Captain Sensible

Film & TV

Balham, London, England, UK

Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April 1954) is a singer, songwriter, guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who grew up in Croydon, England, and co-founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as an alternative pop singer with a less punk image. His signature headwear is a red beret. He has since returned to the band (as guitarist) and appears…

Known for

• The Damned - Live at Manchester Apollo — Bass2024
• Punk Rock Vegan Movie — Self2023
• The Damned - A Night Of A Thousand Vampires Live In London — Self2022
• Two Sevens Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers — Self2017
• The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead — Self2015
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Musical Guest2014
• Basically, Johnny Moped — Self2013
• …Sings Musicals — Self (archive footage)2012
• Punk Britannia at the BBC — Self2012
• Lemmy — Self2010

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

GB

Active from

1954-04-24

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

87,862

Total plays

564,932

Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, April 24, 1954 in Balham, London, England) is a singer and guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who founded the punk rock band The Damned in 1976. After leaving the band, he reinvented himself as a new-wave singer with a rebellious, self-conscious image. In 1980, he went to the Netherlands. Poison Girls and Annie Anxiety were playing in the Paard van Troje in The Hague then. Cheap'n'Nasty were support band: but could not find their drummer boy Maarten. <a href

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Raymond

Family name

Burns

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Balham

Occupation

guitarist

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

indie pop

Instrument

voice

Image

CaptainSensible02.jpg

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