Quotes about the group These are perhaps misplaced in the article but too good not to share Don t you think the Stranglers are the worst thing you ve ever fuckin heard I do They re hideous rubbishy so bloody stupid Fuckin nauseatin they are Mick Jagger 1977 I d come off this Yes tour and about two years later the bands that were hot were the Stranglers yuck Keith Levene 2001 We only needed to make the one record They re touring 30 records they could have put into one Beware people with less talent The Stranglers are jealous because they are idiotic There s nothing there they don t stand for anything Johnny Rotten 2008 Permanent immaturity is a heavy price for rock to pay for permanent youth and maybe we re the ones who are afraid of change if we re prepared to pay that price Phil McNeill NME 1977