About this episode

Marcus Lillington discusses the rise and fall of the band Breathe and shares insights about their music and former frontman David Glasper.

Breathe were one of the leaders of that sophistopop movement in the late 80s and scored five big hits over two albums for their work, including the enduring ballads "Hands to Heaven" and "How Can I Fall". Unfortunately, after those two albums they disappeared and have never been heard from again, especially the uber-talented front man David Glasper. That leaves guitarist Marcus Lillington as the only former member able to provide some details, but even he can be reluctant about it, which is why it's such a huge boon to have him join us this week. He explains as best he can what happened to the band, the degree to which they were "manufactured" and what happened to Dave. We're extremely honored to welcome Marcus this week and be reminded of this special group. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/c/thehustlepod

People in this episode

Host: Jon Lamoreaux

Guest: Marcus Lillington

Topics covered

• sophistopop
• music history
• band dynamics
• interviews
• 80s music

Keywords

• Breathe
• sophistopop
• Marcus Lillington
• David Glasper
• 80s hits
• music interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Breathe

Books & works: Hands to Heaven, How Can I Fall

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