Ed Bicknell Interview

[Pottel]

he says mark in the beginning. and he said "he and i'd drink" at least that is what i understood. Dusty?

[Jules]

Definitely Ed is the best storyteller ever, he has a way to tell everything in both an interesting and funny way.

And he might have stories about many many artists, man, a book of memoirs from him would be priceless!

He's also very good impersonating Chet, LOL

[Banjo99uk]

I took it that Ed had his tongue in his cheek when he said they don’t drink. I remember an interview with one of Marks sons talking about his Dads varied alcohol consumption. He implied he liked a drink.

[quizzaciously]

Definitely Ed is the best storyteller ever, he has a way to tell everything in both an interesting and funny way.

And he might have stories about many many artists, man, a book of memoirs from him would be priceless!

He's also very good impersonating Chet, LOL

Yes, that's a stand-up comedian right there. If Ed ever did something wrong, I'm willing to forgive everything just for this particular routine. Chet, on the other hand, is a natural comedian as well. With his voice, everything he says automatically becomes funny, all he needs is to add a little bit of acting and even a simple story of the retrieval of false teeth can become a masterpiece of a prank.

[quizzaciously]

I took it that Ed had his tongue in his cheek when he said they don’t drink. I remember an interview with one of Marks sons talking about his Dads varied alcohol consumption. He implied he liked a drink.

Absolutely. There are photos of Mark behind the scenes, with shot glasses, beer bottles and Smirnoff vodka all over the place, so I'd never buy the idea they "don't drink". I think when you grow older, you start to neglect strong alcohol safe for rare occasions. And something I can relate to myself, as I drink vodka and other strong drinks only in extraordinary circumstances, and I'm Russian. Chet Atkins calling could be one of these occasions and I would too drank a shot of vodka beforehand, nothing wrong about that.

[rmarques821]

He was just being sarcastic. Everyone knows Mark enjoys a drink, there are hundreds of stories and interviews where that is mentioned.

[Chris W]

I took it that Ed had his tongue in his cheek when he said they don’t drink.

They don't socialise. Any other interpretation is wrong....sorry. It has nothing to do with either of them having an alcoholic drink or not.

[quizzaciously]

I took it that Ed had his tongue in his cheek when he said they don’t drink.

They don't socialise. Any other interpretation is wrong....sorry. It has nothing to do with either of them having an alcoholic drink or not.

Dear Chris... Why so serious? You are known on this forum as somebody who advocates straight facts and truths. The only man who can confirm 100% what he meant is Mr Ed Bicknell himself. Luckily, he is still alive, though I don't think it's worth it to bother him with elaborating on this little detail. I understand you are 100% sure about what he meant, though I don't understand where you get this information from.

[rmarques821]

I took it that Ed had his tongue in his cheek when he said they don’t drink.

They don't socialise. Any other interpretation is wrong....sorry. It has nothing to do with either of them having an alcoholic drink or not.

The story is about something that happened in 86/87, why would he mean they don't socialise? They socialised back then. Unless he means they don't socialise at the time of the interview (2019), but that wouldn't make any sense in the context of the conversation.

[Chris W]

As far as I recall, I read somewhere, surely Chris would confirm if I recall it well, Ed was not present during the tour except on counted occasions, he was in London managing everything regarding the tour with Paul Cummins taking care of everything from inside the tour.

Neither were around much, although Paul slightly more than Ed.
As far as the tour was concerned, it was a united front. I was not aware of any rift between Mark, John, Ed and Paul.

[Chris W]

The story is about something that happened in 86/87, why would he mean they don't socialise?

Maybe, although as I say, everyone seemed friendly and on the same page in 1992.

[Chris W]

Dear Chris... Why so serious? You are known on this forum as somebody who advocates straight facts and truths.

Believe what you want.
They don't socialise, which is why Ed says they don't 'share a drink together'.
The reasons or whether it's pure co-incidence?.... I don't know, but I know they don't socialise.

[quizzaciously]

Dear Chris... Why so serious? You are known on this forum as somebody who advocates straight facts and truths.

Believe what you want.
They don't socialise, which is why Ed says they don't 'share a drink together'.
The reasons or whether it's pure co-incidence?.... I don't know, but I know they don't socialise.

A lot of people in a professional environment don't socialise, that's normal. I would say it's even welcome. You're making money together, not cooking a barbecue in a backyard. However, my problem in this situation is I'm not sure why you need to emphasise you don't socialise with someone when it has nothing to do with the dramatic flow of Ed's recalling the story. If they'd SHARE the drink with MK, that would make sense, however, Mark drank alone, hence no socialising needed, and it would be strange for somebody to emphasise something that doesn't need to be emphasised, that's all.

[Chris W]

it would be strange for somebody to emphasise something that doesn't need to be emphasised, that's all.

I presume he felt he needed to describe their current relationship.
Lot's of people message me to ask when was the last time I saw Mark, or spoke to him. When I say Zaragoza Oct 1992 they are shocked and disappointed.
Over the course of the DS band I'm sure they all went through a lot together. Mark has a new (sort of) manager in Paul Crockford.

[Banjo99uk]

it would be strange for somebody to emphasise something that doesn't need to be emphasised, that's all.

I presume he felt he needed to describe their current relationship.
Lot's of people message me to ask when was the last time I saw Mark, or spoke to him. When I say Zaragoza Oct 1992 they are shocked and disappointed.
Over the course of the DS band I'm sure they all went through a lot together. Mark has a new (sort of) manager in Paul Crockford.

I didn’t understand what you meant at first by saying they don’t socialise. I now do as you meant Mark and Ed never socialised with each other. That doesn’t surprise me one bit.