Interview with Mark King, before the show on the Night of the Proms Summer Edition 2023 in Koksijde. (BEL) About the Night of the Proms crew family, looking back tot he 80’s and what about his first bass guitar? Mark’s favourite Level 42 album cover? And how did the song ‘Hot Water’ come about?
Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:52 – What were your influences?
04:21 – Stevie Wonder
06:14 – The move from classical to pop
08:32 – Robin Scott’s influence
11:51 – The transition to music tech and operating it live
16:35 – When things go wrong!
18:20 – The current rig
20:24 – The home studio
22:35 – Wally Badarou and sampling
26:22 – Changes 2
29:27 – Reissuing Changes and a solo tour
35:26 – Level 42 into 23
40:45 – Quick fire questions: favourite synth, live track, what’s on your iPod?
SETLIST
1. To Be With You Again
2. Running In The Family
3. Mr. Pink
4. The Sun Goes Down
5. Children Say
6. A Floating Life
7. Leaving Me Now
8. Love Games
9. World Machine
10. Starchild
11. Something About You
12. Heaven In My Hands
13. Lessons In Love
14. The Sunbed Song
15. Hot Water
JUST ANNOUNCED | Level 42 ‘Living It Up’ UK Tour with support from The Christians| The band will have an amazing 22 show date run in Oct/Nov 2023 | Tickets on sale Friday 2 at 10am. aegp.uk/lvl42
Mark King of Level 42 in his home recording studio on BBC South East Today talking about Level 42 up coming show in Hastings in November.
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