JEAN-JACQUES BURNEL B: 21ST FEB '52
VOCALS AND BASS GUITAR FOR THE STRANGLERS - 1974-CURRENT
Welcome to JJ's page! Burnel's family owned a restaurant where his father worked as a chef. As a child, he was often the victim of mockery from his schoolmates due to his French origins, which led him to call himself "Jean" to disguise his French identity.
He moved with his parents to Godalming, Surrey, at the age of 12 and later attended the Royal Grammar School in Guildford, followed by studying history at the University of Bradford and Huddersfield Polytechnic.
Originally trained as a classical guitarist, Burnel adopted the bass guitar as his instrument within The Stranglers. He has provided lead vocals on nearly a third of the band's songs.