1964 (pre Marc Bolan) I was 18 he was 16/17 Surrealistic rocknroll. Fire service Records showed that there was no warehouse fire on that date. she is pure evil, and lets just say, its too bad marc didnt drive. T Rex. Im 64 years old. Hello. Why, even William Blake would have grooved to my lyrics, you know, Ive got a great story called Future Man Buick, which is incredible, it may be done as a movie. My tour manager and I were on the first plane to England. He started to evolve toward the end of his life, but it was too late. I was close to Mark towards the end of Sadly but thankfully rarely, ex service members will later say they attended high profile incidents just to gain attention. Marc Bolan, 29, a British musician who became a rock star as leader of the heavy metal rock band T-Rex., died Friday in a car crash in a London suburb. There was a rabbi reading a eulogy, and Marcs coffin was in the middle of these twin tracks, like on a railroad. She offered Marc a teatime TV series. I hope you expose the fantasists in your book. she told lie after lie, somehow excusing herself from the situation like she was never there. He soon came across the accident and called for help. A few days after the crash fans broke into Mr Bolan's home and stole most of his possessions. Re: Chris Watts interview. She was gorgeous. Wanted to attend his funeral, but I could not handle it. In fact she did not even learn of his death until after his funeral. What pees me off in this day and age is you never hear any Bolan records played on radio stations. her injuries (i want to say unfortunately, but i wont) were not life-threatening. Together with Steve Peregrine Took, who played assorted percussion to Bolans acoustic guitar and vocals, he formed the psychedelic folk-rock due Tyrannosaurus Rex in late 1967 and the following year played two dates in Worcestershire. But with his days as the teen-scream Guru Of Glitter well behind him, with the great ship T.Rextasy lost off the misty coast of Albany, he needed the press. I am now writing the final parts and then it will be the basic proof reading and editing process. Marc Bolan remains one of the most iconic figureheads in the history of British music despite losing his life in tragic circumstances, painfully too early as the T. Rex man passed away following a car crash on 16th September 1977, just two weeks prior to his 30th birthday. Your email address will not be published. Marc Bolan was killed instantly. Clarifying certain points and dealing with police and coroner in particular, has been a very slow procedure with many legal hoops to jump through ( or find a way around). The Singer, song-writer poet, a guitarist was only 29. . All the events that happened subsequent to his death just added insult to injury. And Richard got her out of Uk . Specifically, she broke her jaw, leg, and foot, as well as suffering serious internal injuries. I was suspicious of his story when I first read it years ago. Many years ago I though Johnny Depp would have made a good Marc then time passed and my hopeful baton went to Orlando Bloom more time passed and it looked like Aneurin Barnard (as he was in The White Queen) would have been amazing maybe the best (hes a great singer, too). I think he would have stretched out into other fields. Bond Street. Never before and possibly never since, have men taken to the stage in full face make-up with lipstick and glitter, sparkling high heeled boots, feather boas and sometimes frocks. I would be surprised if Gloria had been stone cold sober..but she wasnt charged with any offense. I mean those who do so for paid, self-publicity, as some may perhaps either be unwell, or have become somehow deranged, which can eventually happen if you constantly dwell on morbidity, because of love, or curiosity; the constant pining seeks relief. Wait a minute. Now, he might have been forgetful. When they got to the scene near a humpback bridge on Queens Ride, Barnes, it was pretty obvious there was no rescuing to be done. Last month, he was given his own television show again, featuring the punk bands who had learned so much from him. Because her brother wasnt a fool and new she had been drinking , so got her out of Uk , that said it was the mechanic that was racist and left her wheel nut lose. In retrospective, back then Marc Bolan dying was just as shocking as the death of David Bowie, and some others of the brightest rock stardome. It was such a jolt that I had to find the nearest place to get a drink. Thank you Steve for confirming that. But I adored all that. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. Is it a boy? He would be good-looking and still sharp., Tony Visconti: I think he would have acted. Whatever happened to all his guitars etc people out there know what happened !!! Despite its unlikely sounding name, Franks place had been a mecca for Midlands beat groups for years. Success has its degrees. Marcs brother harry , has embraced Gloria as , its Rolans Mum , I was upset to hear that when Rolan was growing up he new very little about his dad from Gloria . I . I heard the sad news on medium-wave radio, and I was just shocked. he was taken out of the car by someone, and actually a passing motorist provided the blanket. Ended up here as I visited this site today as I was in Barnes and my cousin used to live in the house directly behind the crash site double nostalgia. she has said in interviews that they had been driving for 45 minutes, but the bar was only a mile from where they lived. It was a wonderful, exciting and creative time. These days, Jones, who's 71, oversees the Marc Bolan School of Music and Film in Sierra Leone, West Africa. I went back home to Wales. 1975). You should never You should never meet your idols. If thats not a saying, an adage, a maxim, a motto then it damn well should be. He was still in his seat and apparently dead. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Often the men were prettier than the women. She had a very clear-minded American outlook in that respect. It was amazing, because Bolan had just had his first big hit single. Marc was killed instantly and Gloria was unconscious. It caused outrage., While its true that the hits never totally dried up for Marc Bolan, theres little doubt his creative muse fizzled rather than sizzled in his latter years. marc was actually thrown into the backseat, and new evidence suggests that a metal spike entered his eye. RIP Marc. Both times at the iconic Apollo Theatre in Glasgow 1976 Futuristic Dragon Tour and 1977 Dandy In The Underworld Tour. Pop star Marc Bolan has been killed in a car crash in south-west London. At the time of his death, Marc Bolan was still technically married to June Child, even though he lived with Gloria Jones. (in West Germany), My first record was 20 century boy,I was hooked, so sad,why dont they do a film of his life,like Freddie and Elton. "They did not have a lot to drink - just a bottle of wine with the meal and a few after," he said. ": How porn, poop and chicken coops derailed Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Every issue delivered direct to your door. T-Rex; he was 29. To see him on stage playing his guitar, laughing and singing now that was rocknroll, yknow? I cant think, I dont have anything to say. The car was a total mess. This is not factually true. Bolan spent 67,000 on the 10- bedroomed 17th-century property and another small fortune on renovation, but never lived there. Then theres the matter of lying to the police, the courts, and everyone else. Despite Bolans bravado, Futuristic Dragon only reached a feeble No.50 in the UK album chart. I feel thats very likely so, but should anyone have been held accountable well all I can say to that is, that hindsight is a curious thing, no one was or has really been held responsible or accountable, but the only peace of mind that I have is that thankfully I dont think Marc saw it coming as it happened so quickly that he probably was gone, before he even had the chance to process everything ( and I truly hope I am right) for his sake). she was crying poverty while bowie was shelling out god only knows how much to her and rolan. I say this with no criticism and no malice, but Marc was a fully paid-up member of the Fantasy Island Club. At the height of T.Rexs popularity in 1971 Bolan had had two No.1 singles (Hot Love and Get It On) and a No.1 album, Electric Warrior, an all-time classic full of cosmic boogie, slinky sex, unmitigated raunch and rounded off by bucketloads of pixie charisma. How revolting, like he didnt matter There will be unanswered questions indefinitely, and it is a shame that todays younger generation arent exposed or more exposed to T-Rex Marc Bolan music. Marc you beautiful man. According to Visconti, who was there with his wife Mary Hopkin, the occasion turned into a circus. Fashion was a part of the phenomenon, so were the new, cool discos of Swinging London. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bannes and was a write-off . For very little girls, who had just outgrown their teddy bears, Marc Bolan became a replacement. It was 40 years ago on 16 September that Marc Bolan died in a car crash in southwest London at the appallingly young age of 29. He was afraid to let go.. Brendon was a Londoner and was shocked by the news. I can say that in absolute, total truth. I ribbed him. The car was driven by his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones, who crashed into a tree in Gipsy Lane, Barnes, in London. He was grounded in many respects. T.Rex records worked so well because they were celebratory and a bit cheeky at the same time., But a failure to reinvent himself as successfully as Bowie cost Bolan dear. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock . I visit the site where T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan died in 1977. Singer Marc Bolan (1947-1977) on a tour bus in June 1972. Thanks for all your research. Hello. Oh, no. On September 16, 1977, two weeks before Bolan would have turned 30, returning from a party thrown by Rod Stewart, he was killed when the purple Mini being driven by his girlfriend, American soul singer Gloria Jones (she recorded the original version of Ed Cobb's "Tainted Love") hit a chainlink fence and then a tree near Gypsy Lane in Southwest Police said Bolan, 29, was killed when a car driven by his girlfriend, singer Gloria Jones, struck a tree in southwest London. . So I miss him to this day. If I knew I was telling the truth, especially about a fatal occurrence, and somebody, not by direct accusation but by countering my accurate description of events, (thereby injuring untold numbers of hearts forever), I should make it a duty in life to arrange a public meeting with them to stop it ,once and for all. Police at the scene of the car crash in which 29 year old pop star Marc Bolan, of the group T-Rex, was killed, on 16/09/1977. The couple were on their way back from Mortons drinking club and restaurant in Berkeley Square and only a mile from their home in East Sheen. Rolan's first memories are of paying visits to his mother in the intensive care ward of the local hospital. Through 1971 and 1972 I was much newer and fresher than I am now, and I hit a big peak. [1] Hackney Hospital, London, England. Marc Bolan T. Rex | WitchesBrewPress's Blog. I adored him and his crazy madness.. She was later summonsed to appear in court in London on charges of being unfit to drive and driving a car in a dangerous condition, but she never returned to face the allegations. Im still shocked and saddened that his house was ransacked and emptied very soon after his death was broadcast. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The 29-year-old former T-Rex singer was killed instantly when the car being driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones,. Bolan and Jones left Mortons at about four oclock in the morning in a purple Mini 1275 GT. Elton John sent a bouquet. I was on the same label as him, EMI, and hed say: Oh yeah, my new single, its done 30,000. And Id say: Marc, Ive seen the figures. Answer: Partly because details of the condition of the car after the accident suggested that the accident may very well have been caused by inadequate servicing of the car a day or two previously. Then Ride A White Swan [Bolans 1970 hit single] happened and suddenly I was very sellable. Was Bolan, after all this time, still dubious about talking to the press? Soul singer - songwriter - producer Born on 19.10.1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio Sister of Richard Jones.Mother of Rolan Bolan. I played the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album recently and then I wrote about 10 songs in the same style, just to show myself that I could still do it, The high woods filled with the bones of broken gods. I wrote that the other day, its a lovely line, isnt it, I mean, how can I honestly sit down and think that in the past Ive been compared to David Cassidy? Jones broke her jaw in the accident. We dont need sensationalism right now, she states plainly. Marc wanted to live forever. It was a sunny afternoon, if I remember rightly, says Captain Sensible. He said: Have you heard the radio today? Gloria Jones lost her husband and father of her child, from a pure accident that any of us, even good drivers, could make. He was, in fact, killed when his Mini hit a steel-reinforced fence post. C. Carol Scott3. Gloria was talented in her own right, penning Tainted Love she and Marcs son ended up with nothing.though there are rumours that the trust fund is finally ready to pay out. He had been reduced to playing Londons Lyceum Ballroom on his Futuristic Dragon tour in front of just 1,000 people. Dont believe a word of this Marc was not cut out of the wreckage he was lifted out by Glorias brother Richard and layd down on a blanket as he then tried hopeless cpr on marcs lifeless body. Why do people continue to diminish the word racist? And then came his brainwave, he simplified the name to T.Rex, pared down the lyrics, dusted his face with . Theyll grow up soon and change. and should not have happened, Accidental? But it was an occasion Ill never forget. I had a soft spot for Marc Bolan but back then there werent no internet, so we had no real access to detailed news etc. People got as weirded-out with Marc as they did with Bowie. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 just as his career was on the rise again. She did not learn of Marc's death until the day of his funeral. Rolan turned out to be a wonderful man. And then, much to Bolans delight, he was offered a TV series all of his own, simply titled Marc. Marc Bolan AKA Mark Feld Born: 30-Sep-1947 Birthplace: London, England [1] Died: 16-Sep-1977 Location of death: London, England Cause of death: Accident - Automobile Remains . The leader of . Mr. How can this man lie about such tragic? I thought I might learn the details of Marc Bolans death this weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. And there was booze. Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, In August 1994 Marc's former wife, June, died of a heart attack aged 48 while on holiday in Turkey, a trip she . It was two weeks before his 30th birthday. Marc was never cut out. the wheel nuts were loose, pressures wrong, slow puncture , gloria went to repair, but dont think mechanic liked her , any way the car hit concrete post and was propelled into , tying a fox in a tree, as Marc had predicted.. Did they even have seatbelts in that year and model? Search instead in Creative? She sang backing vocals and played clavinet with T. Rex from 1973 to 1977. He loved life. No one thinks they are going to get wrapped around a fucking tree in the early hours of the morning. The relative success of I Love led to a one-off TV special, Rollin Bolan. Either Jones brother, or a former fireman is a practised liar; one of them is trying to be the tenant of a lifetimes lease on the publics memory, by borrowing the fame neither the annonymity of public service should bring, and doesnt; or by being, otherwise just the brother of a performer. I got a phone call in the morning from my friend Fachtna OKelly, who was the manager of The Boomtown Rats. He was never going to burn out, Sid and Nancy style. Elvis had died not long before, and I was round Marcs house when the news broke. BP Fallon visited the crash site in Barnes personally. By the end of 1973 he was drinking a bottle a day. When I started out with Tyrannosaurus Rex the press were always very good to me no one ever understood me, but it was quite nice, they helped to give me exposure. He was thrown out of the car during the accident and was not cut out of the car at all. As Visconti explains: Marc found a formula that he stuck with, which in the end didnt serve him well. Showing Editorial results for gloria jones. Bolan died on 16 September 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. He sang about the 80s just before his death and before Prince sang about the 90s in the 80s. (dont get me wrong the 80s were full of musical talent). I still have a photo of Marc on my mantlepiece. I mocked him, constantly. recalled Chris Watts, then a member of London Fire Brigade but for the past 21 years licensee of the Albion Inn, Bath Road, Worcester, when a call came to attend an accident on the South Circular. He was a little afraid. Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 1947 - 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. Im talking about him as if I can see him now. THIRTY one years ago, in the early hours of the morning of September 16, 1977, a huge fire broke out in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, pulling most of the fire appliances from the south of London.. Mark Feld grew to fame as Marc Bolan, had the number one records, the dabblings with drugs and alcohol and kinky sex that are the first fruits of rock success, and he died in a car crash in the early hours of yesterday morning, just as he once foresaw. the fireman is not the only one not telling the truth. Fallon invented the term T.Rextasy and was immortalised as purple-browed Beep in Telegram Sam. Im still here.. Talking about punk, Bolan was one of the few mainstream music stars not to be horrified when Babylon began to burn. Wed 16th Sep 2020 16.00 BST. THIRTY one years ago, in the early hours of the morning of September 16, 1977, a huge fire broke out in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, pulling most of the fire appliances from the south of London. There was an amazing trade in pillows silk-screened with his face. There was all this glass on the ground; nobody had bothered to clear it up. But Marc got a little bit lazy later on.. There was also talk that the vehicle may have been one of several used by Pink Floyds management company, and that it had been souped-up in accordance with the bands thirst for high-speed motor racing., I was in Los Angeles when it happened, Steve Harley recalls. He changed his name to Marc Bolan, released a flop of a record for Decca called The Wizard, and then, ever alert for a trend, joined the flower-power, LSD and mysticism cults that flowed around the Hippies of 1967. Remember him saying he would not live to see his 30th birthday. Lifes a gas I hope its gonna last, Bolan crooned at the peak of his fame. Ive written some great lyrics, and people say its all mindless garbage. The scale of the task ahead was rammed home when, on May 3, 1976, Marc and Gloria Jones went to see David Bowie play Wembleys Empire Pool. She told me his face looked so beautiful and he had one little mark over his eyebrow, says Tony Visconti. He lived for the day. He had that tease, he had that sexuality, and he had a real sense of fun. Gloria has made life hard for herself , she claimed Marc to be violent , and she appeared back in Uk. Fans are still distressed by his death without someone trying to make it more gruesome than it was.can this man supply us with official records ? Neither of the people involved had been wearing a seat belt. Marc Bolan was my inspiration at a young age, I did see him live twice. They were barely a mile from home. so how easy was he lifted out ? Did I detect some slight nervousness, a little apprehension behind those lenses? Besides, the car was driven by Gloria Jones, his girlfriend. He died aged just 29 when he and Tainted Love singer Gloria, now 71, crashed in a purple Mini just a mile from home in Barnes, South West London. In June 1973 he proclaimed: Glam rock is dead. In spring 1974 he quit Britain to binge on cocaine and booze, and, in thrall to his new love, American singer Gloria Jones, try his hand as a soul-music producer in the States. Gloria Richetta Jones . By Simon March 27, 2022 Advertisement Marc Bolan, best-known as the frizzy-haired leader of T. Rex, died September 16th in a car crash. The tour was a supposedly low-key one, hence the undersized attendance. Unfortunately, it didnt. I only ever interviewed him once. Thanks for reading this. I talked to Stan Lee, the head of Marvel, when the Conan The Barbarian weekly comic first came out in Britain. After being friendly glam-rock adversaries, the pairs careers veered off in radically different paths. His mind seemed to be travelling in a million different directions at the same time. Im not sure on your comment , but please feel free to ask . And I, in turn, embraced better make relished that the chance to talk to my schoolboy (its that word again) idol. So an accident, yes , was a front wheel lose on the mini , YES , if your a mechanic you would understand how dangerous and Easy to lose control , but most persons would continue to drive especially in the rain . He never thought he was going to die young. Its a very strange feeling.. Ed Cobb wrote it. My names Marc. , that said did he have it on ?, i think yes he did as its a front wheel drive car the bell housing , on a transform engine would have been directly in front of his legs , but the whole engine was forced back to the passenger side . The bad years had taken little toll of his looks, but he would have been 30 next year. It left the road and crashed into a sycamore tree. And he was very excited as you would be. Bowie was due to guest star on Bolan's ITV series . Marc was scared of driving and it was the drivers responsibility to ensure that they were compos mentis when doing so hence many fans will always blame Marcs early demise as her fault she couldve booked a taxi they couldve stayed in a hotel overnight many other options of course. He would seize any opportunity to further his own career. I was broken to think this was how he was after the crash. Nobody could have foreseen that., Estranged wife June Bolan (ne Child) went to pay her respects to Marcs dead body. Just so sad. A few heads grumbled the words sell and out, but Bolan left them for dust. The T Rex star was killed instantly when his car hit a tree in south London. I went to 3 of the performances of 2012s 20th Century Boy The Musical at the Coventry Belgrade Theatre the first two and the last one and I absolutely loved the whole cast, including George Maguire, who played The Man Himself but sadly he might not be quite right on film, being so tall. GLORIA, or as i refer to her, the woman who killed marc bolan, was drunk, and had cocaine in her system. Im a lunatic.. In 1977 Marc Bolan, singer from Glam rock group T.Rex, died in a car crash in London. Here was a guy with glitter on his cheeks, wearing gold shoes. Heres how it works. Steve Harley, the Cockney Rebel frontman and close confidant of Marcs, states of Bolans later work: It was just fifth-form poetry. "He would never drive a car, he was always scared - Marc never had a driving licence, he refused to learn," he said. singer Gloria Jones, she was fortunate enough to survive the crash. Being a Massive marc Bolan fan ..ave read so many stories about the way he died..it still upsets me now 40 yrs on He Was My Idol Since The Age of around 12 yrs old..How can this mike pryce lie .its awfull of himi will never forget marc..i am so glad i got to see him live twice..he was just So Gorgeous Loved Him.. Its all writ. Neither one was wearing a seat belt,and she was not notified of his death until after the funeral. She recorded the original version of "Tainted Love" as a B-side in 1964 and the powerful track was instantly forgotten - if it was known. At that moment Marcs mother just shrieked: My boy! I started crying and everyone lost it.. Tony Visconti: 'What I saw in Marc Bolan was raw talent. she could not get out of the UK fast enough. About the time Hackney-born Marc Bolan was enjoying his first major hit, Ride a White Swan, in early 1971, Chris Watts from Shepherds Bush joined London Fire Brigade, passing out top of his intake. He had fallen a long way. Nevertheless, it heralded a comeback of sorts, reaching No.13 in the chart. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bawnes and was a Write-of''. . and was an editor of Sounds music magazine. Image supplied by Memory Lane Prints. His former manager, Tony Secunda, said the son of a Hackney porter whose real name was Mark Feld had always feared he would die in a car crash. Until a face-to-face meeting is arranged between those concerned, the event shall always be associated with tedious, time-wasting, appalling lies. Miss Jones' brother - who was following their purple mini - told police the car was travelling at 30 mph (48.3 km/h) when it crashed at a notorious accident blackspot. The 7.30 news bulletin stopped me in my tracks as I was getting ready for work, I could not believe it. However, Steve Harley believes Bolans endorsement of punk was purely a means to an end. That was the only indication hed been in an accident. all the controversy surrounding the details of the accident are of bad taste, he has left us for now, but I hope to see him one day after I pass from this mortal coil. You are right. My book: Marc Bolan. Marc had been drinking heavily for most of the day. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. Mr Bolan had just completed a television series and was said to be poised to make a comeback after spending the last three years abroad as a tax exile. How come we never heard Glorias version of events.why was she never questioned? He was deluged with a fanmail of childish scrawls. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Trouble is it is not the true or full story.To read the true story look up Vicky Aram who was there that night as a guest of Marc and Gloria. 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