Stereo Embers The Podcast 0051: Ed Kuepper (The Saints, The Aints!, Laughing Clowns)

“If You Want Cheery You’ve Called The Wrong Person”

Although that statement has an Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here kind of vibe, Ed Kuepper is actually one of the most genial fellows around. The former guitarist (and founder) of the legendary Australian punk band The Saints and the Laughing Clowns talks to Alex about his early interest in composition, the scene in London in the ‘70s and what it was like to dust off the material he wrote over 40 years ago that now comprises his band The Aints! new album The Church Of Simultaneous Existence. Kuepper also talks about his discipline as a guitar player, why he almost quit playing music
a few times and the current state of his relationship with Saints singer Chris Bailey.