This is not just about one moment in the past; its about decades of deceit; decades of wasting everyones time with pathetic lies ; a former public official or the brother of a music personality either defaming their public office, or associating-by-their-relationto them another performers, (their sisters), career, in boring, maudlin tales of woe. According to research, he was 29 years old and killed in an accident. Whatever happened to my teenage dream ? There was an amazing trade in pillows silk-screened with his face. "When David started singing he and Marc forged a great friendship," recalls Jones today. His earlier work was a joy to behold A Beard Of Stars [Tyrannosaurus Rexs 1970 album] is a classic, its in my Top 20 of all time. The mini hit a tree in Queens Ride, Bannes and was a write-off . He was so talented and beautiful, I love Marc with all my heart. It cant last, he told me in 1972, when the hit parade was studded with his records. , I have witnessed first hand , if Gloria attended our large Ford main dealer in those years , she would have been at risk of getting fair service, Im not aware the wheel nuts were left intentionally loose as it a two part , job, ie re tighten by hand in the 1970s as air gun , also stripped threads , or just a forgetful mechanic . But there were drugs mostly cocaine. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Bolan spent 67,000 on the 10- bedroomed 17th-century property and another small fortune on renovation, but never lived there. I couldnt gather my thoughts. Chris states that his unit was on route to a large warehouse fire in Kingston and was redirected to the accident in Barnes. Rock on Marc & the Guys! David can put a Kabuki painting to music, but for all his brilliance hes not a get-down rocknroller. she has said in interviews that they had been driving for 45 minutes, but the bar was only a mile from where they lived. This is not factually true. Soul singer - songwriter - producer Born on 19.10.1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio Sister of Richard Jones.Mother of Rolan Bolan. [1] Hackney Hospital, London, England. Cause of death was trauma and blood loss, and there is a suggestion that a bolt from a fence post punched into his temple and that was what finished him off. She and Bolan were also in a committed romantic relationship and had a son, Rolan Bolan (born September 26, 1975), together. I was broken to think this was how he was after the crash. Gloria Jones was driving the Mini 1275GT early yesterday morning when it crashed into a tree on Barnes Common. To mark the anniversary, BBC . It caused outrage., While its true that the hits never totally dried up for Marc Bolan, theres little doubt his creative muse fizzled rather than sizzled in his latter years. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The night I cut Marc Bolan from the wreckage of his car. His music, as well as his highly original sense of style and extraordinary stage presence, helped create the glam rock era which made him one of the most recognisable stars in British rock . Its astute proprietor had recognised as soon as Little Richard uttered the immortal phrase Awop-bop-aloobopawop- bam-boom that things were moving on from ballroom. she is pure evil, and lets just say, its too bad marc didnt drive. Bolans mind was brimful of new projects, some completed, several half-finished but most of which never saw the light of day. Marc wouldve embraced any movement as long as it reflected well among the gullible. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). She was a kids TV presenter she used to work with a puppet called Ollie Beak, remember him? Lots of factors were present that wouldnt help. If I knew I was telling the truth, especially about a fatal occurrence, and somebody, not by direct accusation but by countering my accurate description of events, (thereby injuring untold numbers of hearts forever), I should make it a duty in life to arrange a public meeting with them to stop it ,once and for all. 1964 (pre Marc Bolan) I was 18 he was 16/17 I would also say that I had a similar mini; it could be skittish and let go at the rear end. You cant believe a word of that. Neither one was wearing a seat belt,and she was not notified of his death until after the funeral. He loved kids and he loved kids TV shows. and then she became a TV producer. Image supplied by Memory Lane Prints. I was unable to return to London Jones broke her jaw in the accident. No one thinks they are going to get wrapped around a fucking tree in the early hours of the morning. Rock singer MARC BOLAN, 29, was killed early this morning in a car crash. Many T-Rex fans claimed that Rolan's mother had "killed their rock star." 2: Son of Marc Bolan (Feld) and Gloria Jones. M arc Bolan, best-known as the frizzy-haired leader of T. Rex, died September 16th in a car crash. Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine is a memorial to Marc Bolan, of glam-rock band T. Rex, on the site where he died in a car crash in Barnes, London, on 16 September 1977.Bolan was a passenger in a car which hit a part-metal and wood fence and then a sycamore tree on Queen's Ride (part of the B306, close to Gipsy Lane).A memorial stone was unveiled at the site in 1997, and a bust of Bolan added in 2002. At the height of his career T-REX singer Marc Bolan, aged 29 years, was killed when a purple Mini Clubman 1275GT driven by his girlfriend Gloria Jones, had an accident in North London on. It did 3,000., Marc had to talk everything up. CLEVELAND, Ohio - Marc Bolan came to Gloria Jones in a dream three days before this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees - including his band T. Rex - were announced in. It was amazing, because Bolan had just had his first big hit single. People were saying that I was done for even from the time when Debora [Tyrannosaurus Rexs 1968 single] came out, he told me. He was the cosmic punk again.. A big robotic arm appeared out of a crack just in front of the coffin and moved it along the rails. And I, in turn, embraced better make relished that the chance to talk to my schoolboy (its that word again) idol. Trouble is it is not the true or full story.To read the true story look up Vicky Aram who was there that night as a guest of Marc and Gloria. Thank you Steve for confirming that. Clarifying certain points and dealing with police and coroner in particular, has been a very slow procedure with many legal hoops to jump through ( or find a way around). Hello. My choice would still be Nye but theyd have to shoot it soon because hes already into his 30s. Marc Bolans funeral took place on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 at Golders Green Crematorium. I feel thats very likely so, but should anyone have been held accountable well all I can say to that is, that hindsight is a curious thing, no one was or has really been held responsible or accountable, but the only peace of mind that I have is that thankfully I dont think Marc saw it coming as it happened so quickly that he probably was gone, before he even had the chance to process everything ( and I truly hope I am right) for his sake). I would not know if he wore seat-belt, and even though the Mini for sure was fun driving, he for sure could have owned and been traveling in a crash-safer car. Soul Funk. Specifically, she broke her jaw, leg, and foot, as well as suffering serious internal injuries. But Marc never got around to doing it properly. The Day Marc Bolan Died. Bang on. Miss Jones - an American singer who had just returned from the US - broke her jaw and is suffering from shock. After negotiating a humpback bridge on Queen's Ride, near Gypsy Lane, the car lost control. I still have a photo of Marc on my mantlepiece. Gloria and Marc - whose son Rolan was 20-months-old at the time - had been returning to their Richmond home after a night out in London's Mayfair around 4am when their purple mini crashed. Plus Simon Napier-Bell and Tony Visconti, who worked with Bolan; Harry Feld, his brother; Toyah Willcox, who worshipped him; Gloria Jones who went out with him and had his son; Danielz, of tribute . She was gorgeous. Motown. Nevertheless, it heralded a comeback of sorts, reaching No.13 in the chart. My names Marc. Not one of Marcs best-known works, admittedly. He was deluged with a fanmail of childish scrawls. Marc wanted to live forever. Its all known. they put her in a coma on purpose to help her heal faster and calm her down. Soon after joining T. Rex, Jones and Bolan became romantically involved. Think the conspiracy theories might be getting a bit stretched. Whatever happened to all his guitars etc people out there know what happened !!! Their small son Rolan Bolan was not in the car. yes a 1973 mini clubman had seat belts fitted , and it was top of the range 1275gt His pitfall was always: Lets just do one more for the kids., Captain Sensible: Crikey. Marc Bolan was my inspiration at a young age, I did see him live twice. He gave up writing proper poetry once he realised he could be on every girls bedroom wall with Ride A White Swan onward. Ilkka Suni, Joutseno, Finland Is there anybody with the influence, the means, and most importantly the will !, reading this, whos willing to do so, please. Sounds silly to write about it now 53 years later but I have time now to reflect. It was such a jolt that I had to find the nearest place to get a drink. Amongst many other things I recall him telling me he had difficulty reading where buses were going. In the 1970s, she was a keyboardist and vocalist in Marc Bolan's glam rock band T. Rex. At the time of Marcs death I wasnt a huge fan, but now I really appreciate his work. Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 just as his career was on the rise again. Artistic Director (and Hair Advisor) should be Danielz from T.Rextasy Danielz knows Marc inside out, IMO. From his early passion for pop music, as a young East End kid, the young Mark Feld grew naturally into that most flamboyantly introspective of the moods of the 1960s the cult of the young Mods. On September 16, 1977, he was killed in a car accident, crushed in the passenger seat of a Mini driven by girlfriend Gloria Jones. Ed Cobb wrote it. All the money accrued by T-Rex, then, legally went to Child. She recorded the original version of "Tainted Love" as a B-side in 1964 and the powerful track was instantly forgotten - if it was known. Re: Chris Watts interview. I played the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album recently and then I wrote about 10 songs in the same style, just to show myself that I could still do it, The high woods filled with the bones of broken gods. I wrote that the other day, its a lovely line, isnt it, I mean, how can I honestly sit down and think that in the past Ive been compared to David Cassidy? According to the dead star's manager who was with them during the evening, Miss Jones had been drinking moderately at the restaurant. His former manager, Tony Secunda, said the son of a Hackney porter whose real name was Mark Feld had always feared he would die in a car crash. Two weeks before his thirtieth birthday, Bolan was killed when the Mini his partner Gloria Jones was driving hit a metal fence. Thats what I like, thats what Ive always wanted to do. I mocked him, constantly. They might be using one of my characters. On September 16, 1977, two weeks before Bolan would have turned 30, returning from a party thrown by Rod Stewart, he was killed when the purple Mini being driven by his girlfriend, American soul singer Gloria Jones (she recorded the original version of Ed Cobb's "Tainted Love") hit a chainlink fence and then a tree near Gypsy Lane in Southwest He dabbled in some more groups, and in 1968, making a vague living by playing acoustic guitar around the clubs (and in restaurants for a free meal) he met Steven Took, and together they formed one of the classic groups of the Hippy era, Tyrannosaurus Rex. He loved all the adulation and the recognition. T Rex. As our interview progressed, it took on a jumbled, disorganised, almost stream of consciousness quality. Welcome to Bolan world, the light of love shines on ! GLORIA, or as i refer to her, the woman who killed marc bolan, was drunk, and had cocaine in her system. There were decadent parties, times when he wallowed in bizarre sex. 0:00 / 4:45 Gloria Jones "Tainted Love" 1964 My Extended Version!!! Ive just come across all this. All that money ended up in trust in the Caribbean, some money was paid out to his wife at the time and then the tax man got a hold of a couple of million. Why, even William Blake would have grooved to my lyrics, you know, Ive got a great story called Future Man Buick, which is incredible, it may be done as a movie. Im not sure on your comment , but please feel free to ask . Today though, interest in Bolan is thriving. But who would be beautiful enough to play Marc? BA1 1UA. Very sad that he died that way. Lesley-Ann Jones reveals all from her time spent with the legendary signer Reveals David Bowie's eye condition may have been caused by syphilis Tells how Bowie found letters which revealed mother. I only ever interviewed him once. I also rang Chris Watts and he couldnt even tell me who his other crew members were. They were returning to Bolan's home in Richmond after a night out in central London . For the last couple of years Ive been researching and writing a book which covers the last few months of Marcs life. But they were such contrasting personalities. He is credited by most people as the inventor of Glam Rock (certainly before Bowie!). People got as weirded-out with Marc as they did with Bowie. Marc Bolan welcomed son Rolan Bolan with girlfriend Gloria Jones (Image: Mirrorpix) Away from the limelight, Marc was in a six year relationship with Tainted Love singer Gloria Jones from 1970, until his death in 1977. . I still think that, regardless of what anybody writes in the papers, its good to have the space, he continued. Marc said: Do you know what? so how easy was he lifted out ? And I dont necessarily mean Watts. Mark Feld grew to fame as Marc Bolan, had the number one records, the dabblings with drugs and alcohol and kinky sex that are the first fruits of rock success, and he died in a car crash in the early hours of yesterday morning, just as he once foresaw. It was September 16, 1977. All the same, I listened intently, half in awe of the man, half in bemusement at his agitated blathering. And he was very excited as you would be. Because her brother wasnt a fool and new she had been drinking , so got her out of Uk , that said it was the mechanic that was racist and left her wheel nut lose. I knew that, with Marc being Jewish, the funeral would be very quick. Soul singer Gloria Jones, 64, is best known for two things: the original classic version of Tainted Love and being Marc Bolan's girlfriend - she was in the Mini that crashed . Then this girl appeared. Last month, he was given his own television show again, featuring the punk bands who had learned so much from him. Never before and possibly never since, have men taken to the stage in full face make-up with lipstick and glitter, sparkling high heeled boots, feather boas and sometimes frocks. Mr Bolan had just completed a television series and was said to be poised to make a comeback after spending the last three years abroad as a tax exile. He started to evolve toward the end of his life, but it was too late. marc was actually thrown into the backseat, and new evidence suggests that a metal spike entered his eye. What pees me off in this day and age is you never hear any Bolan records played on radio stations. Together, they had a son, Rolan Bolan (b. Surrealistic rocknroll. Someone here is a fantasist; a liar; or, has some private motive: possibly attention-seeking. 20th Century Boy would make a great title. It was true.. Now he was back in Britain, his explosive mouth on overdrive, fit, healthy and strutting the Beltane Walk again. 1986: Kinross Miners 'killed where they stood', 1968: Post Office backs first class service. What T. Rex conquered in their decade long . Gloria Jones was driving the Mini 1275GT early yesterday morning when it crashed into a tree on Barnes Common. 1975). I visit the site where T-Rex frontman Marc Bolan died in 1977. To the best of Classic Rocks knowledge, Jones has never spoken publicly about the smash. Pop star Marc Bolan has been killed in a car crash in south-west London. When the iconic figure and lead singer of T-Rex, Marc Bolan, sadly died following a fatal car crash in 1977 and the musical world was thrown into widespread mourning. Here was a guy with glitter on his cheeks, wearing gold shoes. Six months later T. Rex bassist Steve Currie was killed in a road accident in Portugal. You just called him a racist. 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