The Stranglers - Hugh Cornwell: 'Biochemistry Lessons Enhanced My Drug Use'

The Golden Brown singer picked up a BSc honours degree from England's Bristol University in the early 1970s before his rock career took off - and he admits the lessons he learned helped him become a more responsible drug user.

He tells Mojo magazine, "The chemical knowledge has been very helpful. When I was a more wayward personality it helped very much in drug taking."

And the information has continued to help Cornwell regulate his diet: "It helps in dietary considerations. It's very useful to have that chemical knowledge with your diet."