Jarvis Cocker

English singer and musician · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1963 · age 63

Jarvis Branson Cocker is an English musician. As the founder, frontman, lyricist and only consistent member of the band Pulp, he became a reluctant figurehead of the Britpop genre of the mid-1990s.

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A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026

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A life in dates

2019“Whilst something is unknown, it could be anything. It could be the worst thing ever and usually when something starts to happen. You realise it’s not so bad.”In their wordsPlaying at Bluedot Festival (2019)Read the whole statement

2011“Tabloids invoke freedom of speech, but they're not interested in that, they're just interested in who's shagging whom, who's got drunk.”In their wordsInterview with The Guardian (2011)Read the whole statement

2009“I used to look at older people who bothered to still attend nightclubs and couldn’t help but wonder why. Didn’t they realize how foolish they looked?”In their wordsInterview with The Independent (2009)Read the whole statement

2007“Everybody's a bit screwed up, you know. You can take it as symptoms of a disorder, or you can take it as personality. Me, I'd rather think it as parts of personality.”In their wordsTalking about his father and family relationships in South Bank Show (2007)Read the whole statement

2006“Pornography takes all the reality out of sex and Disney does that to family life.”In their wordsInterview with The Big Issue magazine (2006)Read the whole statement

1999“There isn't much I find interesting to write about in middle-class life.”In their wordsInterview with The Guardian (1999)Read the whole statement

1963Born19 September 1963

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Cocker has also pursued a solo career, and for seven years he presented the BBC Radio 6 Music show Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service. The Sunday Service returned to Radio 6 in 2026, and the programme will run for a year.

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