Julian Cope
Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author. He was the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes and has followed a solo career since 1983 in addition to working on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep.
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Cope performing in 2003 | |
| Born | Julian David Cope 21 October 1957 |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, author, antiquarian |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, organ, piano, Mellotron, synthesizer |
| Labels | Zoo, Mercury, Island, Def American, Echo, Head Heritage |
| Writing career | |
| Period | 1982–present |
| Subjects | Musicology, sociology, poetry |
| Website | www |
Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing The Modern Antiquarian in 1998, and a political and cultural activist with a public interest in occultism and paganism. He has written two volumes of autobiography, Head-On (1994) and Repossessed (1999); two volumes of archaeology, The Modern Antiquarian (1998) and The Megalithic European (2004); and three volumes of musicology, Krautrocksampler (1995), Japrocksampler (2007); and Copendium: A Guide to the Musical Underground (2012).