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November 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

“I Don’t Mean To Be The Most Irritating Person On The Planet” – Jaz Coleman Celebrates Himself On Record and Whenever and Wherever He Can

Jaz Coleman has a brand new album out – the wondrous Magna Invocatio recorded with the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra – put simply it is his “Killing Joke Symphony”, a follow-up to successful orchestral rearrangements of classic rock acts including Pink Floyd, The Doors and The Rolling Stones. It was time to turn inward, to […]

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February 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Rock music is freedom, the Eagles are shit, John Key’s a liar and we’re getting what we put up with – which is why we’re getting shit; Jaz Coleman talks…and talks…

I’ve interviewed Jaz Coleman once before. So when it comes to the worlds of this Killing Joke frontman, industrial music pioneer, post-punk godfather, record producer and classical composer, conductor and arranger, well, I know the score. I remind him of this, and he cuts me off by saying, “Yes, yes, I know who you are, […]