CaledonianGonzo Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 MES has seemingly shuffled off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex DeLarge Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 RIP, what a legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 For real this time? Very sad loss of an absolute icon. Didn't look the best shape last time I saw him and I hear he'd been performing in a wheelchair over the past few months, but just testament to his character that he kept on going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackHole2006 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 “All the other groups, they are so happy to be here. Thanks for turning the volume down c**ts” - Mark E. Smith 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Did he really piss himself at Glastonbury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex DeLarge Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest17 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Rest in chaos, cock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wonderwhy Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 pretty obvious, but 6 music are blasting out the hits rn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodiles Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Saw the fall once a long time ago bizarre and exhilarating like few groups were . Rip mark a true icon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt - Ed Banger Records Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Had my weirdest gig experience watching The Fall, he did most of the gig from the bogs having stormed off stage, my parents used to drink in the same pubs as him in Prestwich when they were growing up, he used to sit in the corner nursing half pints for hours not speaking to anyone - which will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CaledonianGonzo Posted January 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Matt - Ed Banger Records said: Had my weirdest gig experience watching The Fall, he did most of the gig from the bogs having stormed off stage I'm no expert but I think there was a period when that was his regular modus operandi. Certainly iys what happened the last time I saw The Fall. He came back onstage for an encore of Mr Pharmacist but by that point the place had pretty much emptied out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentalplan Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 31 minutes ago, Homer said: Did he really piss himself at Glastonbury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E. Spliff Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 An unusually-accessible Fall track which might help those who don't 'get' the man: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinaski_ Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Shit news. RIP. Another one of a kind gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue6field Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 Sad news indeed RIP Sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobleakley1 Posted January 24, 2018 Report Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, CaledonianGonzo said: I'm no expert but I think there was a period when that was his regular modus operandi. Certainly iys what happened the last time I saw The Fall. He came back onstage for an encore of Mr Pharmacist but by that point the place had pretty much emptied out. Koko about 4 years ago by any chance? Edited January 24, 2018 by jobleakley1 Spelling error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock the clock Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 fuck.... this is a sad one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbailey80 Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 On refugees: "What I don't understand is why are all the men young? Why do they leave their wives and families at home? Two million fellas could beat any army. What if my dad went to a neutral country?" Vile wife-beating bully. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E. Spliff Posted January 25, 2018 Report Share Posted January 25, 2018 2 hours ago, danbailey80 said: On refugees: "What I don't understand is why are all the men young? Why do they leave their wives and families at home? Two million fellas could beat any army. What if my dad went to a neutral country?" Vile wife-beating bully. I think you're probably right about him - I wouldn't have voted him for Prime Minister and probably wouldn't even have enjoyed meeting him down the pub. But that doesn't stop me from enjoying the originality of the music and the comic, confrontational theatrics. If a bland, 'nice,' PR-constructed artist was found to be a secret Mark E Smith, I'd despise them for it, but I can't feel the same about a seemingly self-destructive artist who never tried to portray himself as anything other than an unpleasant pub drunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmoman Posted January 30, 2018 Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 3:54 PM, danbailey80 said: On refugees: "What I don't understand is why are all the men young? Why do they leave their wives and families at home? Two million fellas could beat any army. What if my dad went to a neutral country?" Vile wife-beating bully. Strangely, the dozens of ex band members he "bullied" and the wives he "beat" rarely say anything negative about him, Brix even kept the name Smith after the divorce, she still uses it today. Maybe there was a bit more to the man than you think. You certainly haven't realised how funny Mark could be, I rarely saw a Fall gig where I didn't laugh out loud at something he did or said. Here's what Brix had to say about him passing, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DUYbQWHXcAAeGbl.jpg:large 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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