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From: KISS FAQ MARK ST. JOHN’s KISS career may have been over with the blink of an eye in 1984, but the KISSFAQ would like to throw some random stuff at you about his musical career… To Hassle-the-Hoff’s Q "Is Everybody Happy?" I’d suggest the A is "Only if the bills get paid!" Mark appeared in David Hasslehoff’s "Is Everybody Happy" music video. David had a pretty successful musical career in Europe… Mark also worked in a band featuring David Donato (Vocals), J.R. Saenz (Drums), Glenn Hughes (Vocals/Bass). Demos the band had recorded with producer Andy Johns and guitarist Neil Citron, prior to Mark joining, apparently led to Donato’s equally short tenure with another legendary band: Black Sabbath. Neil Citron had been the guitarist in the GENE SIMMONS produced act Virgin (who didn’t release an album). Mark made one of his first live appearances in March 1985, appearing at an all-star jam session at the FM Station Club. The lineup included Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge (KISS Revolution, April/May 1985). Mark also performed at "a sold-out audience at a benefit Jazz concert for Greenpeace. Some of the legendary Jazz musicians playing alongside Mark included: The Steve Hooks Band, Stu Nevitt (Shadowfax), Slyde Hyde (Tom Scott/Supertramp), Al Aarons (Count Basie) plus other special all-star guests." (KISS Force) Mark and David soon formed White Tiger, becoming the first ex-KISS guitarist to release an album (1986, pre-dating both ACE FREHLEY and VINNIE VINCENT’s efforts). Mark also did some session work performing lead guitar on "Livin’ For My Lord" on Ken Tamplin’s 1990 album, "Axe To Grind." Ken is an insiprational Christian rocker more famed for his involvement in the band "Shout". Needless to say, Tamplin has also cowritten material with GENE SIMMONS of KISS. St. John made a demo in 1990 with fellow former KISS member PETER CRISS. This band, known as "The Keep," became what was essentially White Tiger, with PETER CRISS replacing Brian Fox on drums, and David Donato using the alias Michael McDonald. This lineup performed live just once, on May 2, 1990 at a drum clinic at the Guitar Center music store in Lawndale, CA. Mark released a "MARK ST. JOHN Project" EP in 1999 featuring two instrumentals and three songs with Criss’ first vocalist Phil Naro. This was followed in 2003 by a full-length instrumental CD, "Magic Bullet Theory" with his brother on bass. |
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