"It's so cool that he's on the list," said Cesar Bittar, a teen-ager from Venezuela who's been alive only a few years longer than Marillion has been in existence. "There was never a way for bands before to have direct contact without being hassled."Īnd the fans are equally enthusiastic about his online presence. "It's such a good thing to be actively involved like that," Kelly said. Hear an excerpt of "80 Days" from Marillion's new album "The Strange Engine."Ĭredit: Requires RealPlayer 3.0 or later.Īs an active member of Freaks, a mailing list dedicated to discussing and dissecting Marillion's music, Kelly gets to press the flesh with fans virtually,Īnd without the ensuing weirdness that often accompanies physical contact. It took a computer keyboard to make him something of a legend.
Online Fans and Band Transform Each Other By LISA NAPOLI hrough nine albums and a decade and a half of live performances, Mark Kelly has made his living playing keyboards for the British rock band Marillion.
Online Fans and Band Transform Each Other
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