Talk:John Martyn

message: Ought to mention somewhere that he had bipolar disorder.--Penbat (talk) 10:15, 23 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bipolar disorder 

message: There is no mention of his other marriages his second wife, Annie Furlong, died in 1996, predeceased him. There is also no mention of any of his injuries a exploded pancreas, a broken neck caused by a cow flying through his car window, it may not seem appropriate but i believe it would add flavour and give us more of the feel of the man. They call me Mister Tibbs (talk) 10:26, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Further Marriages 

message: Some enterprising soul has written:
:"Glorious Fool was a sharp departure from Martyn's 70s sound and at the time was regarded as something of a sell-out by his die-hard fans, but time has revealed it to be a much stronger album than it seemed at the time..."
Beg pardon, but WTF does that even mean? This is a perennial problem with pop music-oriented articles, where far too much anti-NPOV verbiage appears with disappointingly high frequency.
If you're going to make such a subjective statement, can you at least give reasons in support of it? How has "time revealed" that album to be "stronger than it seemed at the time..."? What, aside from your personal predilections, leads to that conclusion?
I also think "...regarded as something of a sell-out...." doesn't even approach responsible reporting of an event. Again, what are the supporting arguments?
What you have here, in the end, is a "pro and con" observation, neither pole of which has a single bit of factual representation to help you make that case. I suggest including some examples in support, or abandoning the whole of the argument entirely.
B. Polhemus (talk) 05:05, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article's Comment re "Glorious Fool" 

message: Separate article now needed? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:40, 10 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discography 

message: John is not very well known, and its fun to turn someone on to him.  However, the first photo is not John's best, particularly since John was such a striking figure in his youth.  Please change the photo to a time closer to his peak, between '71-'78.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.24.242.79 (talk) 13:19, 16 January 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Although I don't really agree with the opening statement in this thread, I tend to share the sentiment of that unsigned anon editor. But surely, album sales figures would determine, very simply, when he was "most popluar" during his lifetime, and this would in turn help to determine the choice of a lead image. I don't think that even a very popular postumous album would be argument for using an image of an artist near the end of his or her life? Martinevans123 (talk) 19:06, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Opening Photo 

message: "His death was announced by his friend John Hillarby on the official website" vs "His death was announced by John Hillarby on his website". Which is correct? There seems to be some disgareement, which has been continuing now for quite some time. Could interested parties possibly discuss? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:49, 3 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: And still?? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:43, 2 June 2012 (UTC)

text: Thanks for your contribution, which helps explain your pattern of edits here. But, without further details, it's difficult to verify any of those three statements? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:31, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: And six months mater... still difficult. Does anyone have evidence to show that John Hillarby was indeed "a friend of John Martyn". If not then, I suggest that the deletion by Arranahmun should stay. After all, this would be the more neutral stance. Does it really matter, to this article, if Hillarby was a friend or not? How long do other editors think we should wait? Perhaps it matters only to Hillarby. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:48, 17 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Announcement of death 

message: Should these be:
1. Integrated into the text?
2. Have their own section?
3. Be added at External links?
4. Not appear?
Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:55, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unofficial websites 

message: Still no mention of his second marriage nor his children. They call me Mister Tibbs (talk) 19:13, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personal Life 

message: FreeBMD records his birth name here. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:37, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth name