Mark Farner - The Messenger Guitar (9 of 9)

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    An exclusive series of Living Legends Music interviews with Mark Farner, formerly of Grand Funk Railroad. Part 9 of 9. Recorded on March 15, 2009 in Weston, FL.

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  • @Gohot229
    @Gohot229 7 лет назад +56

    Mark, you need to know....... you got so many of us through Vietnam, Bro you really helped us along. "I can feel him" Gime Shelter and more.

    • @tammieparrishmiller3669
      @tammieparrishmiller3669 5 лет назад +10

      I hope he see's your comment. Thanks for your service and I hope this finds you well. You guys were treated terribly and I just hate it. The man who influenced my musical life was a cook in Vietnam. He's only ever spoken about it once to me. What an awful time. Music is so healing.

  • @DanTaylorSr
    @DanTaylorSr 8 лет назад +73

    It is pretty obvious Don Brewer (a.k.a. Terry Knight Jr.) will go down as the most hated musician from the 1960's-70's.

    • @terryclaiborne9429
      @terryclaiborne9429 6 лет назад +12

      You are so right!!

    • @glenndrexler1677
      @glenndrexler1677 3 года назад +1

      Why exactly was
      MARK DUMPED!
      THE REAL TRUTH
      NO ONE KNOWS
      EXCEPT MARK.

    • @DanTaylorSr
      @DanTaylorSr 3 года назад +4

      @@glenndrexler1677 Why won't Brewer and Schacher tell their side of the story? They refuse. Let's say GFR did reunite. If they introduced each musician by name, Brewer and Schacher would hear boos coming from the audience for their past behavior.

    • @Mff48
      @Mff48 3 года назад +2

      @@DanTaylorSr guessin it would be embarrassing to tell everybody they are a bunch of money grabbing a holes!

  • @klausrain111
    @klausrain111 4 года назад +10

    Wasn't too into them back in the day, but EVERYBODY knew about them. Their songs were everywhere, on the radio, in the dorms, everywhere. Not too ironically, Mark seemed to be the whole band. Without him, those other guys would've been pumping gas for a living.

  • @BigPoppa-t3z
    @BigPoppa-t3z 4 года назад +11

    Mark has got to be the most humble dude after all the shit done with him.

  • @summergivens242
    @summergivens242 3 года назад +15

    The Messenger was what gave Mark Farner his signature sound back in the old Grand Funk days.

  • @zone47
    @zone47 4 года назад +11

    Man, I loved the tone of that Messenger on Closer to Home and the Black Live album .... such a raw and gritty on the edge tone that nobody else has ever had. Mark, I'd love to hear stories about your effects especially that wild fuzz tone you had. Glad you survived all this crazy rock and roll stuff and have embraced Jesus! Amen brother.

  • @fixxtorque4157
    @fixxtorque4157 5 лет назад +23

    Brewer and mel are nothing without mark and they know it

    • @dday9257
      @dday9257 5 лет назад +4

      Fixx Torque All they are is a glorified bar band living off the talent and songwriting skills of Mark Farmer.

    • @Mff48
      @Mff48 3 года назад

      @@dday9257 you know the sad thing is theyre so shallow they probably dont give a shit! ive watched their pathetic little ensemble its too embarrassing for words in comparison to the shows mark puts on and the love people show him! god bless mark.

  • @kerrmav
    @kerrmav 4 года назад +3

    i saw grand funk in 1973 in dallas tx i was 13 my first concert you guys are the reason i became a bass player. at that show i caught a paper stars and stripes top hat that you thru into the crowd . i had every one of your records thank you i was listening to the partridge family when i found GFR live i never looked back

  • @757optim
    @757optim 5 лет назад +11

    I was in Nam in '69. So much happened that year that I missed. Grand Funk was one of them. Thankfully, videos exist of much of it - like "Inside Looking Out" live by GFR. What a performance. God bless ya, Mark.

  • @zone47
    @zone47 5 лет назад +23

    That Messenger gave Mark a unique tone on those early albums, I mean, it was so raw and Mark's scratching across the strings, especially on the live Into the Sun was amazing. The fuzz too was very unique ... I loved that whole vibe of the early 3 piece band. Thanks Mark, you've been an inspiration for sure!

    • @summergivens242
      @summergivens242 3 года назад +3

      Totally agree. I can tell a big difference in the sound of the messenger and his newest guitar gear.

  • @joecronan2667
    @joecronan2667 5 лет назад +13

    Hey Mark, my name is Joe Cronan and i grew up in the Panama U.S. Canal Zone. I remember very vividlyl when Grand Funk Railroad hit the scene in 1969. You guys were one of my favorites. Here i still 54 yrs later out of High school reading about you and the band. Man , what a interesting person you are! You have handle your trials and tribulations with dignity and righteousness. I very impressed . The episode that really got to me (resonated with me) was when you had your vision praying . I too went thru a similar " God Moment" with my daughter during my divorce when i was in the service in 1978. I had the power drain out of me one Sunday morning when i was driving around with my daughter . I came to a stop sign in Panama City Fla, where is was stationed, when experienced my power drain out of my body and all anxiety left my body and mind. These words were spoken to me Clearly ; " Go to Church" it was said twice. I hadn't been to a Catholic church in 5 yrs, i turned the corner and there was a Catholic church which i stopped and went into. The priest was preaching about the Scantity of marriage. It was like truth serum being shot into my mind. It sounds like you had a similar experience . Just wanted to share that with you. I listened to all 9 episodes , Just an amazing story. I think you are a great guy, musician and man! God Bless Mark! Regards Joe Cronan Santa Maria Ca.

  • @quiteright623
    @quiteright623 5 лет назад +8

    Aside from being a multi talented Musician ( Guitar , Keys , Harp ), Mark is One of the BEST Vocalist's of any period with incredible range .. If you listen to 70's Vocalists like Lou Gramm and Mickey Thomas , You can hear the influence He had on them ...

  • @ncnetrick
    @ncnetrick 4 года назад +4

    Great guy, really enjoyed these, never knew what happend to Grand Funk Railroad......

  • @michaelward9880
    @michaelward9880 3 года назад +6

    Grand Funk Railroad "Red Album" is one of my all-time favorites. Mark was and is GFR. True American r&r.

    • @DanTaylorSr
      @DanTaylorSr 3 года назад +1

      On Time. Another fantastic album. 👍

  • @alleneaton3982
    @alleneaton3982 4 года назад +2

    Mark Garner made Grand Funk who they who they were. Keep on playing Mark

  • @johnbrown2378
    @johnbrown2378 4 года назад +6

    He’s definitely gotta he my favorite musician. Such a badass and hugeee inspiration. You music is killer. 🙌🙌

  • @phillack7147
    @phillack7147 4 года назад +7

    I brought Mark to play my hometown after meeting him in NYC what a Great person I even got to sing Bad Time with him I can call him a friend. Much love Brother Mark

  • @paullevine1813
    @paullevine1813 6 лет назад +5

    Have a friend that owned a Micro Frets like the one mark used but he ended up selling it & now regrets that decision. We live in the Frederick MD area & Miro Frets were made here back in the 70s. Lucky for me i did a chance to play it before he sold it. What a shame the story of how Don & Mel screwed Mark over & look where it got them, despised by most all musicians & fans while Mark continues to make great music. He is a class act..

  • @ricksadeck
    @ricksadeck 13 лет назад +6

    I started playing lead guitar after I bought their first album 40+ years ago. Just finished listening to the Red Album. Fantastic even now. So sad about the band but Mark is still top notch!

  • @ChaChingDream
    @ChaChingDream 13 лет назад +7

    Great Interview man! Mark is a class act! Thank you for this!!!!!!

  • @hoz49
    @hoz49 13 лет назад +6

    Neat interview. Mark seems like a regular Midwest guy. I know many like him. But they don't play guitar!

  • @strattuner
    @strattuner 6 лет назад +4

    GENIUS AND SAVED,WE WILL ROCK IN HEAVEN,BELIEVE IT,GOD WILL GIVE US THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS,AND I WANT TO SEE HIM,JAM,FORGIVE MY CAPS I'M BLIND

  • @albertabarro2056
    @albertabarro2056 5 лет назад +4

    You are the best Mark. I love the Grand Funk Music. I always find time listen to it. Never get tired of them , since 1976 up to now 2019.

  • @donaldadams6363
    @donaldadams6363 8 лет назад +10

    Is Don Brewer related to Terry Knight, he sure acts like him. Karma is a Biiiiiatch !!!! Thanks SIR MARK, I still listen to and play GFR on Bass because of you.

  • @gittahfiend
    @gittahfiend 8 лет назад +32

    Grand Funk ain't $#!+ Without Farner. £¿©k Don Brewer!

  • @RandyFricke
    @RandyFricke 8 лет назад +13

    Look in the dictionary under the word "class" and you'll find a picture of Mark Farner. Out of all the players I cite who have influenced me I have to say that Mark Farner is at the top of that list ultimately. His soloing was articulate and his rhythm playing was chunky. And man did he write some great tunes. Mark Farner made learning guitar fun for me. Thank you Mark.

  • @RandyFricke
    @RandyFricke 8 лет назад +60

    It so sad that as much of a GFR freak as I was to hear how Don and Mel screwed Mark over so bad and how humble and forgiving Mark remains about it all.

    • @rayrocker5150
      @rayrocker5150 8 лет назад +17

      Yup, Especially that cockroach Don Brewer. He learned a lot from that punk bitch Terry Knight. I agree though that whenever GFR comes to town posing as GFR, I don't waste my time or my money. Mark was the Heart and SOUL of that band. Too bad..........

    • @timidater4803
      @timidater4803 6 лет назад +11

      Ray Ramirez I agree, Ill go watch Mark but not that poor excuse for GFR band!!!!!!!

    • @kevinseraphimday6373
      @kevinseraphimday6373 5 лет назад +7

      That's because Mark came to Christ and they didn't. Bet nobody here knew that. Mark made the right choice. I wasn't a GFR fan, but my brother was.

    • @bigbow62
      @bigbow62 3 года назад +3

      Mel & Don... 1000% jealous of Mark & his talent, writing and of him being the front man ! I'm sure those guys had their cronies telling them how they were getting screwed from Mark some how and should do something about it....
      ......and here's Mark Farner who has gotta be the nicest guy in Rock-n-Roll and their so called band brother and turn around & screw him the worst way you can by taking his dream, his music, his group away from him 💔 ( A real Heartbreaker )
      ( those two Don & Mel gotta be some of the biggest scumbags in Rock-n-Roll & that's saying something ! )
      After all of that Mark moved on and is in a good place 😆🎸
      ( I could listen to him talk about his guitars and equipment forever, you can tell his music & sound is in his soul )
      Mark Farner is.... Rock-n-Roll 😎🎸
      ( & finding out Heartbreaker was the first song he wrote.... WOW )
      For me Mark will always be GFR.... the other two played the music & took the ride but it was because of Mark's talent & pure love of the music !
      Each great musians in their own right.... but for what they did to mark , the group and history is all they will be remembered for... so very sad 😔
      Mark is the real deal & one of the greatest frontman,lead guitar players / singer , songwriters in Rock-n-Roll History ( FACTS )

    • @Mff48
      @Mff48 3 года назад +1

      @@bigbow62 that was so well put! I think Mark was the real deal,still is.He had the looks he was beautiful inside and out an altogether decent talented guy.They were jealous.All that bitterness has eaten brewer up.All the lies he told in front of the camera for the 90s reunion"being back together is giving me goosebumps" BS!He must have planned what he was going to do.
      God bless mark and leisa,thats all i say.Mark is and always will be the beating heart of Grand Funk Railroad!! x

  • @gunnnzz6230
    @gunnnzz6230 8 лет назад +1

    shame it's gotta come to that!!

  • @brucemooney9364
    @brucemooney9364 8 лет назад +12

    Mark Farner is a class act that is hard to top! Grand Funk was the best band of its time and Mark was the heart and soul of the band. Too bad he was taken advantage of by his former manager and band mate. Great man!

  • @adrianalvarez8865
    @adrianalvarez8865 8 лет назад +1

    My First concert Grand Funk, and Billy Preston Chicago International Amphitheater, I think that was in 1973-74....Long Time Ago! There is no Grand Funk without Mark Farner, He is Grand Funk Railroad! Thanks for the memories, and the great music.....

  • @OU8121ST
    @OU8121ST 9 лет назад +11

    Hes such a real guy you know down to earth the 70,s kool vibe goin on

  • @markyncole
    @markyncole 9 лет назад

    I wanna know what happen to his chrome guitar

  • @zotes55
    @zotes55 9 лет назад +56

    This was a very informative Thank You. To bad Don and Mel aren't in the same class as Mark.

    • @williamcarnell2251
      @williamcarnell2251 9 лет назад +3

      +Gary Derezotes Retrieving a man's guitar from the Hall of Fame deserves a nut busting. I want what he's got, to be so sanguine about his former band mates.

    • @Mff48
      @Mff48 3 года назад +1

      @@williamcarnell2251 il supply the housebricks!!!! tealeaf donnie!!!

  • @gregmpalumbo
    @gregmpalumbo 10 лет назад +15

    Mark was/is the best. Great vocals, stage presence and the author of all of the songs. If one fellow is instant recognizable as the leader of GFR it is Mark. GFR via Mark was with me throughout high school. Mark - just market yourself at Mark Farmer formerly of GFR. That is legal most likely. Although I would love to read your documents. I am a lawyer.

    • @JW...-oj5iw
      @JW...-oj5iw 5 лет назад +2

      gregmpalumbo ... You are a lawyer(?), yet you wrote like that! In the words of Ben Matlock, Oh come on!

  • @MyDadsRubberBroke
    @MyDadsRubberBroke 10 лет назад +6

    Very humbling interview. Thanks Greg.

  • @ej1mshan
    @ej1mshan 10 лет назад +2

    Great interviews.

  • @ernied349
    @ernied349 10 лет назад +25

    He took Mark's Guitar my GOD
    Don you are a Turd

  • @messengerrob5770
    @messengerrob5770 10 лет назад +7

    I believe the original gfr needs to be inducted. It's bullshit that they are not in there but people who shouldn't be are?

  • @peterholdaas9248
    @peterholdaas9248 10 лет назад

    Back when GFR reunited in 1996 they toured for awhile and then Mark said he was going to quit the band and go solo. Don and Mel tried to talk him out of it, but he was going to leave anyway. With Farner on his own using the GFR trademark, he could hire a drummer and bassist and keep more money for himself. So where would that leave Don and Mel? They formed a GFR corporation with three directors--Brewer, Farner, and Schacher. Then Don and Mel voted Mark out as a director and took legal action prohibiting him from performing under the trademark. Now they are touring as Grand Funk Railroad and making more money than Mark. True, it was a cutthroat move, but they had to cover their butts. They basically did it to him before he could do it to them. Best thing would be for them to bury the hatchet and reform with the original lineup because the new fake GFR sucks.

    • @DrHogfan
      @DrHogfan 10 лет назад +1

      If Farner would have toured as GFR w/o Don & Mel fans would have turned on him IMO. I love Mark Farner and GFR but he should have learned to take care of business after Terry Knight screwed em all.

    • @dp6876
      @dp6876 9 лет назад +2

      Peter Holdaas Don and Mel could have done the same thing Farner did and used the GFR trademark when they played with a different vocalist and guitarist. There was no good reason for Don to do what he did to Mark.

    • @merc88
      @merc88 6 лет назад

      cut throat. you said it.

  • @randystjohn1646
    @randystjohn1646 10 лет назад +32

    IF this is true about Don Brewer (Speak Up)...what a lowlife....apparently someone who knows the in's and out's of the business world taking advantage of someone's trust.....despicable.....Keep on playing YOUR music Mark,,,,your the face of Grand Funk Railroad....would not be a GFR without you......F Brewer

    • @terryclaiborne9429
      @terryclaiborne9429 6 лет назад +2

      Can anyone believe This??? I know him and his wife, they are so nice on the surface, but (Terry Knight) on the down low!

  • @drummermaneleven
    @drummermaneleven 11 лет назад +32

    being a drummer all my almost 60 years.....I can say that brewer can have the stuff, what people think of you after your gone will usually fall on the ears of your family.....Mark, there's nothing wrong with trusting people, it justs let everyone know you are a MAN with a true heart for his fellow Creation of God.....carry on....your rewards not here on earth....

  • @briandigena6546
    @briandigena6546 11 лет назад

    great interview...you can see the love of music which is inspiring! gfr was a great band its sad how it all broke down...you are better without them...i see you are playing near me aug 24...i hope to make the show especially after watching this interview!

  • @theresedsanchez
    @theresedsanchez 11 лет назад +23

    No matter what happen's in your life Mark, God is in Control! In the end You know that you Will get your reward! God Bless You Mark Farner!

  • @pjeter49
    @pjeter49 11 лет назад +1

    Can you believe that shit?? There's no justice.

  • @austinteutsch
    @austinteutsch 11 лет назад +9

    Mark and I met in Austin, Texas in 1987 and again in Austin in 1994 on the lake. He is a great guy and fantastic musician and songwriter and when Ringo put him in his All-
    Starr band in the late 90's I knew he was accepted. Long live GFR and Mark and Lisa.

  • @1230jen
    @1230jen 11 лет назад

    You are amazing and so talented! Way to be the bigger person when everyone around you is fucking you over! Oh, and you're hot as hell!!

  • @robinguest575
    @robinguest575 11 лет назад

    great guy! (looks like Woody H.!)

  • @jerbear57
    @jerbear57 11 лет назад +18

    I am 56 years old and "Grand Funk Live" is STILL my favorite album of all time.

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 6 лет назад +4

      That was my actual first rock album ever! It was so raw and exciting, i was hooked! Huge GFR fan since then. Too bad Don and Mel turned out to be greedy backstabbing creeps later on but i will always love Mark Farner and GFR's music. Any band that could upstage the mighty Led Zeppelin are gods in my book.

    • @mikew3494
      @mikew3494 3 года назад +2

      Amen !!

  • @jerbear57
    @jerbear57 11 лет назад +9

    Mark Farner is directly responsible for me playing guitar. No bull

  • @jerbear57
    @jerbear57 11 лет назад +8

    Mark IS Grand funk. Any gig without him is like, the stones without mick.

  • @SuperStrik9
    @SuperStrik9 11 лет назад +6

    Surprised Brewer didn't try to sell Mark his own guitar back smh! Fake friend $ grubbing backstabber smh.

  • @TheGipoman
    @TheGipoman 11 лет назад +4

    My teen years were surrounded by GFR music and I still listen to their music.
    Great intervieuw with a great musician.

  • @zudocsss
    @zudocsss 11 лет назад +6

    Wow. I loved these 9 vids. learned so much about Mark Farner. Cool Dude, and class act. Don Brewer Should be ashamed of himself for stealing the Grand Funk name. Especially since Mark wrote most if not all the songs

  • @randyreal574
    @randyreal574 12 лет назад

    My Guitar Hero.

  • @tangentz0007
    @tangentz0007 12 лет назад

    Yeah rock n roll hall of fame museum but not in the hall of fame? Not right.

  • @66LifesMistress77
    @66LifesMistress77 12 лет назад +7

    I can't believe it! They did the same thing to Mark Farner that Cory and Danny did to Chuck Negron! What is up with the hostile trios? Cutting off their own nose to spite their face! D-U-M-B!
    Mark must be the genius behind them because I never hear of them anymore! And Mark is still very prolific with the music! He looks good, and sounds as good as he ever did, and he's still coming up with stuff! He holds nothing against them from the past. How cool is he!!

  • @istimewa1x
    @istimewa1x 12 лет назад

    No wonder Brewer was sóóó critical about 'that piece of shit'; he was looking at his own conciousness!!!

  • @istimewa1x
    @istimewa1x 12 лет назад

    Some people may find this is a bold statement; The world today needs GFR as they sounded on their first three albums. (i.e. with Farner on his Messenger, same voice & lyrics)....The world would be a better place to live!
    This morning I managed to cheer up an African friend with the music of the 'On time' album who had never heard of GFR before

  • @zenyatta8708
    @zenyatta8708 12 лет назад +1

    So let me get this straight, the Rock n Roll hall of fame can put his guitar on display but won't Induct the group. Is it just me or is there something totally out of whack with that thought process?????

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 5 лет назад +1

      Rock n roll hall of fame is a fucking joke. They induct clown bands and fucking rappers who should be thrown into a bottomless pit. Clueless as fuck!

  • @MrJeff1947
    @MrJeff1947 12 лет назад +3

    If you happen to read this Mark,..
    I just wanted to say thanks for the music, the insight thru these 9 vids..
    and I sincerly hope that you get inducted to the R and R Hall Of Fame.
    J.

  • @CrashTestChris
    @CrashTestChris 12 лет назад

    Mark played a Strat on the GOOD SINGING GOOD PLAYING album with GFR and stuck with them thru his first solo venture in the 70's.....Then the wood grain modified Strat with the 1981 GFR reunion......

  • @MCJaccard4music
    @MCJaccard4music 12 лет назад

    GFR are like the Eagles they are full of assholes but man I still love to listen to them when they was cool in their day !

  • @yaknski
    @yaknski 12 лет назад +49

    Wow Don Brewer..... what a disappointment: Hero to zero.

    • @Mff48
      @Mff48 3 года назад +2

      yeah like in a nanosecond!

  • @kurd55
    @kurd55 12 лет назад

    Brewer = No Penis

  • @boogerwashburn
    @boogerwashburn 12 лет назад +10

    I rocked to Grand Funk Railroad from the time they hit the stage until their break-up. For anyone to think that Grand Funk Railroad can play anything other then a cow farm fair without Mark are sadly mistaken. Mark is Grand Funk Railroad. The voice, well, it is the voice of Grand Funk Railroad. Rock on Mark, you brought us many beautiful moments with your music, your voice and that mean ass guitar. Hey Brewer, dream on thief....

  • @VANISHTHEWEAK
    @VANISHTHEWEAK 12 лет назад

    Mark you should put on a size 13 cowboy boot and stick it side ways up Brewers ass. GFR could have used any drummer or bassist, but you were Funk. Take care and hope u get something going in the music industry. You're an icon.

  • @NOTLIM214
    @NOTLIM214 12 лет назад +4

    I can't believe Brewer was really such an ass..To me if there's no Mark Farner, there's no GFR...Mark is a real man. As for Mel I hope he watch his back....Mel should team up with Mark and start a new GRF...the hell with Brewer...

    • @johnmoses6167
      @johnmoses6167 4 года назад +2

      Mel was involved in the dirty dealings too....

  • @rockerz57
    @rockerz57 12 лет назад +6

    Mark was my hero. In '87 the wife and I saw him in concert, where I got some real close-up pictures. After the concert we hung around his bus and a guy sticks
    his head out and says, "you guys want to talk to Mark?'' Uh...sure! We spent 20 minutes on the bus, just the 3 of us, talking about music and family. I had one picture left on the film camera, and did I think to have the wife take a photo of me and Mark? STUPID!!!! O well, I will never forget it.

    • @Sincopare
      @Sincopare 6 лет назад

      rockerz57 life is about the stories we can tell from our lives. You don't need a picture :)

    • @rickleblanc8900
      @rickleblanc8900 5 лет назад

      Lucky you

  • @austinteutsch
    @austinteutsch 13 лет назад +5

    I like Don Brewer. Cut my teeth on his playing in the early 70's. BUT. Unlike Brewer, I've realized that drummers and bass players are a dime a dozen, even great ones like him and bass players like Mel. Farner IS the genius behind GFR. They deserve to be in the R&R Hall of Fame. Period. I've played with Chris Cross and Brian Wooten of Trace Adkins in band called Rattlesnake from south Texas. Brewer needs to know his place. I do.

    • @michaelallen1396
      @michaelallen1396 Год назад

      The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a political hack organization who put some real turds in the Hall and left out some of the GOATs, like Grand Funk Railroad.

  • @AceOfHeart2012
    @AceOfHeart2012 13 лет назад +26

    Mark Farner was, is and always will be the true soul of Grand Funk Railroad.

  • @65drummer1
    @65drummer1 13 лет назад +2

    Hey Brewer, maby you should change your last name to "sewer", here are two reasons why; One, your new fake GF band "stinks" without the true genius, Mr. Mark Farner. Two, since you called the Messenger a "piece of shit" but you tried to steal it, which makes you a "piece of shit", and since shit is associated with a "SEWER" well the choice is clear, so call that crooked attorney of yours and for a nominal fee, he'll fix that name change for you.

  • @65drummer1
    @65drummer1 13 лет назад +1

    I find it amusing that Don Brewer stated the Messenger was "a piece of shit" but yet he swiped it from the R&R HOF. Well, "donnie boy", I guess you decided since the real brains of GFR had an axe worth several thousands of dollars in collector value that you'd capitalize on it, thinkin you could slide it back in without notice ? Who's the piece of shit now?

  • @kblackley
    @kblackley 13 лет назад

    A real Rock God.

  • @johnmanning6572
    @johnmanning6572 5 лет назад +3

    As a teenage guitar player, I looked up to Mark Farner, in particular, and GFR in general. Glad to see he turned out to be a real gentleman and a decent human being. The rest of the band? Not so much.

  • @masuro49
    @masuro49 3 года назад +2

    I was jus 13 yrs. Old when I heard: I come tumblin for the 1st. Time. I was totally amazed with the drums. Brewer was my drummer Idol man, I wanted to play like him. Not any more my drummer idol, actually it is disappointed listen the kind of person hi is.

  • @georgethune132
    @georgethune132 7 лет назад +12

    Mark is such a nice guy!

    • @pamcrider8074
      @pamcrider8074 4 года назад +4

      I'm 64 and still obsessed with GFR! This is dedicated to my brother Capt. Don Bohorques,USMC, who died serving his country! His fave band was GFR! Semper Fi!

  • @glenkepic3208
    @glenkepic3208 3 года назад +2

    Aside from Mark nearly losing (!?!) his Messenger, this was great. GFR fan since '71 and the photos for Live Album made me think the guitar was broken. Didn't know about feed back then :)
    I actually saw a Messenger at a Cali shop (Starving Musician) in the late '90s. I was so awestruck i didn't plug it in, just played a chord progression and put it back. Sort of a long time ago but i believe they were only asking $600 for it, which of course i didn't have. Pretty clean example.
    About 10 years ago i read a nice review for a 'messenger' offered by Eastwood. Pete Prown gave it a great review. It was even green :). I don't know if they're still available.

  • @youtellmegod
    @youtellmegod 13 лет назад +3

    Shocking to hear about Don Brewers behavior.... Bastid.

  • @SusanJohnston
    @SusanJohnston 2 года назад

    Yay for Mark he is awesome

  • @vancesathre5387
    @vancesathre5387 5 лет назад +2

    What a life, wow. Proof that GOD loves rock n' roll, gifted souls to Mark, Don, & Mel. They will be headliners in heaven as they were on earth. The music that touched so many souls with lyrics and the sound that sets them in a select group of bands that had things that we all could relate to. I can't count the times I can credit GFR with a good memory of mine. A live concert, a kegger or block party, some alone time with a girlfriend, the music resonated and provided a good vibe that made a life experience into a good life memory. I hope GOD can get them to get together for a performance at the R&R Hall of Fame. If we don't get our shit together rather quickly regarding Global Warming, it will be a life-changing failure to act that could end us all. At an ever-increasing rate of the greenhouse scenario we are approaching the point of no return, Open Your Eyes Because Your Sleeping, You best Wake Up Before Tomorrow Comes Creepin' In (GFR - We're An American Band). Thanks for being there for so many of us all these years, so important on so many levels, a true GOD-send that brought goodwill through good music. Thank you for sharing your gifts from GOD and know that it is true if you are good you will live forever. Imagine the music with an Angel on the soundboard and the acoustics at the ultimate venue, then times that by ten, then ten again. Now we're getting closer to the home of the future, GOD is so cool it will blow your mind. No earthly word for that level of cool, really so much more than imaginable. Keep the Faith...

  • @tammieparrishmiller3669
    @tammieparrishmiller3669 5 лет назад +7

    Don Brewer sure was a dirty player! No kind of friend I would ever want.

    • @JW...-oj5iw
      @JW...-oj5iw 5 лет назад +1

      Tammie Parrish Miller ... In the day when GFR was THE band, we all loved the trio. Mark, Don, and Mel. Not Don, Mel, and Mark. Knowing the enormous talent each man had/has, gives insight into how ego can screw up a good thing. Don and Mel conspired against Mark in a manner that could feasibly be considered criminal in some jurisdictions. Regardless, GFR was a musical phenomenon that fell victim to refusal to sacrifice. Don decided to take control of everything GFR, not considering that the fans see GFR as the three guys. He thinks that he can pretend that Don, Mel, and some other dudes is GFR. Certainly they are on paper. In spirit, they are a ripoff. Right now, people are loathing Don and Mel without Mark, but, at the same time, we want GFR back together. I guess we can hate and love Don at the same time. Mark became a Christian separate from Don and Mel. Don is still lost. He has time to be found, but not an infinite amount. Maybe instead of hating on Don and Mel, we should pray a little bit for them. God can help them, but He won't force anything.

  • @Jimmers131005
    @Jimmers131005 13 лет назад +2

    @badcomicbook Me too. I have one. The exact same model as Farner. 1974, Cherry Sunburst. They go for crazy amounts of money now.

  • @steveneal7687
    @steveneal7687 4 года назад +3

    When I was a kid, first into GFR, I was amazed at how much Don Brewer resembled an actor by the name of Robert Walker. Walker usually played psycho parts in TV show. It's interesting to me how Brewer is actually so much like the characters Walker portrayed. He played a psycho in the episode "My Son , My Son" on The Big Valley, and he played a part in Star Trek where he would kill people by giving them some type of evil look. He never made it big, but I do remember these two performances. Don Brewer, as a drummer myself, you lost all respect I might have had for you. I always thought you were a weird guy after I heard you making little screams during Mark Farner's guitar solo during "In Need" studio recording. Then, I saw you live, and I was convinced that you were a strange guy. I'm not the least bit surprised at how low you stooped to hurt Mark Farner. My goodness. What a pathetic human being you are.

  • @guitarwild1
    @guitarwild1 13 лет назад +2

    What a great series. Just one question, what the hell happened to Don Brewer? Needs Mark to pay more attention to him?

  • @zadokdean
    @zadokdean 3 года назад +2

    I felt his change when they released Survival! Got to meet him in like 92 or 93! Thank you Mark for being so humble. 9 yrs. later!

  • @zerogreenred
    @zerogreenred 8 лет назад +4

    It was a wonderful time for music; to be a guitar player.

  • @fabiocollina
    @fabiocollina 13 лет назад +2

    @1hottstixx really don brewer is very jealous...he wanted to be the leader but he got no artistic balls to fill Farner's shoes...Farner got brain, hands & hearts...Brewer had to do his drummer's job, leaving all in charge to Mark...and so he destroyed everything

  • @funkychick60
    @funkychick60 13 лет назад +1

    Anyone who hasnt seen this guy with his band N'R G doesnt know what they are missing! Saw him in Vegas this past weekend, these guys are AWESOME!! Mark sounds as good as he did 40 years ago. Got his autograph after the show too.
    Don and Mel who???????????

  • @marjoryrainey5761
    @marjoryrainey5761 5 лет назад +2

    As far as I am concerned he is One Kool dude!

  • @aschule5684
    @aschule5684 Год назад +1

    WOW...... let's not just trick him into signing away his rights to everything he's created and kick him out of the band maybe....... "just for fun" .......we can go steal his guitar too! The thing that impresses me is, despite everything that's been done to Mark by people he loved, trusted and created something special with he'd put it all behind him tomorrow and play with them again for the sake of the fans if they were willing.
    I'm not sure if I could be so forgiving?! Mark Farner is not only a great singer, song writer, musician and performer but a "a great human being" much love, much respect ☮️

  • @KH6DAN
    @KH6DAN 4 года назад +1

    As a life long fan of GFR, I see many people on social media complaining that Grand Funk is not in the R&R HOF. I'm here to tell you all that being snubbed is a badge of honor. The R&R HOF is only about putting on a huge cable TV show. It's all just BS. It's not sour grapes. There are many people/acts/bands that should be in the Hall who aren't. It's a good long list. Any organization that is stupid enough to leave out: The Guess Who. Devo. Pat Benatar. Joe Cocker. And induct Joan Fucking Jet. Bon Fucking Jovi. Def Fucking Leopard. Etc. They only put Yes in after Chris Squire died. SMH.

  • @OscarGoldmanomesayin
    @OscarGoldmanomesayin 8 лет назад +1

    Far as I'm concerned, GFR died when Mark left. Randy and Ray sum it up pretty accurately.

  • @juanespinosa8064
    @juanespinosa8064 2 года назад +1

    It wasnt the prettiest of guitars or the most expensive,but when you see it that guitar was Grand funk.It was Mark Farner,s early signiture guitar.He played his heart out on it,which is why i would like to have one just like that. KEEP ROCKIN AND ROLLING MARK,WE LOVE YOU

  • @randyreal574
    @randyreal574 13 лет назад

    Thank's!!!!!! My Guitar Hero!!

  • @charlesbruno2201
    @charlesbruno2201 Год назад +1

    And yet again, Brewer who likes to pretend that he screwed Mark out of GFR because they needed to make a living and Marlk didn;t want to tour as much as they did, just grabbed the Messenger when he could and NOT let Mark know. smh

  • @gregoryfrancis3899
    @gregoryfrancis3899 Год назад +1

    Is it surprising that the money changers' agents - in a band, as in life - get to call the shots over God's agent?
    Mark, you're blessed, unlike the other three : one down, two to go.

  • @jondoe6273
    @jondoe6273 6 лет назад +3

    Totally awesome interview.
    Loved every minute.

  • @shaunkelly9860
    @shaunkelly9860 8 месяцев назад +1

    Don Brewer sounds like a real piece of work.

  • @MichaelDBauer
    @MichaelDBauer 4 года назад +2

    Absolutely loved the sound of that Messenger.

  • @mikew3494
    @mikew3494 3 года назад +1

    I looked up the word shithead in the dictionary and Don Brewer's picture was there.