STRANGLERS - JJ Burnel Interview (Needle Time 2013)

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  • @vinny9708
    @vinny9708 3 роки тому +85

    No ego at all one of the best British bass guitarist of all time,thanks for posting

  • @williamjohnbedford5776
    @williamjohnbedford5776 2 роки тому +50

    Love the original line up, Hugh, Jet Black, Dave Greenfield, and JJ BURNELL, fucking class👍🇮🇲

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 6 місяців тому +9

    The "Stranglers" will live forever as one of the best bands of their era!

  • @pdu4691
    @pdu4691 3 роки тому +33

    Great interview. “We’ve sold 40 million albums and we’re still selling out everywhere… I don’t want respect for what we were but for what we are now.”

    • @blurman111000
      @blurman111000 2 роки тому +6

      Only play the songs you wrote then JJ see how that goes

  • @michaelbailey8729
    @michaelbailey8729 4 місяці тому +5

    IT would be great to see Hugh and JJ back on stage. They achieved so much.

  • @philipTOMPSETT
    @philipTOMPSETT 3 роки тому +17

    What a great bloke JJ is

  • @2ndMOUSEofficial
    @2ndMOUSEofficial 2 роки тому +26

    awesome interview. It's just great hearing the anecdotes, and JJ putting flesh on the bones. It's just such a shame JJ's relationship with Hugh is now that antagonistic, considering the shared success, and so much history, memories etc...... I wish it wasn't. Watching this in the wake of Dave's passing, but hearing JJ talk about where the Stranglers would be at "if" one of the members died was hard as i'd watched another interview with JJ a few days ago where he was very visibly grief-stricken after Dave had had actually died. I look at the stranglers, who we grew up with, and I look at todays clowns who don't gig, and get into brawls, and experience life on the road as a working band, or deal with mega record companies, the nitty-gritty reality stuff.....and these clowns make a linear "beat"with a shelf-life of 2 minutes, get to no.1 with 10,000 sales or however little it takes now.........and the comparison between then and now is striking, and I'm forced to conclude that there are "no more heroes anymore". I wish we had moe bands like The Stranglers. RIP Dave

    • @markrs2000
      @markrs2000 Рік тому +1

      There always were bands / singers that never did it live on stage. That was why the Clash wouldn't do Top of the Pops. Music in the seventies was mostly over blown self indulgent pap. For me Punk washed all that away, there was a movement rather than just music you could be part of.

    • @michaellavery4899
      @michaellavery4899 6 днів тому

      A band like The Stranglers wouldn't make it in the music industry in the current era. The people with the power wouldn't allow fresh, free thinking, individualism.

  • @garethhelliwell9736
    @garethhelliwell9736 2 місяці тому +1

    And here I am watching this for the first time on the 11th of September 2024 on the 50th anniversary.

  • @sirrathersplendid4825
    @sirrathersplendid4825 3 роки тому +26

    Excellent interview. Always been fascinated by Jean-Jacques and Hugh. Both had a dark, macho exterior, yet from their interviews they come across as well-spoken and intelligent. Would love to share a beer with them (separately) down a country local.

  • @paulcochrane1028
    @paulcochrane1028 2 роки тому +3

    My first favourite band. JJB made me play bass. 40 years later I’m still watching clips and listening to their songs.

  • @SoloSi2024
    @SoloSi2024 2 роки тому +12

    A great explanation of the 4 way split. Everyone invests in the song, encouraging each member to enthusiastically promote the music together.

  • @boblordylordyhowie
    @boblordylordyhowie Рік тому +3

    I had always been a fan anf in the 90s got invited to a Stranglers gig at Leeds where I met JJ and the rest of the band. Later we met them back at their hotel and had a fun time, I will never forget that night. I was living in York at the time and went back to the station to get the train, saw the York train and climbed aboard and fell asleep. A while later the conductor woke me looking for my ticket which I gave him and he asked where I was going too, York! Ah, well, you should know, this train is going to Manchester Airport! But it had York on the front, no, that was the back. So, I spent a long time on that train getting home to York but a night I can't forget.

  • @jonv2911
    @jonv2911 2 роки тому +4

    Cheers mate!... remember JJ when he came with the Stranglers to Iceland 2006... R.I.P. Dave Greenfield, he was still there at that time...

  • @maikeli7
    @maikeli7 2 роки тому +11

    Recently discovered this band, and I curse my fate that I hadn’t heard about them decades ago!!
    Making up for lost time now, emersing myself in all their albums and history!
    I give them HUGE respect for everything that The Stranglers have been doing all these years!
    Msr. Brunel, merci 1000 fois pour vos efforts massifs pendant toutes ces années!

    • @jacprendo
      @jacprendo Рік тому

      Theyre currently doing the "last tour" in France check out their website

  • @harrywix
    @harrywix Рік тому +4

    Great interview with a wonderful bass player and a good talker. I remember seeing Soft Machine playing the proms, though, in 1970 :)

  • @leezeppelin48
    @leezeppelin48 3 роки тому +10

    I love The Stranglers 🖤😎

  • @michaellavery4899
    @michaellavery4899 6 днів тому

    Fantastic, engaging interview, tinged with sadness.
    RIP Dave and Jet. ❤

  • @dadaa4601
    @dadaa4601 3 роки тому +10

    Thank you very much for posting this. I've been looking for the integral version of this interview for so long..... OMG this man is simply irresistible!!!!!!!

  • @PeterGaspar-vm4cb
    @PeterGaspar-vm4cb 5 місяців тому +1

    He's probably the biggest influence on me why I love playing bass. I listened to the Stranglers in my teenage years day and night. His bass sound is by far my favourite. For me his bass was the song.

  • @darrelwoolley7291
    @darrelwoolley7291 Рік тому +2

    JJ is so cool,yet so down to earth.
    Mum had a massive crush on his she told me.
    I grew up listening to their music and fell for the incredible sound and the awesome image.
    A real nice guy who has time for fans and also a love of bikes

  • @peteblanchard3577
    @peteblanchard3577 9 місяців тому +1

    Great interview, just seen for 1st time, recorded on 40th anniversary, now @ 50th.
    Saw them in Leeds 1981/2 and would love to see them again now, having been a fan right through

  • @didiervandijk9713
    @didiervandijk9713 Рік тому +3

    One of my favourite bassplayers

  • @jeff91266
    @jeff91266 Рік тому +3

    Such a great bloke, so grounded 👍

  • @Kretek35
    @Kretek35 2 роки тому +9

    My son was 14 when he start loving the stranglers. I told him not to sell the vinyl collection after i pass away.

    • @frereanaktom99
      @frereanaktom99 Рік тому

      good advice. my son dislikes the stranglers and karen dalton. i don't believe in brainwashing our children. so when he's out at karate, i can play karen dalton; when he's home he still doesn't like the stranglers. i hope he has the energy of jj when he's older; school doesen't help!

  • @wiratwainwright7717
    @wiratwainwright7717 2 роки тому +3

    Great bloke, just like having a chat with your mate. Still remember 5 minutes from back in the day. Punk summed up how young people were feeling at that time.

  • @blackmoofou6385
    @blackmoofou6385 Рік тому +5

    He's always struck me as quite shy, no ego and very intelligent and cultured but he's hard as nails and took no nonsense now and back in the day when he looked scarier, legend. I'm sure he only used his powers for good though!

  • @ricksuegreen1502
    @ricksuegreen1502 2 роки тому +4

    JJ was totally on it in this terrific interview.
    To be honest I hate most modern interviewers as it's all ego and about them but this guy knew about The 101'ers and asked some good questions.
    One of my fave JJ interviews.
    What an entertaining guy.
    Hope when the cameras were switched off he didn't mash that interviewer to a bloody pulp!

  • @markdoughty8780
    @markdoughty8780 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant interview with one of Britain's best-ever bassists - thanks for uploading.

  • @Rockstardust69
    @Rockstardust69 5 місяців тому +1

    The Stranglers are one of the greatest unique bands of all time.
    JJ is a beast brilliant bass player and champion Karate expert.

  • @stevetobin7495
    @stevetobin7495 3 роки тому +5

    Brilliant interview

  • @bwanadave76
    @bwanadave76 2 роки тому +5

    Just an excellent, highly enjoyable, and informative interview.
    Saw them at B-ginnings in Schaumburg IL in April of '78.

  • @steveambrose5580
    @steveambrose5580 10 місяців тому +1

    I saw the stranglers play the nashville a few times. dave was a lovely person, one night he turned up in a safari suit and pith helmet smoking a pipe. The bar was busy so i offered him a drink, he asked for a pint of bitter in a jug , pure rock n roll.

  • @glennbeadshaw727
    @glennbeadshaw727 9 місяців тому +2

    JJ was way ahead of his time the stranglers were the best punk rock band I ever heard when I was a kid in 1978

  • @darrelwoolley7291
    @darrelwoolley7291 3 місяці тому

    JJ is a wonderful person, intellectual and very intelligent.
    He's not arrogant and is so down to earth.
    My mother met him many moons ago and said he was incredibly kind.
    Hugh and JJ are both in my eyes legends

  • @cliveedwards2958
    @cliveedwards2958 Рік тому +4

    The hardest thing for JJ must be that it is almost impossible for anything the band now do, to standup against their first four albums. They had a whole movement behind them back in the late seventies and such a distinctive sound. I have to admit that if I think of The Stranglers I imediately go to '5 minutes' or 'Goodbye Toulouse' coz that is where they exist for me.

    • @lewis72
      @lewis72 Рік тому

      That could be said of a lot of bands that were about in the 60s - 90s and are still going.
      Duran Duran & Depeche Mode are still going but they'll never reached the heights that they did in the early '80s.

    • @garyhitchcock3828
      @garyhitchcock3828 Рік тому

      No comparison to both Duran and Depeche Both those bands have their main driving force teams still in tact Le Bon, Rhodes John Taylor, Gahan ,Gore...& the so called Fake Stranglers? The entire original line up of Cornwell,Black (RIP) Greenfield (RIP) gone & Burnel ( Hardly a frontman?) still calling them the 😅 25:49

  • @newforestpixie5297
    @newforestpixie5297 3 роки тому +8

    “ assuming you’re heterosexual, you’ve looked at women right ? You admit it ? “ ....thank the gods for simple truths like this - surviving all the fucking bullshit that’s shoved into our citizens’ pummelled media minds nowadays. The Stranglers deserve the ‘ Internet revived ‘ part of their career because shows like the Paris 2014 demonstrate their worth & enthusiasm when playing and especially when contemporaries and old guard acts of much less diversity or imagination continue receiving more daily routine radio exposure and are treated as national treasures . When was the last really good or very popular New song written by Elton or Rodney or Sting or U2 or Blondie or Roxy or Pink Floyd or Spandau Ballett etc etc ? All of the above are only in it to generate profits let alone live on glories from 45 years ago. Longlivethismaninblue ❤️

  • @MrJonboy33
    @MrJonboy33 3 роки тому +18

    JJ has always shone. There are some amazing brilliant bass players around but his playing and his bass sound has been the measure that I compare others by. Noone comes close in my opinion

    • @sirjellybeans1st19
      @sirjellybeans1st19 3 роки тому +4

      Don't forget the late Mick Karn of Japan who was an incredible Bass Player

    • @NR-private
      @NR-private 9 місяців тому

      Check out the kid in New Model Army when they started out

  • @tomfenn7149
    @tomfenn7149 7 місяців тому +2

    It was quite obvious from day one that The Stranglers were disciples of Beefheart. You could really hear the Beefheart influence in Cornwell's guitar playing style. Gotta love JJ Burnell. Such a humble fella.

  • @jasmineblack9778
    @jasmineblack9778 2 роки тому +6

    Shame Vintage TV no longer exists,thankfully JJ does & last Stranglers album 'Dark Matters' is the best album i have bought for years

  • @void0094
    @void0094 2 роки тому +1

    Just saw him and The Stranglers yesterday. Loved the show.

  • @Cal1gula666
    @Cal1gula666 Рік тому +4

    I learned every word of La Folie.

  • @ianr9898
    @ianr9898 2 роки тому +1

    I idolised the Stranglers in the 70s,and I live 5 miles away from JJ now, sadly Dave also lived there too but passed last year

  • @Juliang61
    @Juliang61 2 роки тому +3

    3 fave bands, Beatles, Stranglers and the Clash.

  • @malcolmcarter1726
    @malcolmcarter1726 7 місяців тому

    I still love listening to the stranglers. That bass!

  • @Cal1gula666
    @Cal1gula666 Рік тому

    Brilliant interview of my favourite bass player.

  • @kentwood9821
    @kentwood9821 5 місяців тому

    I really love JJ's take on songwriting credits and sharing them from the start. An excellent interview!

  • @mrsuperger5429
    @mrsuperger5429 2 роки тому +4

    Great interview. The Stranglers were never really my thing, tbh, but JJ is a superb bassist. Him and Derek Forbes from Simple Minds were the best from that era by a country mile.

    • @SKYSAW59
      @SKYSAW59 2 роки тому +1

      well.. Mick Karn? Percy Jones?

    • @stephenbennett1643
      @stephenbennett1643 8 місяців тому

      You should listen to "Colin Moulding " of XTC, a fine all round bass player, and yes Mick karn, i'll add Bruce Foxton aswell.

  • @pedroleal7118
    @pedroleal7118 6 місяців тому

    J.J. is an absolute Bass Legend ! and an example for many bassists .

  • @CNDUK-q8r
    @CNDUK-q8r Рік тому +1

    Managing to spend an hour with JJ Burnel and not mention his passion for motorcycles - Legend!!!

  • @spookyboo22
    @spookyboo22 2 роки тому +4

    Watching tonight, the night Jet died RIP X

  • @gazriley624
    @gazriley624 3 роки тому +6

    Liverpool loves The Stranglers

  • @pi.actual
    @pi.actual 7 місяців тому

    For a lot of us who came out of the late sixties into the seventies when punk rock started around 1976 the Stranglers caught us because of the organ. It kind of connected the two eras with bands like the Doors and so many others. At the time punk was raw, abrasive and absolutely needed but the Stranglers, the Damned, Blondie and the Ramones made it more palatable for us who were over 20. Fast forward to today we are due for another revolution.

  • @garethhelliwell9736
    @garethhelliwell9736 2 місяці тому

    I saw them for the 1st time in the summer of 2024 at the Piece Hall in Halifax. I'm 45 and they have not really being a band I ever looked into. I was amazed at how many songs I knew already. I really wish I had gotten into them earlier.

    • @geoffm4003
      @geoffm4003 2 місяці тому

      They were on top form that night, what a fantastic gig. I first saw them in 1977 and enjoy the live gigs as much now as then.

  • @m6nster1965
    @m6nster1965 8 місяців тому

    What a great interview, I was 12 when I was gifted NO MORE HEROES album and it blew me away and that was in 1977, So obviously I followed these guys long into their career, I’m 59 now and still get a rush when I hear a STRANGLERS tune played!

  • @paulreid1711
    @paulreid1711 3 роки тому +4

    Birmingham loves the stranglers!

  • @michellejackson1202
    @michellejackson1202 3 роки тому +3

    Happy birthday !!

  • @Ada..D
    @Ada..D Рік тому +2

    Omg, how good does Mr Burnel look 👍

  • @stevewells5450
    @stevewells5450 11 місяців тому

    Jj burnel essentially well educated man from humble beginning to cracking musician/songwriter. Modest and proper down to earth geezer 1 in 4 of one of the most diverse bands covering several eras but in a way you dont notice a gap until hugh decided to leave for his own reasons still one of the very best from the uk and underrated in a lot of peoples opinions who cares about the doubters go buddy go.❤

  • @adrianions2805
    @adrianions2805 8 місяців тому

    Fantastic Artist!!

  • @mikeilkycook6832
    @mikeilkycook6832 Рік тому

    A well conducted interview with open and honest responses from J J. Great stuff.

  • @douglasfreeman3229
    @douglasfreeman3229 2 роки тому +4

    His Great Western Railway was pretty good too. And some of his bridges.

    • @bwanadave76
      @bwanadave76 2 роки тому +1

      That was I.K. Brunel.
      But, good one!😄👍

  • @daevidharvey7113
    @daevidharvey7113 Рік тому

    I didn’t know - Norfolk Coast was the album that brought me back . The Stranglers were my favourite band for years , I was heartbroken , I did try . I was much happy for them and their release of some proper music again . So true = Norfolk Coast & Suite XVI are two excellent additions to the canon . Anything Can Happen !

  • @vv247
    @vv247 Рік тому +1

    Awesome. J.J fills in a lot of details. I've been listening since 78. Only thing I would say is the impact and contribution to their sound of Dave Greenfield cannot be understated. I identify with these keyboard sounds. Love them all.

  • @no.7593
    @no.7593 3 роки тому +3

    Respect.

  • @duncanhawking8123
    @duncanhawking8123 Рік тому

    Great interview, I enjoyed that.

  • @Horsiesforcourses1713
    @Horsiesforcourses1713 3 роки тому +3

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @andydalgleish7122
    @andydalgleish7122 6 місяців тому

    Fascinating stuff !!!

  • @michaellavery4899
    @michaellavery4899 6 днів тому

    I will always regret not seeing The Stranglers live.

  • @jnyfumare
    @jnyfumare 3 роки тому +2

    Bravo!!

  • @hugohugo2832
    @hugohugo2832 3 роки тому +4

    I was around that scene then and didn’t much like punk. But I loved The Stranglers and The Jam. The Clash were a din live.

  • @fabrikk60
    @fabrikk60 3 роки тому +6

    Norfolk Coast and Suite XVI stand with all the great Stranglers albums.

    • @newforestpixie5297
      @newforestpixie5297 3 роки тому +1

      Yes Norfolk Coast ( the title song ) sits very easily amongst their more Punchy Catchy Tunes like Duchess and Go Buddy Go and Rise of The Robots and lots more . I didn’t hear it until I had my very own tablet computer and found these music apps. I should feel thoroughly ashamed for straying over the years and not hearing the rest of the album yet ..but I’m pleased to see the shows of the last 20 years and how they’re still pretty tasty for a bunch of old fellas . 👍new forest pixies

  • @brandycat8513
    @brandycat8513 Рік тому +2

    An incredibly well mentally-integrated and balanced guy - contrary to his historic media image projection

    • @victoroladuja2416
      @victoroladuja2416 8 місяців тому

      I always thought he was a bad boy of Rock’n’ Roll with a strong French accent….how wrong I was. Looks like a really chilled out geezer.

  • @ladysouthwold
    @ladysouthwold 3 роки тому +8

    So use to fancy JJ when he was young....

    • @janiebell
      @janiebell 2 роки тому +3

      He's still pretty hot here 😉

  • @stephenroche5107
    @stephenroche5107 Рік тому

    A great show.

  • @SlowLane-pv3nf
    @SlowLane-pv3nf 3 роки тому +6

    Now I don't know if I watched this for the sake of nostalgia or because of current sterile conditions. I have a feeling both amount to the same thing. I always think I'm not a fan of anything... Then I see something Stranglers related and..... Click.

  • @Edward1312
    @Edward1312 Рік тому +1

    Last album they produce worth listening to was aural sculpture but that was nearly 40years ago! Says all you need to know.

  • @peterprice5896
    @peterprice5896 Рік тому

    Wether it’s the early stranglers or the current lineup and material they were and are a killer band with a great back catalogue but still staying relevant I love them.

  • @GaryTitherington-so1gt
    @GaryTitherington-so1gt 6 місяців тому +1

    Seen them at Eric's Liverpool and they opened up with Shah Shah a go go great night

    • @jazztheglass6139
      @jazztheglass6139 4 місяці тому

      That's really going back. I saw them play the Royal Court, in 1982. Same venue U2 played a few months earlier

  • @kerrypower4127
    @kerrypower4127 Рік тому

    what a great guy and the band of couse

  • @PLively
    @PLively Рік тому

    "The blues was always black" - Brilliant! I laughed aloud.

  • @Bluepilled-c5t
    @Bluepilled-c5t 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve never listened to them, only heard of them. I remember Golden Brown when I was a kid

    • @LouLou-bl7lw
      @LouLou-bl7lw 2 роки тому

      I feel sorry for you for not listening the brilliant strangers Awesome group especially the early days

    • @blancaroca8786
      @blancaroca8786 2 роки тому

      No sorry.... Lucky guy can get to listen to amazing stranglers.. They have literally 100s of incredible tracks..

    • @stevemaclaine4547
      @stevemaclaine4547 2 роки тому

      shame on you lol 😆

  • @elena16350
    @elena16350 Рік тому +1

    Lovely man, so normal, he makes modern men seem trivial.

  • @iandemontfort4276
    @iandemontfort4276 2 роки тому

    Brilliant band

  • @justlookingaround9834
    @justlookingaround9834 3 місяці тому

    Saw them this year at Caldicot Castle without Jet or Dave and yet it was one of the best they have done, and I’ve seen a few! A fantastic day apart from the shit food and ridiculous prices.

  • @victoroladuja2416
    @victoroladuja2416 8 місяців тому

    Ist time I’ve heard him being interviewed, I always though he’d have a French accent. He used to be a handful back in the day. I guess age has mellowed him over the years.

  • @scottdavis0801
    @scottdavis0801 Рік тому

    10 years ago!!

  • @2760ade
    @2760ade 2 роки тому +5

    Never mind 'Peaches' being perceived as sexist JJ, what about 'Bring On The Nubiles'!!😮😮

  • @huwzebediahthomas9193
    @huwzebediahthomas9193 Рік тому

    JJ Brunel speaks WORD

  • @bwanadave76
    @bwanadave76 2 роки тому +4

    "...the Surrey delta."
    LOL! Classic!

  • @DG-mv6zw
    @DG-mv6zw 7 місяців тому

    He took out a couple of bouncers at Glasgow Apollo back in the 70s. Remember it well.

  • @boum62
    @boum62 6 місяців тому

    He seems a lovely guy

  • @user-gh9yd3nc8e
    @user-gh9yd3nc8e Рік тому

    Hero ❤

  • @geoffcurtis9890
    @geoffcurtis9890 10 місяців тому

    Top bass player, top bloke.

  • @stevemaclaine4547
    @stevemaclaine4547 2 роки тому +5

    not the same without Hugh, that's it in nutshell.

  • @fabrikk60
    @fabrikk60 2 роки тому +1

    R.I.P. Jet Black :(

  • @blancaroca8786
    @blancaroca8786 2 роки тому

    Here because bbc news says some pop singer chick has 10 hits in the top ten new record better than Beatles ..so I listened to one and was not surprised as I expected.. so I quickly adjourned

  • @uselessoldman7964
    @uselessoldman7964 2 роки тому +3

    Why do todays teenagers go and support The Stranglers? Simple but complicated. They always says things tend to skip a generation so here is my theory as they say. Us old punks are now Grandads, papa and old grumps even. Anyway like us our own kids took a great dislike to their parents taste in music, our music, I certainly took a great dislike to my parents musical taste, mum was a Elvis freak and dad Cliff Richard. So here we are in the 21st Century and along come the grandchildren and todays vinyl revival and who still have those original records and what are they? Us old grumps who suddenly find our now teenage grandchildren doing what there parents NEVER did, listen to our music and best of all, loving it. I had a varied interest in music, depending on the girlfriend and what they listened to. So I built up quite a varied "vinyl" record collection, best of British 70/80s but started with and always will be a devoted Punk.... So yeah out come the Stranglers Albums, Siouxsie, The Clash, SLF and many many other great Punk bands. People often asked why I kept my vinyl collection and the answer will always be the same, they are part of my life, my youth, and they mean a lot to me. Now I get asked by those grandkids if they can have them when I die, sorted, cos I know they will cherish them as much as I have. Geese many of those vinyl records are 40 plus years old, older than their own parents !!!!!

  • @lucs4519
    @lucs4519 2 роки тому +1

    Where can I find the picture at 12:20. Thanks.

  • @void0094
    @void0094 2 роки тому

    10:10 Love that album too

  • @Harmony088
    @Harmony088 2 роки тому

    JJ un français, whaouh. J 'adore.