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Born October , in Deri, South Wales; married with children; wife's name, Dorian. Education: Studied education and drama in Liverpool, England, late s. Addresses: Home--Wiltshire, England. Record company--American Recordings, Inc., W.

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In the mids, after almost two decades in the music business, Julian Cope had progressed from up-and-coming New Wave prankster to photogenic power-pop hero to a thought-provoking emeritus of the alternative era.

His particular brand of songwriting, first honed in his early days fronting the Teardrop Explodes and later evidenced in the prolific releases of his solo career, has often found little appreciation outside of his native Great Britain; record companies have also run into difficulty trying to market Cope's talents.

Details contributor Tom Hibbert called him "the last remaining Great English Eccentric of Rock" and likened him to Pink Floyd's forgotten founding member, the drug-soaked but brilliant Syd Barrett--