T.Rex/Marc Bolan/Mickey Finn Interview

mickey is my cousin. Grew up with him, such a lovely person.

Love listening to Mickey. Mickey and Marc had such style.

Great interview with Mickey Finn, the first time I've heard this great man talk beautiful kind voice, Thank you Mickey you're contributing to music.

I met him when I was 18 and he was 35. I didn't know who he was to start with. It was only after a few weeks my sister who is 5 years older than me was shocked. She used to have T Rex posters on her bedroom wall along with Bowie. Then the penny dropped and I said that I thought he looked familiar! A year or two later his ex wife Sue asked if I wanted to help her by being an extra in her fashion show. She was also very nice. She had a clothes shop in Bournemouth called ...... I think it was actually called, "Stephanie's". I'm fairly sure that was the name, although it was a long time ago!

Mickey Finn is so gorgeous. He was a wonderful addition to T-Rex. May he rest in eternal,beautiful peace.🦢🎸🎩

Mickey was totally underrated as a clay drum player in early days. On top of that his congas were essential to the electric sound too.

What a great man Mickey was.

To me Mickey is one of those universally loved characters, like Santa Clause.

Rest In Peace Micky Finn of Trex 🌷

I love when Micky was talking about the Zebra Suit So funny!

Loved this guy x RIP Micky x

Great to hear the great man. For me T.Rex peak was the Electric Warrior album. Always remember the pics of Micky and Marc looking very much alike and spinning around on the vinyl label. Great great album.

So sad only one member of the original T. Rex still alive.....

00:46 lovely pic of June and Marc :)

I was a huge fan when a kid but there wasn't any YouTube in those days so we never really knew what they were like as people, Mickey obviously was a lovely fella and it's now clear why Marc had him join the band. RIP Mickey.

Thank you for this interview, Larry

One of the coolest bongo players ever

Thank you. That was lovely. Tortoise-Shell Rex!

I grew up in Germany and had at least one large poster of T Rex from Bravo magazine pinned to my wall. I must have gazed at it for hours, thinking that Marc and Mickey could even be cousins: two handsome fellows, how well they complimented each other. German TV program in the 1960s televised many Westerns portraying the "valourous American Indians" - with the lead characters looking like sun-baked demi gods with blue black, silken long hair. These noble chieftains could also be seen in town, dubbed hippies. The trend of wearing bananas, floppy felt hats, cycadelic printed shirts or batik T shirts, big, big woollen jackets, wide leather belts with big buckles, chain belts and big loops as earrings, altogether were projections from the 'noble savage' cult. Most young teens would have seen The Last Mohican (I also read the book), the Karl May films/books, the names of the better known Indian tribes became household names in Germany. One of my cousins, himself looking like Wiinetou during this time went on to study Am. Indian culture and dance, and published under the name of Wilhelm Wildhage. Anyhow, need I say more about how the German teens perceived the likes of long haired sultry looking T Rex idols? Mickey Finn's lean figure with angular, chiselled face with straight dark hair was a major inspiration to maybe millions of young folk who cherished the wild horse tamers, teepee/wigwam dwelling Indian scout, peace pipe smoking, dancing, drumming, chanting rebel rousers - Mickey Finn / T Rex so fit the bill! Marc brought druid wizardry and glam; Mickey brought a whole regimen of Indian braves, by drumming with great passion, he became a pop icon in his own right. Some say he was somewhat jealous of Marc, yet Marc could depend on him , for Mickey was also Marc's greatest admirer.

I could listen to him on and on.