Where is Karl Burns? And other Fall members...

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Continuing my threads about Guardian stories (and let's see if this one fizzles out quicker than the other one... Who is this "Rock Star"? !)

Here's an article about The Fall...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1678307,00.html
It's nice to read about all those great band members and see that they mostly seem to have got through their dealings with Mr M.E. Smith unscathed.

But where is Karl Burns?

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Thursday, 5 January 2006 12:37 (twenty years ago)

heh, xposted! And not even on this thread!

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 5 January 2006 12:49 (twenty years ago)

Ha! Apologies to koogs and Mark - didn't see the other threas in New Answers until it was too late...

Anyway - where is Karl Burns?

Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Thursday, 5 January 2006 14:12 (twenty years ago)

He was briefly the drummer with Public Image Ltd, but left after Jah Wobble set light to his trousers.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 5 January 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Whose trousers? His own or Karl Burns'?

Dadaismus (Dada), Thursday, 5 January 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

Karl Burns' own trousers. While he was wearing them.

mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 5 January 2006 14:37 (twenty years ago)

My mother was a member of the Fall for a weekend in '87.

latebloomer: Grab my puffy nipples and make a wish. (latebloomer), Thursday, 5 January 2006 14:49 (twenty years ago)

tell him to e-mail the guardian, then!

it's a thoroughly enjoyable piece, that. it doesn't work quite so well on the web because it's missing all the pictures and amusing quotes from the former members.

i was at the gig on calton hill in edinburgh in 1994 (i think) when brix and karl burns rejoined. about 10 minutes into the set, MES chinned KB. you could not make this shit up.

grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 5 January 2006 15:04 (twenty years ago)

er, "her"! not "him"!

:)

grimly fiendish (grimlord), Thursday, 5 January 2006 15:04 (twenty years ago)

I'll post a scan of the article on the Fall news tomorrow - slight delay to encourage UK people to buy the newspaper.

http://www.visi.com/fall/news/fallnews.html

- stefan (- stefan), Thursday, 5 January 2006 19:45 (twenty years ago)

nineteen years pass...

Was surprised to discover that KB has reappeared at long last to collaborate with his former bandmates...

HOUSE Of ALL: Interview – Martin Bramah discusses the band’s heavenly third album

So Karl got in touch when it came out, which was when I did the interview, and we started corresponding via email, because we’re known each other since we were about thirteen. Then, when we did the third album, I invited him to come and do it.

He’s not changed at all, apart from the fact he’s now tee total, drug-free, doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and he’s really healthy – he’s nearly as old as me. Everyone thought he’d be dead me, but he’s strong, fit and healthy and plays drums an hour a day in his bedroom to keep fit. But he didn’t want to just jam with any old band, because he’s got standards.

Kim Kimberly, Friday, 7 March 2025 17:50 (one year ago)

lol they have THREE drummers now!

sleeve, Friday, 7 March 2025 17:58 (one year ago)


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