- CJ (musician)
CJ (Christopher Paul Persaud-Jaghdar) (born 1968) is a British/
East Indian singer/songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist in U.K punk/ rock bandThe Wildhearts .He was born in
Germany , and his early childhood was spent living in various military towns in and aroundEurope whilst his mother and father served in the British army. The family eventually moved back to the UK during his early teens. His first notable success was during the late 1980s as the guitarist of London based hair rockersThe Tattooed Love Boys who released their "Bleeding Hearts and Needle Marks " album in 1989.He left the same year and formed
The Wildhearts with ex-The Quireboys guitarist Ginger (David Walls). Despite being plagued by widely-reported drug and alcohol problems, the band enjoyed considerable mainstream success during the early 90s, including 2 U.K top 20 hits. In 1994, at their commercial peak, CJ was unexpectadly kicked out during the recording of the "P.H.U.Q. " album due to personal differences between himself and Ginger.He soon went on to enjoy further success with ex- Wildhearts keyboard player Willie Dowling in
Honeycrack , before eventually forming his own bandThe Jellys with ex- Wildhearts drummer Stidi. They disbanded when they both re-joined The Wildhearts in 2001 and recordedThe Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed , he stayed in the band until they split again in 2005. They reformed again in 2006 with a new line up including C.J, he now also plays with his own band 'CJ & The Satellites '. He currently lives inLondon .Discography
E.Ps
* 'Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go '-The Wildhearts (Bronze 1992)
* 'Don't Be Happy... Just Worry '- The Wildhearts (East West 1992)
* 'Fishing For Luckies '- The Wildhearts (East West 1994)Albums
* 'Bleeding hearts and needle marks'- The Tattooed Love Boys (1989)
* 'Earth Vs The Wildhearts '- The Wildhearts (East West 1993)
* 'P.H.U.Q. - The Wildhearts (East West 1994)
* 'Prozaic'-Honeycrack (Epic 1996)
* 'Welcome to our world'-The Jellys (Mir 1998)
* 'Disco Suxx'- The Mau-Maus (2001)
* 'The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed '- The Wildhearts (Gut 2003)
* 'Coupled With ' (compilation)- The Wildhearts (Gut 2004)
* 'The Wildhearts Strike Back ' (live)- The Wildhearts (Gut 2004)
* 'Geordie in Wonderland' (live)- The Wildhearts (Snapper 2005)
* 'The Wildhearts'- The Wildhearts (Cargo 2007)
* "Thirteen"-C.J & The Satellites (Cargo 2007)-D.V.Ds-
*"Live at The Castle" - The Wildhearts (Secret 2005)External links
* [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=846 Interview with CJ]
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