Alan Clark - new interview

[Robson]

Did Mark ever talk about this song? Is it possible to find these words somewhere?

[Chris W]

I mean, if you want to write a song that makes fun of your ex-band members, how you can write it to be obvious enough and not shooting from above?

Yes. Well why would you?
Everyone he's ever played on stage with has bust a gut to put on a good show and by doing so been part of Mark's success.

[quizzaciously]

Did Mark ever talk about this song? Is it possible to find these words somewhere?

Of course not. He never spoke to anyone who would even be aware of the damn thing either. Guy was asked about the song on his forum and said "Mark has said it all really."

[Robson]

Did Mark ever talk about this song? Is it possible to find these words somewhere?

Of course not. He never spoke to anyone who would even be aware of the damn thing either. Guy was asked about the song on his forum and said "Mark has said it all really."

Exactly. I have no more questions

[quizzaciously]

I mean, if you want to write a song that makes fun of your ex-band members, how you can write it to be obvious enough and not shooting from above?

Yes. Well why would you?
Everyone he's ever played on stage with has bust a gut to put on a good show and by doing so been part of Mark's success.

Indeed, this was a bit disgusting on his part. Some artists go even further and disrespect the audience, which paid them their money and made their success in the first place. I think this is the worst example of bad behaviour from the artist, but this diss tracks things more or less fall into private life territory, dirty linen style. I always keep reminding myself these guys aren't saints either, so I guess, it's a fair exchange.

[Rolo]

Guy was asked about the song on his forum and said "Mark has said it all really."

Guy said that this song was his favorite from the album.
I REALLY like this song.
TOTT shows, in my opinion, a ironic and a kick-ass MK as a long time was no seen.

I never saw/read MK having a bad spoke about cover/tribute bands.
He knows that his history is told by cover bands too.
Ahead Of The Game tells about it.

DSL was named as Dire Straits on some countries during tours.
I never saw Phil Palmer saying otherwise.
There is an interview with Phil on Anderton's and he almost give shoulders to DS, even when most of his actual money cames from DSL.

Would be the same if Guy Pratt, Snowy White, Tim Renwick and Dick Parry starts out the Pink Floyd Legacy as the most important members from PF.

[Robson]

"DSL was named as Dire Straits on some countries during tours"

This shouldn't happen.

[quizzaciously]

Guy was asked about the song on his forum and said "Mark has said it all really."

There is an interview with Phil on Anderton's and he almost give shoulders to DS, even when most of his actual money cames from DSL.

Would be the same if Guy Pratt, Snowy White, Tim Renwick and Dick Parry starts out the Pink Floyd Legacy as the most important members from PF.

It's a never-ending story of Frontman vs. Musicians. I recently posted Stewart Copeland's interviews on the general discussion thread, where he touches on this topic a little bit. And on The Police channels, you can see everybody sharing their stories and experiences. Everybody except Sting of course! He's got better things to do! And both Stewart and Andy ended up having tribute bands/projects.

Nothing wrong with tribute bands, the music needs to be played. With this said, I think it's important to be polite, avoid shady business and false advertising, disrespect tracks, and pay your royalties if needed, and other things, a lot of which DSL guys failed to deliver. They said ridiculous stuff. They were false advertising. They did everything they could to build the legacy they have now.

[KnopfleRick]

Mark may have had his reasons for writing TOTT.
He has every right in the world to express his opinion about things that don't suit him.
Nothing else is being done here!
TOTT is an awesome song and there is some great guitar playing.

[Robson]

Mark may have had his reasons for writing TOTT.
He has every right in the world to express his opinion about things that don't suit him.
Nothing else is being done here!
TOTT is an awesome song and there is some great guitar playing.

I think so too.

[Jules]

Mark may have had his reasons for writing TOTT.
He has every right in the world to express his opinion about things that don't suit him.
Nothing else is being done here!
TOTT is an awesome song and there is some great guitar playing.

Of course he has the right of make fun of his old band mates that are paying their bills as they are not rich, and at the same time they are generating income for MK as evertime someone play a copyrighted MK song, he earns money.

MK has all the write about whatever he wants.

For me, TOTT is the one I like the less from the entire DS, MK, NHB catalogue.

[Matchstickman]

As mentioned, I also find it very problematic. And it takes cheap shots - "No original members". As if that were such a big thing. Alan was not an original member, but essential to the band's second phase and TR, etc. There were only four original members, one being Mark and one being John, so it is not exactly surprising that those would not constitute a tribute band 

[Jules]

As mentioned, I also find it very problematic. And it takes cheap shots - "No original members". As if that were such a big thing. Alan was not an original member, but essential to the band's second phase and TR, etc. There were only four original members, one being Mark and one being John, so it is not exactly surprising that those would not constitute a tribute band 

John and Pick both played with DS legacy a certain number of gigs, I'd say that's original members.

[Knut]

Mark may have had his reasons for writing TOTT.
He has every right in the world to express his opinion about things that don't suit him.
Nothing else is being done here!
TOTT is an awesome song and there is some great guitar playing.

Of course he has the right of not being elegant and make fun of his old band mates that are paying their bills as they are not rich, and at the same time they are generating income for MK as evertime someone play a copyrighted MK song, he earns money.

MK has all the right of behave as he wants, nobody can be perfect all the time.

For me, TOTT is a shame song that should had never existed, is the one I like the less from the entire DS, MK, NHB catalogue.

And just as he has the right to behave as he wants, we have the right to call him out on his bullshit. If I'm allowed to say such things around here. He's not immune to criticism just because he's MK.

That said, the cover bands get the last laugh. Who's on tour, and who's retired from playing live?

[wakeywakey]

>That said, the cover bands get the last laugh. Who's on tour, and who's retired from playing live?

Not sure you have nailed the last laugh definition.
They are only playing live because of MK songs.
People are only interested in them because of MK songs.
They have to pay MK every time they perform.
Even when MK dies they will still have to pay.
I laugh whenever I listen to TOTT because I don't take it seriously.