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Episode 123: Mark Day of Happy Mondays on the rise and implosion of the band, Step On, Glastonbury & more

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Happy Mondays guitarist Mark Day joins me for episode 123 of the podcast! We spoke about his childhood and early musical influences, how & why he started playing the guitar, meeting Shaun & Paul Ryder, the bands early rehearsals & gigs, their hooligan image, signing to Factory, recording the Squirrel & G-Man album with John Cale, how he held a day job at the post office whilst also being in the Mondays, music videos, recording Bummed with Martin Hannett, the success of Pills n Thrills, the implosion of the band at the time of the Yes Please album, his life in the 17 years between the bands split and the bands original line up reunion, life in the band these days & loads moreHappy Mondays website & tour dates: http://www.happymondaysofficial.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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