- Mark Collins (musician)
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Mark Collins 
Background information Birth name Mark Vincent Collins Born 14 August 1965
Manchester, EnglandGenres Indie/Rock/Britpop Occupations Guitarist, Songwriter Instruments Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar Years active 1986 – present Associated acts The Charlatans
The Waltones
Candlestick ParkWebsite thecharlatans.net Mark Collins (born Mark Vincent Collins, 14 August 1965, Manchester, Lancashire) is an English guitarist best known as a member of the British indie/rock band The Charlatans.
Career
Collins began his music career in 1986 as guitarist with The Waltones, indie band based in Manchester, England. After the recording of their second album in 1990, drummer Alex Fyans left the group and the band relaunched themselves as Candlestick Park. One year later, the band split up. Collins joined The Charlatans in 1991 after Jon Baker's departure.
"I just went down there thinking the Charlatans wanted a second guitarist. I turned up with my guitar at a rehearsal room in Birmingham, and there was no other guitarist there and they just said "Do you fancy joining the band?" I said "Oh. Go on then, why not?" It all happened really quickly." ~ Mark Collins
Collins made his debut on a non-album single, "Me. In Time", and while the band was not totally satisfied with the release itself, he has remained with them ever since.[1]
In 2003, he produced the track "Same Sad Story" from Adam Masterson's debut album, which was released as a single later in November that year.[2] Same year, Collins joined Starsailor, playing additional and lead guitar on their nation-wide UK tour and the Isle Of Wight Festival later in 2005.
Friend and fan of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Collins shared guitar with him on several events such as the Hero2Hero gigs, Shepherd's Bush Empire and Fleadh Festival in 2004.
References
External links
The Charlatans Official Website – http://www.thecharlatans.net/
Tim Burgess • Rob Collins • Mark Collins • Martin Blunt • Tony Rogers • Jon Brookes Studio albums Some Friendly (1990) • Between 10th and 11th (1992) • Up to Our Hips (1994) • The Charlatans (1995) • Tellin' Stories (1997) • Us and Us Only (1999) • Wonderland (2001) • Up at the Lake (2004) • Simpatico (2006) • You Cross My Path (2008) • Who We Touch (2010)Compilations Melting Pot (1998) • Songs from the Other Side (2002) • Forever: The Singles (2006) • Collection (2007) • The Best Of The BBC Sessions 1999 - 2006 (2008)Live albums Live It Like You Love It (2002) • Live at Delamere Forest (2007) • Some Friendly - 20th Anniversary Concerts (2010) • Who We Touch Tour 2010 (2010)Singles Indian Rope • The Only One I Know • Then • Over Rising • Me. In Time • Weirdo • Tremelo Song • Can’t Get Out of Bed • I Never Want an Easy Life If Me and He Were Ever to Get There • Jesus Hairdo • Crashin' In • Just Lookin/Bullet Comes • Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over • One to Another • North Country Boy • How High • Tellin’ Stories • Forever • My Beautiful Friend • Impossible • Love Is the Key • A Man Needs to Be Told • Up at the Lake • Try Again Today • Loving You Is Easy • Blackened Blue Eyes • NYC (There's No Need to Stop) • You're So Pretty - We're So Pretty • You Cross My Path • Oh Vanity • The Misbegotten • Mis-Takes • Oh Vanity (re-issue) • Love Is Ending • My Foolish Pride • Your Pure SoulRelated Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Manchester
- English guitarists
- English songwriters
- The Charlatans (UK band) members
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