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Article: Rocker MC raps about 900 Ft Jesus
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- October 5, 1990
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Listen to MC 900 Ft Jesus' music, and hear traces of hip-hop,
rap and rock 'n' roll. The one thing that's missing is singer MC's
fave, Herb Alpert. Herb Alpert?
"I love Herb Alpert," said MC, whose real name is Mark Griffin
and says he's been a fan since he was a kid. "I even played trumpet
in the sixth grade and was pretty good at it. The horns were my
first love, but I haven't played them for about five years. Horns
are like weightlifting. It's a physical thing. If you don't keep
it up all the time, you lose it."
Today, MC concentrates on his keyboards, creating a brand of
industrial rock music that sounds as if it would fit into Fritz
Lang's futuristic "Metropolis." MC 900 ...