Finding Neverland

The early 2000s were a time of change and self-discovery for Marillion. Following the success of their early crowdfunding experiment on Anoraknophobia, they returned to the studio to create an ambitious follow-up that would land them back in the UK Top 10. As Marbles reaches its 20th anniversary, the five-piece recount the falling outs, ‘happy drugs’ and tales of Neverland that led to the modern-day version of the band we know and love.

Philip Wilding

“The past is foreign country, they do things differently there.” It’s unlikely that LP Hartley, author of The Go-Between, was referring to experimenting with ecstasy for the first time in your late 40s while working on a new album, but this is the seemingly alien landscape that singer Steve ‘H’ Hogarth found himself in as Marillion began the lengthy and ultimately rewarding process of making the hugely creative Marbles. “Let me tell you: ecstasy – it’s the way to go, for a little while at least,” says Hogarth, you can almost see the twinkle in his eye. He’s on the phone at home and we’ve been chatting about the band’s mindset post-Anoraknophobia and its industry-changing, crowdfunding model. A similar question to other members of Marillion had them reflecting on the…

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