Mark king and whizz!

[YouMa]

Been going through my Level 42 concerts on dvd and does anyone else think Mark was clucking blitzed to the tits on these 80s gigs. He's chewing his face off and has unusual amounts of  exuberance.

Edited December 12, 2022 by YouMa

[TheGreek]

People taking drugs in the 80s??

Who would have believed it??

[Grimalkin]

So you think Mr. King has been living it up on the Charlie then?

 

I'm not sure, but I do have an inkling that my cat may have been on the Meow Meow lately.

[yorks5stringer]

Why not ask him, he's a member here as 'Slapthatbassuntil'moffmyt*ts' ?

[YouMa]

He would never admit it. I'm pretty experienced in various powders and Mark were you off your tits in the early days? Lol.

[YouMa]

Saying that if I didn't think it might kill me now I wouldn't have stopped.

[YouMa]

Him and Bernard though.... Just phenomenal.

[Bassassin]

This thread will tell you everything you need to know... or will it?

 

 

Where's @Bean9seventy when you need him?

[Grimalkin]

3 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

This thread will tell you everything you need to know... or will it?

 

 

Where's @Bean9seventy when you need him?

 

It was a bit of a trippy one, I would have forgotten all about it if you hadn't provided the flashback.

[Bassassin]

1 minute ago, Grimalkin said:

 

It was a bit of a trippy one, I would have forgotten all about it if you hadn't provided the flashback.

 

At first flashbacks are occasional, after a while they become inevitable. Eventually they're all you have.

 

I'm inclined to think the OP has a point.

[Grimalkin]

The subject matter of Level 42 songs, do not betray a persistent penchant for Percy.

 

Unless "Heaven in My Hands", was indeed written after a score breaking a long dry spell.

 

Perhaps the hokey cokey really is what it's all about...

[Cato]

A quick google search brough up this interview

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/level-42s-mark-king-running-16482167

 

 “Yeah, there were a lot of drugs but I’m quite a speedy person and never enjoyed it that much"

[TheGreek]

Hmmm..."keep it in the family" suggests that we should ask his brother. 

[Bassassin]

1 minute ago, TheGreek said:

Hmmm..."keep it in the family" suggests that we should ask his brother. 

 

If only this thread had been posted a week or so ago - just saw him playing in Edinburgh with the magnificent Frost*. [/irrelevantproganecdote]

[Sparky Mark]

51 minutes ago, Bassassin said:

This thread will tell you everything you need to know... or will it?

 

 

Where's @Bean9seventy when you need him?

That was the last time Bean9Seventy visited....

Edited December 12, 2022 by Sparky Mark

[TheGreek]

Here's Mark pretending he didn't have a habit. 

[YouMa]

If you look at most of the "heros" they were all snorters really. Especially slappers. I read a book about ww2 being won on meth. Same thing really. Makes you think.

 

[Lozz196]

It might all have been the intensity of the performance.Seriously, this can happen.

 

Many years ago I did a gig with a band I’d been in, got asked to stand in. After the gig a guy I knew asked what I was on as my performance was apparently quite good. Nothing, other than a few pints of lager, I was just chuffed to be doing a gig again and put my all into it.

 

All that said tho, I reckon MK was like Tony Montana in Scarface, head in a pile of it.

[PaulThePlug]

I'd love to see a Lemmy / King Bass-Off!

[2elliot]

He's been known to do a bit of Class D now and again...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll get me coat😉

[Grimalkin]

22 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

It might all have been the intensity of the performance.Seriously, this can happen.

 

Many years ago I did a gig with a band I’d been in, got asked to stand in. After the gig a guy I knew asked what I was on as my performance was apparently quite good. Nothing, other than a few pints of lager, I was just chuffed to be doing a gig again and put my all into it.

 

All that said tho, I reckon MK was like Tony Montana in Scarface, head in a pile of it.

 

King of the Isle of Wight. Nabbing a Jaydee and uttering, "Say hello to my little friend..."

[TheGreek]

I was watching Duran Duran on TV recently and they did a version of  "White Lines (don't do it)"....appropriate for a band renowned for doing loads.

[Grassie]

I’ll just leave this here…

 

[fleabag]

On 12/12/2022 at 18:18, Bassassin said:

This thread will tell you everything you need to know... or will it?

 

 

Where's @Bean9seventy when you need him?

 

 

I just went back and re-read that thread.

 

Nope, no idea.    Again.

[Guest]

Mark King was well known for enjoying a particularly potent brand of Horlicks before a show.