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Mick Pointer - Wikipedia

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Mick Pointer
Pointer in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Michael Pointer
Born	(1956-07-22) 22 July 1956 (age 68) Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres	Neo-progressive rock
Occupation	Drummer
Years active	1979–present

Michael Pointer (born 22 July 1956) is an English drummer. He is known for his work in the neo-prog bands Marillion and Arena.

Career

Pointer was the original drummer and a founding member of Marillion.^[1] He appeared on the band's debut EP Market Square Heroes (1982) and debut LP Script for a Jester's Tear (1983). He was sacked from the band following the album's UK tour and ultimately replaced by Ian Mosley.^[2] Lead singer Fish later told Classic Rock that Pointer had been dismissed because he had "never liked Mick's drumming", "his timing was awful" and "everybody was developing except him".^[3]

After his acrimonious departure from Marillion, Pointer did not perform music for another ten years. Instead, he became a kitchen designer, something he had served an apprenticeship in as a teenager.^[4] Pointer eventually founded the British progressive band Arena, in which he continues to play with keyboardist Clive Nolan (from Pendragon).^[5] He is Nolan's business partner in his record label.

Pointer later gathered a band for "Mick Pointer's Script for a Jester's Tear tour", comprising Brian Cummins (Carpet Crawlers) on vocals, Nick Barrett (Pendragon) on lead guitar, Mike Varty (Credo) on keyboards and Ian Salmon (Arena) on bass guitar, to perform Marillion's debut album for its 25th anniversary.^[6] Pointer had originally intended to call it "Mick Pointer, ex-Marillion"; however, the remaining members of the band objected to him using the name, and threatened him with legal action.^[4]

References

^ Ankeny, Jason; Jensen, Dale. "Biography: Marillion". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo (12 March 2014). "How Marillion fashioned an early neo-prog triumph on Fugazi". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ Ling, Dave (October 2001). "Fish interview". Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b O'Connor, Mike. "Friars interviews Mick Pointer". Aylesbury Friars. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
^ Orens, Geoff. "Biography: Arena". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
^ "Script for a jester's tour". Facebook. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

External links

Official site of Arena

v t e Arena
Clive Nolan Mick Pointer John Mitchell Kylan Amos Damian Wilson Keith More John Carson Cliff Orsi Paul Wrightson Ian Salmon Rob Sowden John Jowitt Paul Manzi
Studio albums	Songs from the Lion's Cage Pride The Visitor Immortal? Contagion Pepper's Ghost The Seventh Degree of Separation The Unquiet Sky Double Vision The Theory of Molecular Inheritance
Related articles	A Frost* IQ It Bites Kino Marillion Pendragon Shadowland

v t e Marillion
Steve Rothery Mark Kelly Pete Trewavas Ian Mosley Steve 'h' Hogarth Mick Pointer Brian Jelliman Doug 'Rastus' Irvine Fish Diz Minnett Andy Ward John 'Martyr' Marter Jonathan Mover
Studio albums	Script for a Jester's Tear Fugazi Misplaced Childhood Clutching at Straws Seasons End Holidays in Eden Brave Afraid of Sunlight This Strange Engine Radiation marillion.com Anoraknophobia Marbles Somewhere Else Happiness Is the Road Less Is More Sounds That Can't Be Made Fuck Everyone and Run (F E A R) An Hour Before It's Dark
Compilations	Brief Encounter B'Sides Themselves A Singles Collection The Best of Both Worlds The Best of Marillion The Singles '82–88' With Friends from the Orchestra
Live albums	Real to Reel The Thieving Magpie Made Again Unplugged at the Walls Front Row Club Issue 1 Anorak in the UK Early Stages Live from Loreley Recital of the Script
Remix albums	Tales from the Engine Room
Singles	"Market Square Heroes" "He Knows You Know" "Garden Party" "Punch and Judy" "Assassing" "Kayleigh" "Lavender" "Heart of Lothian" "Lady Nina" "Welcome to the Garden Party" "Incommunicado" "Sugar Mice" "Warm Wet Circles" "Freaks (Live)" "Hooks in You" "The Uninvited Guest" "Easter" "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" "Man of a Thousand Faces" "You're Gone" "Don't Hurt Yourself" "The Damage" (live) "Thankyou Whoever You Are"/"Most Toys" "Carol of the Bells"
Related articles	Marillion discography Brave (film) John Helmer Mark Wilkinson Crowdfunding Fan-funded music

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