The Stranglers are a rock music group, formed on September 11, 1974 in Guildford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom They were originally called The Guildford Stranglers and operated from an off-licence in the town They also based themselves in the nearby village of Chiddingfold for a while Original personnel were singer/guitarist Hugh Cornwell (from Kentish Town, London), keyboardist/guitarist Hans Wärmling (from Sweden, replaced within two years by Brighton-born keyboardist Dave Greenfield), London-born bass guitarist Jean-Jacques Burnel and drummer Jet Black (real name Brian Duffy), a native of Ilford, EssexThey began as a sinister sounding, hard-edged pub rock group, but eventually branched out to explore other styles of music The Stranglers were, beginning in 1976, tangentially associated with punk rock, due in part to their opening for The Ramones' first British tour The Stranglers were also associated with new wave music as well as gothic rock, but their idiosyncratic approach never fit completely within a musical genreIn August 1990, founding member Cornwell left the band to pursue a solo career In his autobiography, Cornwell states that he felt the band was a spent force creatively, and cited various examples of his increasingly acrimonious relationship with his fellow band-members, particularly Burnel The remaining members recruited two replacements, including John Ellis, who had opened for the band in the 1970s as a member of The Vibrators, and singer Paul Roberts
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