Marco Pirroni : The John Robb interview
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- Marco : The John Robb interview (2021)
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Marco talks about his life from glam fan to Sex shop to the Models/Adam and The Ants/Sinead and Shakespears Sister...
00:30 what you up to in pandemic sending files around
01:43 collaborative artist - prefers that process
03:53 how does collaboration work for you
06:19 1974 the follow year post glam not looking and sounding so good
07:52 glam inspired me to create - -everyone watch TOTP’ and talk about you the next day 09:48 getting first guitar and learning to play it. Playing along with records
11:34 Going to Rock On to find records ‘groping around in the dark’
12:21 Mick Ronson first inspiration
13:00 inspired by the style and the music
13:40 looking for brothel creepers led him to Sex shop ‘obsessed with the style of rock n roll but didn't like the music!’
15:00 Sex shop being so different made it really exciting
15:40 fifties retro/future
17:42 seeing Virginaina Plain ion Top Of The pops defining for me - no-one talked about Starman then 19:40 Sex Pistols20:50 what is post modernism22:00 Roxy Music Michael Bracewall24:15 Sex shop a complete eye-opener … life-changing
27:00 Biba
28:15 the attitude of Sex Shop key to creating punk
29:00 met Vivienne the first day he went into Sex
31:00 Malcolm and Jordan people working in the shop
31:30 pop as an artifice. Marco loves ’Roxy Music strange nostalgia for things that didn't exist
32:00 surprised to hear that Malcolm was involved with the Dolls ‘music not part of Sex shop world’
33:00 surprise at seeing Vivienne on Denmark St with cups of tea for young Pistols
34:30 what did you imagine the Pistols to look like
36:30 seeing Sid and Glen Johnny pink drape suits
38:00 Don Letts shop sneak in with Viviene not looking
40:00 Sex shop crowd not accept me as who I am…I don't accept who I am … reinvent myself
42:00 people reinventing themselves - not rock n roll no-one talked about music Malcolm and Vivienne hated Roxy and Bowie
43:00 Roxy Empire Pool gig key - surprised to see Vivienne there heckling! Sid was there in gold lame jacket
46:00 early Pistols gigs ‘you felt involved - actually knew the band’ El Paradiso
47:15 From the start John Lydon attitude and charisma amazing
51:00 Marco took his time to be in a band ‘chucked out of first line up of Chelsea…’
58:00 Billy Idol had plan for a career! met about Banshees first gig
59:00 the banshees legendary 100 club debut
01:04:00 Beastly Cads/The Models
01:05:00 Bill Grundy and the end of punk
01:06:50 The Idiot/Low/Kraftwerk more important than punk
now
01:14:00 Rema Rema ‘ended up awful Rough Trade ghetto’
01:15:00 being able to tune up a big advantage for me
01:18:00 Jordan and Adam visit Marco about new band
01:18:30 Steve Strange pre Blitz
01:19:00 phones Adam back
01:19:30 almost rejoined Banshees
01:20:30 Adam explained he had been thrown out the Ants and I said hang on!
01:21:30 pay for Malcolm's ideas like Burundi Adam not sure at first
01:23:00 early session feeling their towards the sound
01:25:00 both of us had done art but we both loved pop
01:29:00 reaction to new Ants
01:33:20 love of sixties TV themes and other soundtrack influences
01:34:00 Prince Charming underrated
01:38:00 Stand And Deliver written in minutes
01:39:00 could it be argued that dam And The Ants were the vehicle for the core ideas of punk - outlaws/pirates/dandy highwayman imagery
01:41:00 Pable Picasso best song on album after Marco worked on it
01:42:00 the music was meant to look filmic
01:43:00 Adam Ant solo (with Marco)
01:46:00 I got sick of being the And in Adam and The Ants!
01:49:00 Friend Or Foe
01:51:00 touring was breaking America but I had gone off touring
02:05:00 Boz Boorer and Morrissey
02:05:00 His current life in Derbyshire
02:07:30 Shakespeares Sister
MARCO LOOKS GREAT, I LOVE THE ANTS 78/80, ESPECIALLY EARLY UNRELEASED STUFF. ADAM AND THE ANTS WERE THE MOST ORIGINAL BAND OF THE ERA, MUSICALLY AND IDENTITY. ANTMUSIC FOR SEX PEOPLE.
Marco has put a stamp in my life through his music and my guitar playing.
Loved it. The hilarious grumpy legend
Well, I've watched a few of these interviews now and Marco is actually quite normal and likeable. 🤣
Saw him about 18 months ago, he lives in a very picturesque part of Derbyshire now
I need to hear Marco connect with Steve Jones show in Los Angeles California.
Love to see a Q&A tour with Marco. Put him on with people like Viv Albertine, Steve Severin, Will Sergeant, Steve Diggle. John to host (before Miranda Sawyer blags the gig). Always loved Marco's knack of telling the story well and keeping you listening. Brilliant two hours.
Adam and the Ants was that magic for me when I was a child.
Marco always makes me laugh with his Eeyore-like comments! :-)) It's a strange thing that none of us knows just how much something that we have done or said has affected other people in a profound way. I always loved his guitar sound, not just as an Ant but on much of his work.
Great interview. Hopefully Marco may be back to London and who knows, playing live again some time....
Or you could go up to Derby. The Hairy Dog is a pretty cool venue.
@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 Why is Marco living in Derby?
@@mjh5437 Girlfriend reasons, I believe.
He's a nice, man, he's recently offially become a fan of SLADY (led by Danie Cox of The FEatherz/Poussez Posse mk1)
Genuinely interesting interview from start to finish. Really like John Robb. Always gets the best out of his interviewees with a good sense of humour. Nine years younger than Marco. Grew up watching him. Much respect.
1:36:00 Lydon did write some songs for a second album on the US tour in Jan '78 that ended up as PiL songs - such as Religion.
A great interview
Great informal chat John. I love this bloke and I’ve been fortunate enough to sit with him in the pub on several occasions talking about everything and anything. I really enjoyed his company and conversation. I miss the bloke.
Also, Marco if you ever read this - get that bloody book written! X
Looking forward to watching this.
Marco is an absolute Legend and I've loved his work since I was a kid.
Oh wow, i've been waiting to see an in-depth interview with him for years.
This is a Great interview. Worth watching again as well!
1:24:00 If John Robb is referring to what I think he's refering to, it is genuine but it's the old Ants in January 1980 just days before the split. A mixture of Adam vocal tapes and Leigh/Math/David working stuff out including an early version of Bow Wow Wow's Giant Sized Baby Thing (obviously minus a vocal and Adam doing a song called Shade Too White where at one point he sings what became Matthew's guitar riff for Uno Sex Al Apache.
This sounds amazing. Do you have a link or title to search for
@@LikwidAyshun Yes I've got the demos here at davidmantell.com/Pre_Kings_Demos/
@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 thanks Kurt. Those are great. For fans only! Deep dark cuts
@@kurtvanderbogarde8402 Thanks also for this, Kurt. :)
How did he come up with all those crazy fantastic lyrics
interesting to hear one of those that were hanging around that scene in the 70s, so much more than being dressed as a dandy in adam & the ants
Fkn legend.
Magical ideas 😄💡
Lift Off with Ayshea. Seldom mentioned.With Fred Barker and Olly Beak. Seeing Bowie on that was nearly as good as the Pistols on the Today programme.
I saw Fred and Olly recently, remarkable, they don't look as if they've aged at all. John Robb should get then on for an interview.
Ciao Marco.
Great Guitarist!
Did u ever interview Jello Biafra John?......thats something i'd like to see,or any of those late 70's /early 80's american punk bands?!!
Are Marco and Adam back on speaking terms now?
Good question. I always felt in, The Madness of Prince Charming', (& I've watched it several times) when Marco referred to Adam as 'nuts'. Eek. I thought that was a very poor choice of word. Marco couldn't have thought up those 'outside the box' Great videos & story lines. Reverence for Adam required. Calling someone 'nuts' is never cool patter.
WAS THERE EVER A PROPER STUDIO DEMO DONE FOR "DOG EAT DOG", OR ANY ALTERNATE VERSIONS TOO.
Does Marco still own the Dave Hill Super Yob guitar ???
Yes 👍
Why did he move to Derby?
Great interview. I will say that Marco did a hell of a lot of finger pointing and quite bitter one sided-ness.
Thanks Chris - Marco has a very dry sense of humour!
JOHN ROBB sure, it's probably me. Apologies to Marco.
Exact mannerisms of Don Logan in Sexy Beast
I'll Collab with you Marco
Hey John, can you send me those demos?!
Check out Kurt’s comment above.
@@LikwidAyshun Thanks. I have those
Marco looks like hes lost a bit of weight.
When did Marco turn into Popeye ?
Kurtz
He's aged a lot in the last few years. Quite shocking really. Looks pretty frail too.
I don't think he's the type to exercise or look after himself.
The worst thing was all the spitting. Really horrible. That was all down to the Damned's drummer.
Never liked Adam and the ants and still don't but hey ho.