Mark St. John

マーク・セント・ジョン　/　まーく・せんと・じょん

American guitarist

February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007　・　Hollywood, California, United States

California
guitarist

My Take

Mark St. John is one of rock's great "what if" stories, and I find myself genuinely moved whenever I think about him. He landed what should have been the dream gig — lead guitarist for Kiss at the height of their commercial comeback — recorded Animalize in 1984, and then reactive arthritis cruelly took him off the stage before he could really show the world what he had. From the little we got to hear, the guy could flat-out play: fast, clean, with a melodic instinct that fit the era perfectly. His time in White Tiger afterward showed he wasn't done, but the band never broke through the way it deserved to. He passed away in 2007 at just 51, which still stings. A genuinely talented guitarist who deserved a much longer chapter.

Overview

Mark Leslie Norton (February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007), better known as Mark St. John, was an American guitarist best known for his brief stint with the hard rock band Kiss from April to November 1984. His work can be heard on the band's 1984 album Animalize and their 2023 live album Off the Soundboard: Poughkeepsie, NY. After leaving Kiss, he co-founded the band White Tiger. St.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mark St. John
Name (Japanese): マーク・セント・ジョン
Reading: まーく・せんと・じょん
Born: February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Hollywood, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 2 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3