2001, Coleman recorded the multi-platinum album Proměny with Czech band Čechomor, which won three Anděl (Angel) awards. Coleman was made Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture for his contribution to contemporary music, and was decorated by the French government on 27 September 2010, while Killing Joke were in concert at the Bataclan theatre in Paris. On 24th November 2021, Coleman’s contribution to both contemporary and classical music was recognised by the University of Gloucestershire by awarding him an Honorary Doctorate of Music. Personal life Coleman is a supporter of the concept of environmental sustainability and has invested in the creation of two ecovillages in the South Pacific and in Chile. Coleman does not support any particular political party and is politically non-partisan. He has three daughters. The eldest lives in Switzerland and the two younger ones live in New Zealand. When asked about his perspective on the United States in a May 2013 interview, Coleman explained: It's different from 30 years ago. There's no rebellion left. Everyone is just a passive zombie. Food supply has something to do with it – it's dumbed down everyone to obese, lethargic corpses ... People are worn down ... It's a fragmented society. People have access now to amazing amounts of information, but their attention spans are getting shorter, their focus is gone. Instant gratification. Instant knowledge orgasm! I think that a lot of the great thinkers couldn't achieve what they did through a computer. References Further reading External links AudioCulture NZ profile Jaz Coleman: Life on the Wild Side. Interview with NZ Herald. 21 April 2012. 1960 births Living people TVT Records artists Gothic rock musicians People from Cheltenham English people of Bengali descent Music in Gloucestershire New Zealand musicians Killing Joke members Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres English industrial musicians English composers English heavy metal singers British post-punk musicians English keyboardists English heavy metal keyboardists Musicians from Gloucestershire Symphonic rock musicians Industrial metal musicians