Chords for Hugh Cornwell - The Stranglers 1985 Interview HD

[G] Hi and welcome to a wonderful world of music.
With me this morning on [N] Stardate
we've got Mike Peters from The Alarm, Hugh Cornwall from The Stranglers and
this week's number seven Princess.
We'll be seeing her video later.
Come on are
you awake?
Say hello to all your fans out there. _ _ _
I'm sure there's plenty more than
that.
We'll be talking amongst ourselves in just a jiffy but first without further
ado let's have a goggle at the first solo relief from Hugh from The Stranglers.
It's a lot different to what we're used to seeing but you make up your own mind.
It's called [G] One in a Million.
It's very good and check it out. _ _
[F] [G] One in a million
there from Hugh [Abm] Cornwall [G] and he's right here look.
Well just to reassure your
fans that's your new new solo project One in a Million but [Eb] that doesn't mean
the end of The [E] Stranglers.
Oh God no no we're going back in the studio in two
[G] weeks to do a new album which will be out next year.
That's great news.
_ [D] So [E] don't worry Stranglers
fans out there.
No no one off.
One off but the one in a million is a very
melodic song.
Is this the new direction that you're moving in?
_ Well we've always had
melodic songs it's just that sometimes they [Bb] get the [G] accent is on them and
sometimes the accent isn't.
In the late 70s the accent wasn't [Eb] on [E] melodic songs
because that's the way the record company decides to present you know the
band and at the moment melodic songs are getting a lot of a lot of attention you
know over the last few years.
The video is great.
Was it hard work trying to find a
little girl who looked just like a little bit older?
Yeah yeah that none of
those girls are related [Ab] but that was the directors problem.
They [G] spent a lot of
time [Ab] checking out kids to see if they could they got it had to really look
like the girl had grown up from the young kids.
Is the song inspired [N] by a girl
that you know and watched growing up?
No it's inspired [G] by a group of people that are very
_ special but it's it's a very intricate involved subject and I won't go [Ab] into it
now maybe later on.
Okay then.
The Stranglers were born in the punk era
really how do you see those days now? _
_ _ Yeah it's it was great times [G] _
_ to have been
there and remember it you know you always remember when you look back on
things you always think of [E] the good the good points about a period [Ab] or things
that happened to you and and there are a lot of great moments then I mean
London in [G] 77 was an _ amazing place to be it was [Abm] it was [G] really exciting place to
be living and working and I think [N] everyone that was around them will say
that.
So would you go back?
Well why not recreate it you know.
_ What do you think about recreating? _
_ _ Well I had a good time I did the first session I did was on a punk single so I
won't complain.
I'm quite happy.
It was a special [G] time you know but I don't think you can go back to it but you
know the attitude that Punk Rock had was [N] brilliant you know.
And it remains doesn't it?
Yeah it does.
But another string to your bow which a lot of people don't know
about is your [G] acting career.
Yeah I don't know much [A] about it. _ _
[E] _ _ Yeah but it's all you it's like
anything you have to serve an apprenticeship and you have to you
rehearse out of the public eye so that when you that's the way you do
rehearsals for things so people try and get in see rehearsals of the band when
we're rehearsing and you have to say look the reason why we're rehearsing is
so that when we [G] do actually play in public we're gonna be good so it's
rather like that you know at the moment I'm just learning a craft really.
So your
solo _ single [Bb] well you're not going are you doing a solo career now?
Well it's just a matter [Ab] of time.
I had this song for about 18 months [E] ago and
the rest of the band didn't didn't like it we didn't think that together we
didn't think it was right for the band to do but I like [Gm] the song a lot of
people liked it so [D] I decided I must record it at some stage.
[Dm] Well someone who
thinks you're really fantastic [N] is this girl here.
Oh my sister?
Can you say a quick
hello and [G] blow a kiss?
She's asked you to blow a kiss.
Janet Stan_
Janet?
Janet.
This is [Eb] very embarrassing.
Janet Stanley from Durham.
She wants me to blow a kiss.
_ _ _ _ We're gonna take a break.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _ Watcher [N] we're back and with me are Hugh Cornwell from The Stranglers, Mike Peters
from The Alarm and Princess who from nowhere has landed herself in the top
ten.
We'll be having a natter in a natter but first let's go and have a buzz about
that video.
Who it is?
Say I'm your number [D] one.
[E] _ [D] _ [Eb] Say I'm your number one there from
[G] Princess and that was shot mainly through the north of London which is
home territory for you isn't it?
Even in the north there's St Paul's Cathedral in [Eb] there.
We've got quite a few places.
All Saints Road.
We went travelling.
Trafalgar Square.
_ Everywhere.
Can I just say that [G] _ you got involved in the music biz a long time
ago didn't you?
Yeah, funny I'm so ancient.
It's obvious isn't it?
No.
I've been singing for about seven years.
Because we were talking about the punk era.
You [N] did your first single on a punk.
My
first session was with a punk band.
Unfortunately I can't remember their
names.
If they could remember then let me know.
[E] But the B-side was called If [Eb] Pigs
Could Fly.
It was really great fun.
Real ham.
Ham section.
Yeah, if pigs could fly.
No pun intended.
_ How do you feel from nowhere, [G] even though you've been working in the music business for a while.
This is your first [N] solo project.
From nowhere really.
In the charts.
Number seven.
I don't know.
Nowhere.
I mean seven years.
I shouldn't think you too.
No.
Get it right.
No, I don't know how to say nowhere.
Because in that period of nowhere you're fighting so hard.
And you've got your mind fixed on a goal.
And the [Eb] idea was to hit as _ [E] heavily as possible.
And as positively as [G] possible.
Which we've done.
And I'm so glad.
People have been asking me, [N] do you think it will get to number one now?
But the [Eb] title of the song is Say I'm Your Number One.
In other words, let me be the principal person in your life.
Basically.
So I've been trapped into thinking about whether it should get to number one or not because of the title.
But I mean, I'm happy with that.
I'm happy at number seven.
They want to keep me there for two years.
I'll be happy.
[G] _ _ It'll be nice.
I think next year is Mike on the alarm.
Unfortunately, [N] you haven't got a video.
No, I haven't made one yet.
You can't see the video.
But your band is basically sort of an album and performing band.
Would you like to be bigger in the single field as it goes?
Well, everyone likes to have hit singles, you know, but it's not [Gm] the end of the world if you don't have one.
I don't think, you know, [Ab] as long as you're [Fm] making good music and it's important to [G] yourself, you know, it means something to people.
And I think that's [D] good enough.
There's so many of the [Ab] best artists [N] don't have hit singles like Bruce Springsteen.
I mean, look how long it took him to have a hit in this country.
He was still making great music for so many years undiscovered.
You said here, I got a quote here that you don't think getting to the top is the be all and end all of life.
So what inspires you?
What makes you want to go for that goal?
Well, you know, I'm so lucky enough to have great friends around me, you know, and that's the most important thing.
And, you know, I don't want to say it is a rap race.
And I got into music to avoid the rap race.
You know, I used to work in a computer department and things and they sort of dictate the way that you dress and all that sort of thing and dictate where you should go at night and who your friends should be.
And I got into music to get away from that for a bit of independence.
And that's what motivates me.
_ What what inspires you?
[G] Anything special that inspires you, princess?
There's just a I'm obsessed with music.
I just love to sing.
I don't think I'd be in this business otherwise.
You can't be.
You have to.
I think you have to love it.
It's got to be almost obsessive.
Well, I know with me it is.
[N] You know, it's like a call.
It's a banner.
I must sing.
I'm sure otherwise we'll go mad. _
_ _ I'm going to go mad now because I'm filling up.
Yes, it's the last star date.
OK, and I'm feeling a little bit weepy now, but I'll be back on Monday with our new look at Pop Spot with the latest releases from the Cure.
So I'll see you then.
Bye.
[G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _