Post Your Questions for Marky Here (Interview)

[Carole]

Even though Coroner won't come back in any way or form, Marky agreed to do another interview for the Coroner site, and I would like some of those questions to be from you all. So just post your questions for Marky in this thread -- I'll compile them and send them to him once we have a good list.

You can take a look at the interviews I had already done with him, so we don't ask him anything that's common knowledge or that's already been asked and answered.

[Witchfynde]

I know Coroner got to despise Noise after a while (especially Tommy), and with the huge ups and downs and all, it almost destroyed the band's friendship. So I was wondering if they were on a different record label if they would have managed to come out with one or two more additional Coroner albums before breaking up anyway.

And, if Marky's in a songwriting answering mood ;D

2. I was wondering what "Totentanz" was about, and what sounds like (or at least I think that's what Ron is saying) the "never ending night" was in regards to. (Granted, I don't know what the word "totentanz" means anyway; I've seen that word before on other bands' albums)

3. What exactly was the "Masked Jackal" based on, was it a real person/event that happened? (A friend of mine spent a good 20 minutes going through overseas information on the phone once, trying to track down one of the newspapers from the video to see if he could find out...heh)

4. Even though it could be about anything, I was wondering if "Mistress of Deception" from NMC was in regards to Dune, since it sounds like it could have been (since, due to "Voyage to Eternity", it sounded like one or more of the guys was into sci-fi), or if not, then what was this song about?

5. Ditto with "Son of Lilith", sounding sci-fi about the moon being in his veins and all.

6. Then what "Golden Cashmere Sleeper" was in regards to, sounding like it was about a murder or something...

Well, enough from me

[vince]

Wow thats cool Marky agreed to do another interview .. WE LOVE YOU MARKY !

I have a question ....

I was a teen (14) when i was heavy into underground metal and in my later years now(32) i have dived heavily into electronic music production and djing as well as running a record label too. I noticed as they progressed in the last couple of albums they started to use drum machine programming and alot of electronic elements to their music. Who's idea was that ? and who did that work ? Marky?- since he was the drummer? Ron? doing electronic basslines (if there were any) Tommy?- since he has studio knowledge running his own recording studio (from what i've read)

OR .... was the electronic production to the later albums done by a studio engineer where you guys were recording at ?, and if so who was it?

1 more question .. While going more electronic what were you guys using in the studio at that time ? Software ? Drum Machines etc etc .... and which ones

Thank you soooooooooooo much!

I still regularly listen to ALL my coroner albums and thanks to Leonid i have the East Berlin Video recorded in top notch condition which i have watched too many times since i have it now

Thank you Ron.Marky, and Tommy for MANY years of awsome music !

Vince

[vince]

So i just checked out Marky's new project "Baked Boyscout - Knallids Marky" and i must say that the production is awsome. The Sleep Debt label owner Christain Vogel is a highly accomplished producer in the electronic music feild and has been around for at least 15 years or longer. MAJOR PROPS Marky!

So this brings up more questions now

How did you guys come across meeting each other ? Did he do the electronic engineering for the albums i mentioned earlier ?

How long have you been producing electronic music now too and what equipment are currently using?

I might have more later questions later if thats ok. This just brings up sooooo many feelings inside me as i was getting intriuged by the electronic music while i was still into metal

I might be interseted in having Marky do some stuff for my label as well if he's interested

Vince

[Carole]

Hey, great questions, guys! ;D I hope Marky will be able to answer the lyrics questions (I'm curious about that too!) as I remember he was a little hazy on similar questions I had asked in the previous interview regarding songs in the "Coroner" album.

Vince, the band had already answered the question of how they met in a previous interview I did with them for the site. This was the exact question and their replies:

How did you guys meet? How did it all start for Coroner? Did you ever play with other bands before forming Coroner?

Ron: I played in a band in Zurich (Switzerland) with Tommy. Later we met Marky and out of this Coroner were born.

Tommy: Ron and I played in a local band in Zurich, but we were very unsatisfied with our other members. When we met Marky, we were very excited about all his ideas, not only musically, but about all his conceptual ideas about getting on with a band. He was way ahead of us in his mind. But Ron and I were musically ahead of him. All of this balanced out with time.

Marky: I met Ron and Tommy in Zurich, they had already played together. Later on we formed Coroner.

Keep 'em coming!

[vince]

I guess i asked the wrong way .. oops sorry lol, i meant how did Marky meet Christian Vogel ?

And who influenced you to get into electronic music ?

What are you currently also working on as we speak regarding electronic music ?

[leonid]

From 2001 interview:
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3. Is there any chance that a VHS or DVD with live footage, interviews, reports, and/or the whole Coroner history will ever be released?

Marky: of course we recorded tonns of videos during those 10 years. the quality is in most cases very bad. but still, i think it could be interesting for people who are into coroner. if we wouldn't be such lazy fucks, it would be on the market since years...
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So I guess it will be years before they will get off their lazy asses and make the DVD. Can you ask Marky if the above statement (about laziness) is the case, would it be ok with him and other members of Coroner if, say, I compile all their official material from Japanese LaserDiscs and various VHS on DVD and send it to them. All they will need to do is to officially press it. If it's ok with him, give him my e-mail address and I'll discuss details with him (and possibly with other former band members).

--Leonid

[Sirius13]

Firstly I would appreciate it if you could pass on my sincere thanks to Marky for all the entertainment he and Coroner have provided over many years (Status: Still Listening! .

I sincerely believe that Marky's lyrics are the best I have ever come across, a perfect blend of poetic darkness and thought-provoking mystery.

My questions:
When you look back upon Coroner's music now, how do you see it? Do you view it as an incredible combination of talents that is justifiably perceived by some to be the very pinnacle of metal? Or do you see it simply as three mates creating some good tunes and having a good time?

Are you proud of the lyrics that you put together, are there any that you see as your own personal favourites (and why)? Are there any that you look back on and wish that you had done differently (and why)?

Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions



...and about the Totentanz question earlier - the lyrics to that one were written by Andy M Siegrist (I once wrote to him to ask for the lyrics, but he sent me some Coroner stickers and stuff instead!)

[rehabitat]

Can we ask Marky to pass on some questions to Tommy and Ron?

I'd like to hear from Tommy:
_What interesting projects are/have you worked on lately?, particularly of your own composition.
_Do you still jam or play live?
_Is your studio successful?
_Can you enable access of the "Clockwork" demo
_Do you keep in touch with Ron & Marky?

And Ron:
_What happened with the blues project you spoke about?
_Do you still jam, go to gigs etc?
_Anything interesting happen in your life in the past 10 years?

[wfd]

I just want to see if marky can send me some pics of the Various Guitars Tommy has and played with ´em in Coroner.
Just that Q:)
I know he has some kramer, hamer and jackson/charvel.

[Carole]

rehabitat said:

Can we ask Marky to pass on some questions to Tommy and Ron?

Don't know. It's really just Marky who accepted to do an interview. He doesn't seem to be in touch with the others regularly.

wfd said:

I just want to see if marky can send me some pics of the Various Guitars Tommy has and played with ´em in Coroner.
Just that Q:)

Well... that's not really a question for an interview, which is what this thread is for

[scottcrud]

What amplifiers did Tommy use on No More Color, and Grin. His tone especially on Grin is "tits".

Thanks, Scott

[parcaleste]

there is one think I want to ask and it is about the missing lyrics... (R.I.P. mostly and the "Coroner" album). I'll also love to have the ones from the "Der Mussolini" cover... everything

[nefesh]

-How long had you guys been playing your instruments?

-How did Ron learn to play complex bass lines and sing at the same time?

-What amps and basses did Ron use?

-Who did the spoken narration on "Old Man Bickford?"

Thanks!

[rehabitat]

nefesh said:

-Who did the spoken narration on "Old Man Bickford?"

That was none other than the late author, William S. Burroughs.