Mark King Level 42 BBC Breakfast 2023

Mark King chats to Jon and Sally on BBC Breakfast September 2023

[@helmutsimon8788]

Man, So Good to see Mark King alive and kicking. I’ve been a Level 42 fan since the early 80s. Awesome bass player , great musician, nice guy. THANKS for dune tune - One of the greatest songs ever written!😊

[@SRSR-pc8ti]

The Chinese Way is superb, love L42.

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

I have played bass guitar for over 30 years now, and trust me, to play like Mark does, and sing at the same time, just puts him on another page from anyone else. He is a living legend. Total respect to a band that have stood the test of time. I salute you. 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

[@vinceveedal]

I love Mark King - an absolute living legend.

[@user-qx3ik2gk7n]

Mark is the best bassist, do you agree?

[@vinceveedal]

Yes@@user-qx3ik2gk7n

[@The442nd]

Yes! Took the words out of my mouth 😃

[@bluefunkt]

Level 42 are still sounding great in 2023!

[@valerieannmcphee555]

2024❤

[@christiaanw3328]

Never tired of explaining slapping and the whole history of how things came together. He's such a nice man.

[@sallybannister6224]

He is isn't he ! Such a really decent funny man ..love love love him ❤❤

[@pifflepockle]

He gave a nice message to my pal Phil who was ill. He played with Prince too.

[@Turbomgzt]

Mark originally was a drummer. Don't need this bbc crap to know his history. Just Google it 👍

[@valerieannmcphee555]

Slap and tickle... Love Mark King. 😂❤💖💋

[@fragwagon]

Yep. Mark's a humble guy, I always cringe at these interviews talking about slap like it's such an alien concept or that it defines the band....but he's so kind, explaining it for the thousandth time 😅

[@A1B2C3-y6k]

Apart from being the "King" of bass, Mark is the nicest man in music. Always gives a great interview. No attitude, no moodiness, no arrogance. Just a thoroughly likeable guy.

[@floydpattersonii4996]

He has been my idol for decades now. Im a bassist and sing as well. I have been so influenced by Mark King. So glad to see this interview. Thank you for all the inspiration Mark King and Level 42

[@valerieannmcphee555]

I love gherkins. 😂

[@ronrosas1979]

One of my favorite bands and singers. Im surprised they didn’t get more recognition for their music

[@LordEradicus]

Mark's looking good. Can't believe it's been 40+ years...still going strong.

[@user-qx3ik2gk7n]

Mark is the best bassist, do you agree?

[@Gjermund-Sivertsen]

I saw Mark Level 42 yesterday in Oslo, and these guys are in it for the love of music. Inspiring and good sounding band

[@pedrojaluzot2166]

Lucky you

[@traceyneighbour3566]

Seeing them for the third time tonight Vicky Hall, Stoke ...First time was 87. Class act ❤

[@jasonking6892]

Level 42 are the greatest👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@gustafsone]

I wish Mark would remember that Level 42 still has fans over here in the states. I've always wanted to see them live but I don't think they've played in the US since 2010, but they only played a few cities, none of which were close to me :(

[@johndavis6719]

They came to Virginia a few years ago at some club but I could not make it plus I thought I would feel out of place.

[@mirkomarkovic3438]

You do know that you can fly to europe, do you?

[@jeffthewhiff]

Mark looks great and Level 42 is one of my favorite bands from the 80s!👍

[@shamadam1]

Great 80s band. Wonderful cohesion bewteen him and Mike lindup. Lessons in love was a real smash

[@petesmit33]

Great band loved them for ever

[@pauldawson5528]

Mark King: Thunderthumbs himself. Rock on Mark!!!

[@DaleHubbard]

Level 42 & Mark King. Absolute LEGEND.

[@PatrickGalbraith]

he looks great! I remember buying their "In The Family" tape cassette around 88', and now appreciate them even more

[@brownale1000]

I do like mark he always comes across well in interviews subscribed cheers

[@hondac7028]

Love level 42 one of the big bands off my teenage years born in 71 remember them all keep it up mark .👍

[@RoyLake]

You would think that after 40 years, interviewers would be able to come up with an original question to ask.

[@caroltaylor3931]

Amazing bass player, amazing voice, lovely bloke x

[@sedtoni]

I’ve been a huge fan of Level 42 since I was a freshman in high school in 1985. The first song I heard was Something About You and I was hooked. I still own the Level 42 cassette tapes I bought back then 😁

[@paperchain1239]

Top bloke. Saw the band in London at the weekend. Flawless and criminally underrated .

[@revelationmd]

Fair play - Mark comes across as a seriously good bloke. Fantastic band. Remember seeing them at Wembley arena around 1988-9. Seems like a lifetime away now.

[@ajh180]

I love Level 42! Wish they would come back to California.

[@aaronsmith5056]

MY favourite band and lead singer of all time. I am still a massive Level 42 fan

[@MrToonfish]

Mark King and Guy Pratt are real funny guys, talented and always smiling... That's why I really appreciate their music, because of their own personality first !

[@mooski-mooski]

Proper music! Love ‘em!

[@markfincher6024]

Top bloke. Always finds time for the fans

[@jonathanlegg4308]

Short tempered with a fan last week in Glasgow. Quite shocked to see it really. Disappointing.

[@markfincher6024]

Really Jonathan. What happened? Really shocked as well

[@jonathanlegg4308]

@markfincher6024 A fan asked him a question about whether he would consider putting a particular song into the set for his tour after this one. His reaction was super negative, saying everyone has an opinion on what songs they should play and he didn't care. He got very anti and borderline angry threatening to get the guy thrown out. His attitude and temperament seems a bit skew whiff to say the least. I enjoyed the set they played though, fantastic musicians.

[@SPHau]

Just came home tonight from seeing Mark and band at the Philharmonic in Liverpool and what a performance.If your not familier with a lot of their stuff and only come for the hits then ok but funk and jazz enthusiasts would savour the longer slap bass solos .

[@simonhodgett7790]

Wish "Boon"was still with us !

[@jeffreyg607]

💔💔🙏🙏

[@EX141FE]

Best bassist ever!

[@MessiasMR]

Man, I'd love to see them live, wish they could come to brazil..

[@srimatkusen-hs7kh]

i Love Level 42..❤

[@AlexLewisTV]

It's so great that Level 42 is still going strong. Never stop, guys.

[@SWT63]

Last saw Level 42 at the Hammersmith Odeon in the 80's (when that was a thing) - awesome.

[@stephenmitchell2979]

Absolute legend Looking good Mark👍🏾👍🏾

[@BarbieChaite]

1:45 he does not forget wally

[@guyjones3665]

A great live band...

[@EPHESIANS511CLUB]

Love you ❤

[@peoplespoet98]

Anyone who hasn’t seen this band LiVe yet . Just gonna say , once they’re gone , there will never be another like them again.

[@rachidluildha2676]

One of the greatest bass players of all times. David Margen from Santana gave me the will to learn bass but Miller, Jaco, Stanley and Mark were my models!

[@willymartino]

Mark King is a legend and I love level 42. Saw them last night and they were phenomenal, truly were. BBC presenters are like children’s tv presenters tho it does my head in…that’s all I’ll say.

[@Essa695]

Went to see them in the 80s and every time they go on tour since. Hopefully can see them again Now. Great Band

[@sanchopp]

See many times in France in the 80's, my first bass hero. Love from France.

[@funwithfood7451]

42 is amazing!!

[@LuciTulcea]

So glad to see Mark King doing well!

[@hankman1023]

Got to see ‘The Man’ and his band mates in the mid 80s when they stopped by Jakarta, Indonesia. It’s an amazing show!

[@macdaddybender]

I saw Level 42 two weeks ago in Oxford and they were phenomenal. My advice would be to see this band whenever you get the chance.

[@paperchain1239]

Yes I agree wholeheartedly. Fantastic in Hammersmith. Good choice sir

[@michaeledwards5981]

Level 42 take me back to being 19 again 👍

[@mikeg981]

I introduce their music to kids of today and can't believe how good thier music is. It's so diverse when you think of all of their albums.

[@mosfet9915]

Undeniably, one of the very best bass guitar players in history! Love Mark's unique style with Level 42 & really enjoyed his years with one of the most underrated bands of the late 20th Century!... Right On Mark!...🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🤜🤛🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!!!

[@ManfredElsingBielefeld]

Thank you for all the inspiration Mark King and Level 42 ,good to see him there!!!

[@bettycogswell9851]

Something About You is my fav song of theirs.

[@user-fq4qk9wz5k]

The man and his band mates have definitely put a smile on my face on many occasions over the years with the great tunes they produced top dollar Brit funk

[@oudshoorn2]

Great Guy, good to see him on the show.

[@macpdm]

Seen them maybe a half dozen times. And they blew the roof off each time.

[@mexton]

One of my favorite bassists.❤ Love Level 42!

[@ciphermatrix]

Still absolutely blasting the songs out, they were great in Glasgow a few weeks ago.

[@michelangelopino7198]

Looking forward to seeing the show in Amsterdam in November🎉

[@wladsonsantos5786]

I have been a fan for over 35 years. Great to see Mark and the band preparing to be back, performing live.

[@richbrice3299]

Total legend! Amazing bass play player!

[@HUMPTYNUGGET]

Ive been to six concerts in the late eighties by this incredible band , brilliant jazzfunk outfit .....i have to say their earlier stuff is the best ....their early tapes album is fantastic....

[@michaeldean7220]

Sadly a lot of people think Level 42 start and finish at Running in the Family. May they carry on gigging for years to come but let's have a few more deep cuts please Mike and Mark :)

[@HUMPTYNUGGET]

@@michaeldean7220 they weren't the same for me when the brothers left , the criticism I hear of the most is that they went too commercialised and started to produce pop music , which I agree with , some of their later work is awful , but I will never forget when I first heard them on my mates gigantic ghetto blaster with love games , always there etc never heard anything like that before and I was hooked .....I remember the time I bought their Pursuit of Accidents LP as soon as it came out ,I was so excited to get back home and play them on my Amstrad stack system hifi unit , with double cassette tape players and graphic equaliser ..... The Early tapes is a masterpiece, I stilllisten to it so often .

[@lnkd70]

Pleeeease, come and play in Paris!

[@alphatrion100]

I love their songs ❤

[@paulo4223]

Legend!! Thanks for posting. I heard the Early Tapes just when it was released and my head fell off!! Thank you to MK, ML, PG and BG (May you rest in peace, Boon). .. Boon's rhythm and lead playing on Almost There just took my breath away. What a band. What tunes. Superb musicians. Dune Tune is 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@vigulfmusicproduct]

Mark and Leevel 42 are Legends:) Super Band! I also follows Mark's daughter:)

[@skullcomputers]

Great Band in what was great, better days

[@frunk1020]

And you hit the string with your thumb and it goes bong. - Mark King, on slapping bass.

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

Im getting back into them!

[@chinko-birooon]

I like LEVEL42 so much that I can say that there is probably no one in Japan who likes it more than me.

[@Primus445]

The King of king forever!!! ❤❤❤...

[@parklane8315]

I've got no time for musicians today - God bless the 80's !

[@2e0wmghamradioandkayaking85]

Maestro❤️

[@faymerrelinthecity4697]

Just seen them in Liverpool. PRB and those sticks with lights ❤

[@originalsoulboy1980s]

I spotted Paul Moore bopping along at the front at 3:28.

[@alexandrelazaroscardoso1494]

Level 42 is alive than ever!

[@unniberthling8912]

Mark King love Level 42, but his college on keyboard is important to him and the band:)

[@ednasouzademendonca8152]

Que fofo ! Love you , Mark King .

[@playonkorg]

King, Gilmore, Knopfler ...beautiful people and they have meant a lot to me

[@jasonwright5232]

r.i.p. Boon

[@hashsafc]

The GOAT!

[@user-du1yk7uk9v]

One of the best band EVER!

[@pavvitik]

Incredible best player, one of favourite

[@robhendo3865]

Build myself a rocket

[@szymonwojcik7608]

Mark is the best Music MEN 😁😄😉👍

[@WarmasAsunnedcat]

Good band 😊

[@AngelicusImmortus]

Mark "Thunder thumbs" King as Nik Kershaw calls him.

[@ollag9260]

Un des meilleurs bassistes de tous les temps, quand je pense que son instrument de départ est la batterie !

[@Longrunthefox]

Mark King And Level 42 Are Proper Musicians....

[@kaori-himawari]

かわちぃ❤Mr.thumb 👍

[@andrewharman6861]

Not many people know this but apart from being an excellent guy, bass player and musician who makes us dance laugh and have a good time he also is a great actor I didn’t realise but a friend told me he played a small but significant part in the Kelly’s Heroes movie as a Tiger Tank driver Just kidding but I think Mark would have killed the part. Joking aside Marks musical roots and inspiration comes from the era of master musicianship such as Maharvishnu orchestra say no more his playing is unique Get down to Wolverhampton ❤

[@Usualspec13]

Salute to the OG's

[@stuarthartley7428]

Underated

[@kyorin6526]

Sally Nugent 🥰

[@MrKeeft1]

So hes 65..my babds ian used tio say if we sre still akive...we`ll be there abd we were until bill the bass git very ill...me too..bill died...i cane close but 35 years was good..good ti see mark,..

[@michaeldean7220]

Great that they are still gigging. However, wish they would mix up the set list a little with a few more deep cuts. I know many people come for the hits but we've heard Running in the Family just a bit too much. There's so much more to them particularly from some of the earlier albums.

[@legitibitmaster3264]

He can play some guitar too along side bass & drums too truss ❤️