Ive always got something interesting to say as long as the right person asks the right questions. He couldnt walk past a shop window; he couldnt walk past a fucking bus stop without looking at his reflection in the glass. The night I cut Marc Bolan from the wreckage of his car By Mike Pryce 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. Besides, what Marc Bolan and T. Rex did was more than just standard. Unfortunately, it didnt. Now Ive levelled out. Only when she could not be charged . Image supplied by Memory Lane Prints. He offers his perspective on Bolan versus Bowie: Yes, Marc was a rocknroll boy. Do I wish he was still with us, without question as he touched many hearts and super sized souls but do I think trying to disect things is worth it, no because the only person who has the right to do so isnt with us anymore in the physical. Because that was the plan. Regards to all. she is pure evil, and lets just say, its too bad marc didnt drive. Her rendition of "Dock of the Bay" appears as a bonus track on T.Rex's album Bolan's Zip Gun. Its also known that Gloria took the car into have a tyre change . Marc Bolan was killed instantly. A Tale Untold is on course to be published late this year. I mocked him, constantly. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. He was the cosmic punk again.. 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 . Tony Visconti: 'What I saw in Marc Bolan was raw talent. Marc Bolans death was so, so futile. Another Welshman , Alexander Vlahos (played the kings brother in Versailles), might be good in a pinch, too. Yes, a movie is long overdue. Gloria Jones went back to America after recovering from the accident. she indeed got out of the car herself! This is the story of his final hours, You see, my idea of rocknroll is that subterranean homesick blues feel, said Marc Bolan. Its a tragic loss. I came up with something stock. It was his first real hit, and Bolans elfin face and wispily Afro hair style suddenly hit the front pages, dominated the music magazines and almost single-handedly created the teeny-bop phenomenon. He is credited by most people as the inventor of Glam Rock (certainly before Bowie!). The driver of the Mini, a purple 1275GT model, was his partner Gloria Jones, once one of Bolans backing singers but by then the mother of his 20 month old son Rolan. Always keeps little Marc in your heart . Indeed, many of the burgeoning bands of the day such as Generation X and The Jam guested on Marc. K.A.L.M.I.Y.H. Just so sad. Gloria nearly died in the accident, and was in the hospital for several days afterwards. It cant last, he told me in 1972, when the hit parade was studded with his records. It covers the accident in near forensic detail and I have located and interviewed pretty much every member of all 3 emergency services who were present and I can assure you that Chris Watts story is Not true. The time of the crash was 5am, just as dawn was breaking. I was only four years old when Marc passed so suddenly and tragically, At the time I was too young to remember him only learning about him many moons later, he really intruiged me, and as for what actually happened to him exactly on that fateful Septembers day I am sure it is very likely we may never know, and maybe its best that we dont however all the same something in my heart of heart screams very loudly, :this really did not need to happen. And Richard got her out of Uk . Marc Bolan singing his first hit, Ride a White Swan. I . He loved kids and he loved kids TV shows. Was Bolan, after all this time, still dubious about talking to the press? Crews at the capitals other stations were ordered to standby as cover and the men from Blue Watch at Manchester Square W1 took to the road in readiness. 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. David Bowie and Rod Stewart were in attendance, as were Steve Harley and members of The Damned. 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. Gloria Richetta Jones . It was on this site on 16th September 1977 that Marc Bolan died in a car crash, when his purple Mini crashed into a sycamore tree. Alright, so I went through a period of time when I didnt want to say anything in the papers, but I think every artist goes through that". The Singer, song-writer poet, a guitarist was only 29. . For very little girls, who had just outgrown their teddy bears, Marc Bolan became a replacement. Hi Penny..Could you please make contact with me via email thanks Bari. There was a rabbi reading a eulogy, and Marcs coffin was in the middle of these twin tracks, like on a railroad. And I, in turn, embraced better make relished that the chance to talk to my schoolboy (its that word again) idol. Bang on. There was all this glass on the ground; nobody had bothered to clear it up. He specialised in covering rock music and helped popularise the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) after using the term for the first time (after editor Alan Lewis coined it) in the May 1979 issue of Sounds. Soul singer Gloria Jones, 64, is best known for two things: the original classic version of Tainted Love and being Marc Bolan's girlfriend - she was in the Mini that crashed . I think he would have stretched out into other fields. I went back home to Wales. So I miss him to this day. Please dont publicly call someone a racist or murderer without knowing what the hell your talking about. Sadly, Marc was killed on impact. He is best known for his work with British rock band T. Rex. she could not get out of the UK fast enough. A face-to-face encounter with an idol can be a deflating, sobering, even depressing experience. I know one person who shouldnt play him, though: Jack Whitehall!!! Oh yeah, and there was a No.2 single that year as well: Jeepster. Jones broke her jaw in the accident. Not sure my Dyslexia helps, what I establish as an apprentice mechanic In London in the 1970s , was profound , Racism All the money accrued by T-Rex, then, legally went to Child. David was, and indeed still is, an artiste with an e at the end. Showing Editorial results for gloria jones. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The night I cut Marc Bolan from the wreckage of his car. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Black & white. Marc was killed instantly and Gloria was unconscious. She told me his face looked so beautiful and he had one little mark over his eyebrow, says Tony Visconti. The couple had been followed home in another car containing Richard Jones. On 16 th September 1977, a car crash shocked the world of music, when a 29-year-old musician and the lead singer of British heavy metal band T-Rex Marc Bolan lost his life that night. Always keep a little Marc in your heart. Marc you beautiful man. Lots of factors were present that wouldnt help. ": How porn, poop and chicken coops derailed Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy, Every issue delivered direct to your door. Nobody could have foreseen that., Estranged wife June Bolan (ne Child) went to pay her respects to Marcs dead body. 20th Century Boy would make a great title. 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). Thats the amazing thing, isnt it? I agree with you Steve. 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? I still think that, regardless of what anybody writes in the papers, its good to have the space, he continued. Embed from Getty Images. RM E11DWR - Sep. 09, 1977 - MARC BOLAN KILLED IN CAR CRASH. In truth, Bolan had gone through a very problematic period of time. Radio 1 DJ John Peel who brought Tyrannosaurus Rex to public attention ferried Bolan and Took up to Kidderminster for an allnighter on Easter Sunday, April 14, 1968, following an appearance on his Top Gear show in London. I dont think Ive any idea. Wanted to attend his funeral, but I could not handle it. People were saying that I was done for even from the time when Debora [Tyrannosaurus Rexs 1968 single] came out, he told me. They might be using one of my characters. He had fallen a long way. Just one tiny little mark.. Total class., On Bolans final British tour, promoting his 1977 album Dandy In The Underworld, he invited The Damned to join him on the road as T.Rexs support band. Despite its unlikely sounding name, Franks place had been a mecca for Midlands beat groups for years. The car was driven by his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones, who crashed into a tree in Gipsy Lane, Barnes, in London. Marc Bolan, riding in the passenger's seat of the car, was killed instantly. Credit to Gloria jones and. Geoff Barton is a British journalist who founded the heavy metal magazine Kerrang! her lack of shame, or any trace of sadness is mind-blowing. Nowhere is the affection between Bowie and Bolan clearer than in the way Bowie took care of Bolan's son Rolan. So sad to read false testimony. The car crash that killed him 30 years ago this month, brought him abruptly to the end of a . Gloria. Choisissez parmi des contenus premium de The Bolan de qualit. For 5000, now you can, Watch David Bowie tease David Gilmour before joining him onstage for a spine-tingling duet on Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb, This stunning orchestral version of Stairway To Heaven, featuring Orianthi on guitar, will make you fall in love with Led Zeppelin all over again, "Where is my dog poop? That was the only indication hed been in an accident. singer Gloria Jones, she was fortunate enough to survive the crash. 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. Ilkka Suni, Joutseno, Finland BP Fallon visited the crash site in Barnes personally. Ride a White Swan. Its a very strange feeling.. RIDE A WHITE SWAN: THE LIVES & DEATH OF MARC BOLAN: I remember the time I spent with Marc and June in the late '60s with massive affection. Fashion was a part of the phenomenon, so were the new, cool discos of Swinging London. lovely man died so young,sadly missed still to this day. 59 now, retired, and spending a wonderful afternoon having a few drinks whilst listening to T-Rex songs. Bowie had been a long-time friend of Marc's. When Bolan's career faltered in the mid-Seventies, Bowie encouraged him to make a comeback. Hi Russell, same as you mate, a big shock to the system hearing upon Marcs passing, I was 16 years old at the time but was a Bolan fan from aged 12. Elton John sent a bouquet. 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. mosogotam 133K subscribers Subscribe 21K views 3 years ago No copyright infringement intended. I think there should be a revival of 70s music to let the new generation of youth get inspired by pioneers of the industry. Bolan was killed his seat swivelling through 180 degrees and ending up in the rear of the vehicle and Jones was severely injured. I heard the sad news on medium-wave radio, and I was just shocked. It didnt mean anything. She couldnt understand how that had killed him. I couldnt gather my thoughts. And then came his brainwave, he simplified the name to T.Rex, pared down the lyrics, dusted his face with . He installed a caretaker and three years later sold it for about 70,000 without hardly ever visiting. I remember one Top Of The Pops where Marc was wearing a toy plastic Roman breastplate that hed bought in Woolworths and one of his nipples was showing! You can see why. He never thought he was going to die young. I also rang Chris Watts and he couldnt even tell me who his other crew members were. At the time of his death, Marc Bolan was still technically married to June Child, even though he lived with Gloria Jones. 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 . I would be surprised if Gloria had been stone cold sober..but she wasnt charged with any offense. "He would never drive a car, he was always scared - Marc never had a driving licence, he refused to learn," he said. Bath His taste was for the big time. Presumably it wasn't considered wor. 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. No one can quite agree on what exactly Marc Bolan would be doing today, if hed lived. 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 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. Besides, the car was driven by Gloria Jones, his girlfriend. The couple were on the way to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out at a Mayfair restaurant. My point with this book is to expose the much repeated erroneous reports and false statements surrounding the last few months of Marc Bolans life and to hopefully draw a line under things once and for all. 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 ? marc was actually thrown into the backseat, and new evidence suggests that a metal spike entered his eye. Barnes Station. [1] Hackney Hospital, London, England. Marc had been drinking heavily for most of the day. You are right. He was only now attempting to reassert his mercurial talents, and re-establish his popularity. so with that in mind I wil always try to turn those negatives and nopes in to positives and hopes. It seemed like the car, which had been a Mini, had failed to make a left hand bend, crossed the road and hit the tree. It never happened, but his music lives on No, not at all dubious, not in the least, he said in reassuring tones. When he came of age he was made aware of his claim to the Off sure Bolan Trust , I went to dinner with one of the lawyers of the trust and questioned, in trust for for who they agreed In Prncipe that Marc son should inherit, but as a child out of wedlock, he was held back , but the courts have now recognized Rolan and Im pleased for Marc about that . The night before he had been at Mortons restaurant in Londons Berkeley Square, celebrating Gloria Joness return to the UK from California, where she had been recording an album. All rights reserved. She was the type to have one drink, then call it quits and not have any more, because she wanted to stay in control of her faculties., The spotlight fell on the Mini, which had recently been serviced. Marc Bolan, T. Rex,Ed Cobb: Gloria Jones (nascida como Gloria Richetta Jones em Cincinnati, Ohio, 19 de outubro de 1945) uma cantora americana de soul e gospel [1]. Radio, and lets just say, its good to have the space, he continued clear up! 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