Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Cornwell was born in Tufnell Park, North London, England on August 28th, 1949 and is the Punk Singer. At the age of 74, Hugh Cornwell biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Hugh Alan Cornwell (born 28 August 1949) is an English singer and guitarist best known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist for the Stranglers, a punk rock/new wave band from 1974 to 1990.
Early life and career
Cornwell grew up in Tufnell Park and Kentish Town, and later attended William Ellis School in Highgate, where he performed bass in a band with Richard Thompson, later a Fairport Convention member. He began post-graduate studies at Lund University in Sweden in the late 1960s, after receiving a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Bristol University. Johnny Sox formed the band just after his arrival.
Post-Stranglers solo career
Cornwell was CCW for the Stranglers after leaving the Stranglers. Neil Davidge co-produced five of the ten tracks on their self-titled album in 1992. Wired (1993), produced by Gary Langan (Art of Noise), with the exception of "Ain't Strange" which was created by Cornwell; Guilty (1997); Hi Fi (2000) (both produced by Laurie Latham). HiFi was released on 180g vinyl in 2020 by HIS Records Ltd, with a new remix by Hugh Cornwell and a remaster. Hugh's second "lost album" and compiles rare and unreleased tracks from the mid-1990s that were not part of a record deal were released in the desert, which were not part of a collection. It was shot in Bath with James Kadsky, who engineered the Wired album.
Tony Visconti's book Beyond Elysian Fields (2004) was released by the university of Elysian Fields. "Something like a cross between [Bob] Dylan and Dire Straits at their highest, with a dash of Travelling Wilburys for good measure," MusicOMH described it as "something like a cross between [Bob] Dylan and Dire Straits at their best...with a dash of Travelling Wilburys for good measure." On HIS Records Ltd's 180g vinyl in 2020, Beyond Elysian Fields was released on 180g vinyl.
Cornwell began in June 2008 following Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails by premiering his latest album Hooverdam as a free download on his website. Liam Watson, a recording engineer at Toe Rag Studios, was recording the album. It was accompanied by a film called Blueprint, which portrayed the recording process of the album. Cornwell argued that the film was partially influenced by the DVD's accompanying contemporary CD releases, partly because of the film's risible quality. "A engrossing film that borrows from Godard's Sympathy for the Devil" and Jewison's The Thomas Crown Affair were praised in this series.
Totem & Taboo was released in 2012; it was engineered and mixed by Steve Albini, and it was described as "Cornwell's finest and most unashamedly epic moment since the punk era." The Herald wrote, "The album yields its eloquent lyrical gains on repeated listenings": the collection includes A Street Called Carroll, Love Me Slender, I Want One of Those, a review of consumerism, and, perhaps best of all, the atmospheric, nine-minute noir epic In the Dead of Night, which is expected to be a live favourite. Cornwell's forthcoming tour will see him perform on the new album and the Stranglers' historic 1977 album, No More Heroes, but Totem and Taboo are strong enough on its own." Hugh Cornwell, a egotistic over-achieving and slack-arse under-achieving class, knows how to play it well, and Totem & Taboo is a master class in sticking to your guns and doing what you do well."
Cornwell teamed up with John Cooper Clarke in 2016 to produce This Time It's Personal, a collection of classic American and British pop songs from their youth. Clarke's idea that he could bring his distinct vocals to "MacArthur Park" grew from there. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull appears on flute as well. LouderThanWar.com called the album "a modern masterpiece from "Punk's Progressive Alliance."
Cornwell formally joined Sony in 2018 as a solo artist and unleashed Monster. Cornwell sings about Evel Knievel, Lou Reed, Hedy Lamarr, Benito Mussolini, Phil Silvers, and many others on this album. "Monster" honors special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen, of whom George Lucas said, "Without Ray Harryhausen, there would probably have been no Star Wars." "This is perhaps his best solo album since 1997's Guilty, and it may be even better than that album" Aaron Badgley of Spill magazine wrote. Cornwell is a genius, and Monster is just another example of his genius.