Burnel, Cambridge Independent

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 24, 2018

Punk legends The Stranglers to perform in Cambridge

cambridgeindependent.co.uk

"“Everyone’s asking about this, thinking it’s the last Stranglers tour,” laughs JJ, “but there’s another definition of ‘definitive’, which is what defines you"

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24 Feb 2018 Interview: Baz Warne, The Irish News

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Rancid RatFebruary 24, 2018

Killer instinct: Stranglers frontman Baz Warne on Irish dates

irishnews.com

"By the time of the gig, people still didn't know that Paul had left the band: we stepped on the stage and by the third or fourth number people realised he wasn't turning up.

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