Mark E Smith - The British Masters - Christmas Special - Part Two
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2013
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John Doran of the Quietus meets Mark E Smith of pre-eminent rock group The Fall, in a special Christmas episode of our British Masters series where John interviews the most influential and colourful figures from British popular music history. In part two of the episode, John chats to Mark about his time in a wheelchair, the new EP and The Fall's current steady line up.
In John's own words: "There are only a few things that separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom... the most important of these attributes, is an appreciation of the music of The Fall. This means if you do not listen to such albums as 'Hex Enduction Hour', 'This Nation's Saving Grace' and 'The Unutterable' you are worse than savage. The solution to what ails us is clear -- be less beastly, listen to The Fall"
Previous British Masters have included Gary Numan, Johnny Marr, and Dizzee Rascal.
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I did indeed used to see him out and about in Prestwich. Usually coming out of Bargain Booze or sat inside The Forresters. Not that I'd ever approach the bastard as he once pushed me into a wall for having the temerity to exit the gents as he was stumbling in for a piss. He really was a true one off. RIP.
Hands down the best comment I’ve ever read bless u
Being abused by Mark was his version of an autograph or a selfie. He once scowled at me the stuck out his tongue. I left before he ruined the illusion.
Doran played that to perfection. Its a balancing act between humouring him and not acting like a sycophant.
Enjoyed it mate he’s a good interviewer they are almost extinct and he asked some good questions RIP mark
Exactly. Frank Skinner's sycophancy made me wince all the way through his interview. Seemed kinda phoney too.
@@nellsun2521 "OY LUV YEW MAARK!" in a wank brummie accent.
Yeah, skinner's bumlicking evidently bored Mark towards the end.
Exactly. Like, a mutual respect kind of thing. I was never a big Fall fan, but I have always liked Mark E Smith. ✌️
Well said , enjoy your night
What a good mood he's in. He must have had just the right number of drinks.
he was always laughed through interviews
i love how his pint is magically replenished
like his liver.
RIP Mark E Smith. What a legend
Had the pleasure of seeing The Fall at the Lead-mill, Sheffield. Mark was aware and a legend , we need people back in music like this.
This was Great. Mark E. was in such a Good Mood. Havin' Fun.
Very high quality interview all the way through. He has a way of compelling you (even when rambling). Could listen to MES talk for hours. Possibly the funniest human I ever heard. RIP you lovable bastard.
There's nothing I like to watch more when I'm pissed than mark smith interviews
As he /you misses the spot,
So wot.
That laugh is infectious
Yes sir...
Forever grateful I discovered the fall, found them when I was 19, I’m 21 now and will have their brilliance for the rest of my life. What a pleasure.
Possibly one of the best interviews I've ever seen anywhere ever!!!
Love how it starts off with an immediate smackdown "It's not This Morning program d'you know what I mean" HA!
these two have really funny chemistry
Si si, es interesante la química de un borracho que odia las entrevistas y un adulador que se hace el interesante, nunca voy a entender el morbo de emitir estas entrevistas patéticas
Didn't understand half of what he said but still loved it. There's no one else quite like him.
"Do you ever get crazy fans knocking on your door" ? " ...not for long".
'The Panzer of Wheelchairs'
Ben Johnston VVRRRRRRrrrrrRrRrrr
Priceless
"Can I have this?" Classic.
The great and the only Mark E Smith
Mark, amazed that his album exists, asks where it's available. Priceless.
An old (now, sadly deceased) friend of mine lived in Salford when Nico was living there--he used to see her at his smack dealers, they both scored off the same bloke.
She lived in Prestwich mid 80's
Smack, granted but where did she go for a snack ? Was there a chippy ?
@@Jlipnicki Yeah, some excellent ones, apparently
I love the Fall. Mark is one mad bastard though.
I’m so depressed that I didn’t get into The Fall until Mark E. Smith had already died. Little did I know that “Hex Enduction Hour” would wind up being my favorite album of all time just a few months later.
You and me both, man.
This genuinely warms my soul guys :)
I got into the Fall in 2001 and very quickly they were my favourite band. Went to see them live in 2005 and it was all old heads but by 2014 it was a whole range of ages at a fall gig.
feel the same about Mozart.
It's never too late. The music will last forever. Pure genius!
Same! Makes me sad i didn’t listen to my dad 10 years ago when he told me to give it a go. Great album.
Johns big sigh right at the end, like he just made it through a war
The interviews I rewatch most are Mark E Smiths and Lemmys 👍👍
That's exactly what I been watching all day 😂
And John Lydon
Mark E Smith laughing at his own jokes is the best laugh. RIP
The best part of this is Mark just having one of the records the interviewer gives him to sign at the end cos he doesn't have one himself.
This is the best MES interview out there, imo. 🤣
That Paul McCartney's looking rough.
I bet as macca died in 1966
"...the Panzer of wheelchairs" XD
Awesome... he's such a nice guy sometimes!
Great to see that theres life for Richard and Judy after their chat show. Great interview.
Please carry on making these! There's plenty of other British Masters out there!
Brilliant! National treasure.
gotta give it to him, he is funny as fuck! lol
Is there a harder gig in journalism than interviewing Mark E Smith? Taliban press officer?
Huw Evans shane macgowan
Charles Manson ?
you seen Lou Reeds interviews?
Plenty. He always seemed pretty affable to me - yeah, you couldn't get him to follow a premeditated script; he didn't suffer fools and he was liable to take the piss. It's not like he was a prima donna, though.
Robert Fripp from King Crimson I’ve heard was quite an intimidating person to interview. I heard a story about one time he took an interviewer’s question cards and started reading them back to him.
Looking forward to the next album
He was class
Have watched this over and over, John Doran is excellent, but borderline terrified!
brilliant stuff, really enjoyed it.
"longest stable line up of the fall", famous last words
Rest in peace, pub philosopher
1:00 that look speaks volumes
Doran did great job.
Yes Mark !!!
Have you ever tried playing a Fall 12" record at 45rpm? Beezer! Smithy sounds like Les Dawson doing a fishwife impression.
ta for that John. I love a good MES interview
Love this guy..listen to The Fall still and feel marginally contented, because I don't do joy, and I adore Mark E. Smith.
"The Panzer of wheelchairs..." Fucking Smith, one of the funniest fellows ever...
Mark E Smith. Lovely
Love the Rowley Birkin QC in him.
At 2:20 where he says, "Last time I was broke..." - there's a commercial for frozen food.
The Walder Fraye of.... Something??....
Brilliant interview
Mark E Smith and Stone Cold Steve Austin the only 2 people I know who have ever had a designated beer giver.
Fookin guitars!
comedy gold RIP Mark
The panzer of wheelchairs! 😂😂😂
5:24 loooool XDDD
How on earth did Mark E Smith become one of the most lovable frontmen ever?? O_o
It’s not This Morning program is it
Mark has got to a point where his look is again (more or less) matching with his real age.
For anybody thinking that Mark has had a terrile aging, they must consider that for man who hasn´t work out in his life and who by this day still drinks three pints on a interview on absolute daylight, mark has hold on quite well.
Mark could have been much more of a genius with maybe, lets say, only a third part of the abuse he´s taken. Respect the man anyway
***** I´m a deffinetly a fall fan, but come on, there is a lot of things I would have changed if somehow I had control over this music.
I would say that almost half of the songs on their entire carrer are actually not just wacky, but not good, sometimes.
Anyway, try to play that other 50% I´m talking about to a common public. They would go crazy about it and tell you to take some serious therapy.
What bands do you consider as good as the fall ? Just kurious.
@@danielcactus3953 Pere Ubu 🤔
@@danielcactus3953 i think the first decade was all incredible, but the genius started to show less and less as the years went by and the abuse took its toll. so i understand your sentiment.
@@chaunceyloveshack9530 More precisely I would say 79-85 was the pinnacle of the group . After that there were many peaks and troughs .
john doran and luke turner make journalism mean something
Top Geezer is Mark
R.I.P Mark seen The Fall in Liverpool years ago in the 80's
when are you interviewing Julian Cope fer chrissakes
Matt Johnson please.
I remember bacck when MES was in a wheelchair, calling it the PANZER of wheechairs :)
Not really an interview. Just Mark being Mark.
The Wealdstone Raider tribute act
I can't understand 3 quarters of what he is saying but I like it...
Oh man, he's funny. Sad to see now but he wouldn't give a shit. He lived his own life.
May I suggest this video to be watched with the auto-generated captions on. The captions turn out nothing like what Mark is saying (I am guessing here because I understood 50% of what he says at best) but the auto-generated captions read like Fall lyrics.
Q: 'Do you ever get crazy fans knocking on your door?' MES: 'Not for long....'
nobody lives where i live still
Does anyone know where this interview was recorded?
The Real Deal - greatly missed
Shame I moved to Prestwich 5 years too late......
MES RIP
6:47 the quintessential MES sound
the interviewer trying to stick to his 'script' ha ha ha
I like Arctic pumpkins.
If you pay attention to Shaun Rider's attitude, swagger,and poetry style....it's very similar to Mark E. Smith.
I haven't heard Happy Monday's in years. My brother loves them
@@MaliciousChickenAgenda awww it sounds like your brother is nice.
Not really, Shaun sobered up yrs ago.
haha classic.
"The men in black, yeah?"
What did he say about lou Reed anybody catch that?
He's looking quite well. Looks like we've got a few years left.
Care to predict how long I've got?
This has aged badly
@@popyarns462 He managed another 4 years.
@@Robhalifax I know. I assumed that you were hoping for a little more life than that. But fair enough if you had such an accurately bleak prognosis in mind, if so you nailed it.
@@popyarns462he said a few years and he was correct
'the gloup'
"...they're so happy to be here..."
Love Mark, but he always seemed to be interviewed by people that seem to be in awe of him, a bit like Lydon, Zappa etc. It would have been nice to see him/them ‘taken on’ a bit more, by someone with some balls.
Dear, dear
he was right about the cameras
MES gives the perfect balance to the Royals. King of the Britons.
Metal Jesus was good on this.
Part One and Part Two combined he's about 5 pints deep. Nutcase of man. But fucking great.
Stephen Hawking ...........a Mark E Smith side project ?
LOLOL
What happened to music?
the pumpkins
He ain't like everybody else so don't expect the same.
If you squint, you can see a young MES. Freaky.
You must get a lot of offers to do Hex in full?
Oh yeah, last time was in 2001?
We are now in 2020 this interview was five years ago?
Meaning he gets asked on average once every 14 years, so not a lot then.
GOOOO ON SMIFFY
Eh, Dave, that's right mate eh, oi Ginge, right... CLASSIC!!!
Smith reminds me of Shane McGowan, in some ways. A talented bloke who wasted his talent on alcohol addiction.
I think the difference between the two is that Mark always had a strong work ethic and was perceived more as an intellectual than Shane. Branding him as the drunken paddy and what not. But Shane's still here despite the life he had! Crock of Gold documentary is a must see!
@@uhgottadime Too right! And who'd have bet on that back in the 90's!
Would you call the falls discography as a waste of talent?
Mark e Smith didn’t waste one moment of his talent. He worked right to end of his life . An absolute phenomenal body of work left behind. So missed by me and easily another 10,000 fall fans I’m certain.....
@@harrygallagher8105 Once the 2000's kicked in, The Fall just weren't the same any more. I was spoiled rotten on The Fall because I was there from their first single onwards, and saw them countless times during their peak years and saw all of the line - ups live, bootlegging most of those gigs as I went!
And it was a hard thing to witness Mark's slow decline into alcohol addiction, and it was the drink that f*cked him, not the speed. If he'd just stuck to speed he'd have been fine and the gigs wouldn't have suffered.
Some of those later gigs were painful to watch....what with Mark messing about with the amps and suchlike, ruining the sound and pissing off the rest of the group, and for no gain at all.
Legend..but he came over as someone who couldn't handle his drink....
Might've had to do with his health problems .........
Whose house is that? Looks like it could do with a lick of paint. Trust the fucking Quietus to skimp on the decor.