John developed reactive arthritis, which caused his hands and arms to swell. John solos to make them work better with the song. Stanley also said that he had to dub certain parts during the St. John had trouble playing the same thing twice. According to Paul Stanley, they had a hard time putting together solos, and Stanley said St. John clashed with the other members of the band. John's only video appearance with Kiss is in the video for the hit single 'Heaven's on Fire.'ĭuring the sessions for the album, which was recorded in mid-1984, St. This turned out to be one of Kiss's most successful studio albums, apart from those made by the original line-up. John with Kiss for a short time, but it was on the Animalize album, the second album of the period without makeup. John, apparently led to Donato's equally short tenure with the band Black Sabbath. The demos the band had recorded with producer Andy Johns and guitarist Neil Citron, prior to joining St. After leaving Kiss, he formed a band called White Tiger, with David Donato (lead vocals), his brother Michael Norton (bass / backing vocals) and Brian James Fox (drums). John was a well-known and respected teacher and guitarist for the Southern California cover band Front Page. 2 His state of health and the end of himīiography Before becoming a member of Kiss īefore joining Kiss, St.Mark's death occurred on the morning of Apfrom a stroke. Mark briefly reappeared in 1986 with his band White Tiger, but the album went unnoticed, as well as a failed project with Peter Criss (The Keep) and other record appearances. Unable to recover, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons decided to call Bruce Kulick to replace him and thus end the tour, with Bruce staying in Kiss for good. However, in the middle of the A nimalize support tour, Mark contracted a strange disease called Reiter's Syndrome, a reactive spondylar arthropathy that affected the metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of his hands, making it impossible for him to move in his fingers, which prevented him keep playing the guitar.

His image matched exactly what Kiss was looking for at the time. John was a highly technical guitarist, as he was an academy teacher with studies of jazz and classical music. He entered the group to record the 1984 album Animalize, replacing Vinnie Vincent. ' ' 'Mark Norton' ' ' ( Anaheim, California February 7 from 1956 - New York April 5 of 2007) was an American guitarist, best known for having played in the rock band Kiss, with whom he recorded the 1984 album Animalize.

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