30th anniversary of Marc Bolan's death

Feature by Severine, We7 PR Guru
On 16th September 1977 the T Rex front man was killed when his purple Mini, driven by American girlfriend Gloria Jones, crashed into a tree. 30 years after this tragic accident and 60 years since he was born, Marc Bolan's music is still widely spread all over the world.

On this double anniversary a series of events is taking place to mark the death of the glam-rocker. Songwriter, singer and guitarist, Marc Bolan cultivated the glam rock era and will probably stay one of the most recognisable British stars ever.

Marc's music available on We7

The Beginning of Doves
37 of his earliest recordings including rarities, alternate versions etc.

Born to Boogie
A live double album including a 10 minute interview from late 1971.

An interview with Marc

The interview itself came during a pivotal phase in Marc's career when he went from being in an album-focused rock band sellling 30,000 records a year to being a singles-led pop/rock superstar with sales of 5 million a year!

Listen to the interview...

 

Some great quotes from the Marc Bolan interview

The poignant - "I just want to communicate with people in the little time I have left...cos I might disappear tomorrow..."

The perceptive - "...if I have an image at all it's based on the fact that what I do is truthful...to live a lie is much more painful than telling the truth..."

And the joker - "...if you're not going to have an amp anyway, you might as well stick the lead up your bum..."

You will also find all you want to know about Marc Bolan's life on his artist page.