Fish, what an absolute legend. One who truly inspires me, a man who has been through so much who expresses so much feeling through his lyrics. So much more than anyone else I have ever listened to.
@nayo99killerkid This part relates to John Mylett a friend of the band who died in a car crash. Fish still had to do interviews and his only solace was prescription (and not so prescription) drugs.
From a Fish interview: PB: Obviously ‘Kayleigh’ was a big hit. It has been widely written about elsewhere that it was about several different women with whom you had relationships, including your ex-girlfriend Kay Lee. Who, however, was the character of Mylo in ‘Blind Curve’, who you describe as being the “first of our own” to die? Fish: John Mylo was the drummer in Rage. They used to do a lot of supports for us in 1984. Mylo was a bit like an older brother that I had never had. The Rage boys had been around the block many times (Laughs), and their experience rubbed off on us. I had quite an attachment to Mylo. I really liked him. He was a beautiful character and, as I wrote on the lyric, he was taken away from us all so quickly, so young. It was the first time that I had really lost somebody that was my age, who was so close to me. PB: And is the story, as you sing about it on the album, about you hearing the news of his death in a Holiday Inn in Toronto true too? Fish: Yeah, we were on tour and doing a load of interviews that day when the news broke. We were told about 7.00 in the morning. We were jetlagged. We got up early for breakfast. We came through and Mylo was one of the best mates of Paul Lewis, our tour manager, and the guy who was looking after us, and he told us that he had died. Mylo had just found the relationship that he had always been looking for, and I think that Rage were across in Spain, and there was a car crash. It was just so brutal and so quick. Then I had to go and do these interviews. I was sitting in this room and I was trying to get myself together, and all these journalists were coming and going and they didn’t care. All they were interested in was getting me to regurgitate words and give answers to their questions, and nobody gave a fuck what emotions I was going through. It was like, “You’re touring. We have paid for you to come over here. Do the interviews.” It was one of those moments that charged the way for the cynicism of ‘Clutching At Straws’.
@nayo99killerkid John Mylett was a friend of mine who was the drummer with a rock band from LIVERPOOL who had numerous names , RAGE / SLICED BREAD / THE RUBBERS & NUTZ . Rage was the main recording name i have the 3 albums. nice & dirty , out of control & run for the night.But Run for the night was the best cos of the first track cry from a hill which was played @ his funeral & will be played @ mine too . There was a rock club @ the bottom of the radio city tower in liverpool called MYLOS .
So I reached for the bottle and he reached for the door and I picked up the sleeping pills crushed on the floor, I thought maybe I've already gone crazy
This is my favourite section of this incredible album and probably my favourite piece of music ever ....
mine too...
Same me
Me too ❤
same ere
Fish, what an absolute legend. One who truly inspires me, a man who has been through so much who expresses so much feeling through his lyrics. So much more than anyone else I have ever listened to.
mylo is the best pasage of music i ever heard! and the violin on the three boats down from the candy
@nayo99killerkid
This part relates to John Mylett a friend of the band who died in a car crash. Fish still had to do interviews and his only solace was prescription (and not so prescription) drugs.
From a Fish interview:
PB: Obviously ‘Kayleigh’ was a big hit. It has been widely written about elsewhere that it was about several different women with whom you had relationships, including your ex-girlfriend Kay Lee. Who, however, was the character of Mylo in ‘Blind Curve’, who you describe as being the “first of our own” to die?
Fish: John Mylo was the drummer in Rage. They used to do a lot of supports for us in 1984. Mylo was a bit like an older brother that I had never had. The Rage boys had been around the block many times (Laughs), and their experience rubbed off on us.
I had quite an attachment to Mylo. I really liked him. He was a beautiful character and, as I wrote on the lyric, he was taken away from us all so quickly, so young. It was the first time that I had really lost somebody that was my age, who was so close to me.
PB: And is the story, as you sing about it on the album, about you hearing the news of his death in a Holiday Inn in Toronto true too?
Fish: Yeah, we were on tour and doing a load of interviews that day when the news broke. We were told about 7.00 in the morning. We were jetlagged. We got up early for breakfast. We came through and Mylo was one of the best mates of Paul Lewis, our tour manager, and the guy who was looking after us, and he told us that he had died. Mylo had just found the relationship that he had always been looking for, and I think that Rage were across in Spain, and there was a car crash. It was just so brutal and so quick.
Then I had to go and do these interviews. I was sitting in this room and I was trying to get myself together, and all these journalists were coming and going and they didn’t care. All they were interested in was getting me to regurgitate words and give answers to their questions, and nobody gave a fuck what emotions I was going through. It was like, “You’re touring. We have paid for you to come over here. Do the interviews.” It was one of those moments that charged the way for the cynicism of ‘Clutching At Straws’.
just an unearthly stunning fragment ☝️🙄💚
Lyrically sublime!
@nayo99killerkid John Mylett was a friend of mine who was the drummer with a rock band from LIVERPOOL who had numerous names , RAGE / SLICED BREAD / THE RUBBERS & NUTZ . Rage was the main recording name i have the 3 albums. nice & dirty , out of control & run for the night.But Run for the night was the best cos of the first track cry from a hill which was played @ his funeral & will be played @ mine too . There was a rock club @ the bottom of the radio city tower in liverpool called MYLOS .
Thanks mate.
Wish this was a longer song!
Such beauty
Love it😍
💔
Sublime.
Could be, with permission of Forgotten Sons, the best Marilion song?
Rayos! Que belleza!!
❣mylo
Gosto muito
So I reached for the bottle and he reached for the door and I picked up the sleeping pills crushed on the floor, I thought maybe I've already gone crazy
do any of you know who mylo is?
Fish's son
John Mylett from the Liverpool band rage. He was killed in a car accident.
John mylett, brilliant drummer, just listen to nutz, live cuts and you’ll see what I mean 😢