Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. J. J. Burnel (born Jean-Jacques Burnel, 21 February 1952, London), is a Franco-English musician producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band The Stranglers. Jean-Jacques Burnel was born in Notting Hill, London, to French parents. He moved with his parents to Godalming, Surrey when he was about twelve and attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford and read history at the University of Bradford and Huddersfield Polytechnic. Burnel originally trained as a classical guitarist, but adopted the bass guitar as his instrument within The Stranglers. He has also sung lead vocals on about a quarter of their songs.