Mark St. John
In KISS: June - Nov.1984
Born: Mark Norton
Birthdate: February 7, 1956
Born in: Anaheim, California
After firing Vinnie Vincent,
KISS was looking for a "shredder" who
could bring KISS to the fore front of modern rock
guitar. They wanted a fast gun who could play the
"two-handed, dive bomb, whammy bar"
style of guitar playing. KISS hired Mark St.John.
During the recording of "Animalize",
St.John could'nt play the solo to "Lonely Is
The Hunter", and Paul called in Bruce Kulick
for that song. Mark had developed a form of
arthritis, called Reiter's Syndrome, making it
impossible to play guitar. Bruce Kulick was
called in again to replace St.John on the tour.
When the tour finished, KISS chose Bruce to
replace St.John permanently.
KISS
release with Mark St.John:
***Greatest
Hits or Compilations excluded***
Animalize
(2xPlatinum)
Notable
non-KISS release from
Mark St.John:
White
Tiger: WHITE TIGER
E.M.C Records EMC-3653 (US 1986)
Produced by Mark St.John
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