Julian Cope

Julian Cope (born 21 October 1957) is a British rock and roll musician and writer who came to prominence as singer of Liverpool (UK) pop band The Teardrop Explodes in 1978. He has since released

Julian Cope (born 21 October 1957) is a British rock and roll musician and writer who came to prominence as singer of Liverpool (UK) pop band The Teardrop Explodes in 1978. He has since released many solo albums and is a founding member of the bands Queen Elizabeth and Brain Donor. In addition to his musical career, Julian Cope has written several books of nonfiction and autobiography.

His musical career began as bass player with a band known as The Crucial Three, which also featured Ian McCulloch (future guitarist and singer for Echo and the Bunnymen) and Pete Wylie. The band lasted for little more than 6 weeks, and disbanded without any public performances or formal recordings. Cope went on to form other short-lived bands before first achieving fame and success as the singer and primary songwriter of The Teardrop Explodes.