The One Thing That Would Get Mark Farner Back in Grand Funk Railroad
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Mark is a great musician and man of the Lord. There is no grand funk railroad without him, that’s for sure.
Hey man brother!
Agree!
I met Mark Farner at The Memphis Italian Fest a few years ago. He was great and nice
I have seen Mark live with his own band and I've tried to watch every interview with him that was ever posted and I can tell you that he is a beautiful soul and his spirit is intact. Anyone that has him as a friend is extremely lucky. Thank you Mark F for giving us your love and abundant talent throughout the years and a big thank you to John B for doing these interviews with Mark!
Mark...is emerging as one of the more based, cool rock legends in the business. Getting even better with time!
Mark is such a nice guy! It's such a shame what Mel and Don did to him!
Mark comes off as being a real, genuine, down to earth kind of guy - a rare combination of humility [lack of pretentiousness], humor, immense talent and… well… graciousness. What a refreshing thing to experience. Thanks for everything you’ve added to my life’s experiences, Mark! 🙌🏻
"Givers never run out of things to give". Great words from Mark.
F them they don’t know a gift horse in the mouth
As a young teenager, I discovered Grand Funk Railroad. I was one of their biggest fans. I had most of their albums. When I heard Mark Farner became a Christian, I was so excited; being a Christian myself. He seems to be such a nice guy. Glad to know he's still out there and doing well.
Mark is very gracious. HE IS Grand Funk Railroad!
I have grown to respect the hell outta' Mark Farner. Genuine soul, immense talent.
Mark was my guitar hero when I first started playing. Love ya Mark!
Mine too. Still is.
Very humble interview by Mark Farner. I was fortunate to see his solo tour back 89 and in 99 seeing the reunion of Grand Funk. It's a shame how the way Don and Mel roared Mark. Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad period!! Thanks for the nice interview. Well done 👍
Much respect to Mark ❤🎸🫡
Mark opened up for Blue Oyster Cult a couple years back in St. Augustine Florida. Mark did an whole concert set and blew the stage apart. Sweet hearing the GFR set from the original. BOC was great too.
NEEDS TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY YOUNG MUSIC REACTORS THAT ARE SO IMPRESSED BY GFR'S MUSIC VIDEOS!!! I, MYSELF, HAVE WATCHED THEIR REACTIONS! I'M OLD SCHOOL, AND A REUNION NEEDS TO HAPPEN! SO MANY OF US FANS WOULD LOVE IT!!!
I agree Martha!
You did a great interview as well,you ask the questions then let Mark reply without a bunch if interruptions,VERY PROFFESIONAL!!
THX ALOT!!
Mark Farner is what I call an American songwriter in the Townsend/Davies vein!! He is grand funk! Just like John Fogerty is C C R!! Love you Mark!!
One of the greatest bands ever!
Farner holds all the cards. He has the songs, the voice and the guitar...he doesn't need them. And they don't even realize they're making fools of themselves with sad imitators.
Great guy, the both of you
The original GFR back in the day were great! Mark seems like such a good person - he doesn't reek of bitterness or resentment even tho he was ripped off .
When Mark Farner was in Grand Funk he was 75% of the band ... the other 2 were 25%
GOD BLESS YOU MARK FARNER!!!
I've been to the so called Grand Funk concert and a Mark Farner concert and Mark Farner is the one to go to. With The so called Grand Funk you might as well go to a bar and watch a local band play Grand Funk Songs. It's the same thing.
Recently watching these Mark Farner videos. So sad about the other two guys won't bring Mark back into the fold. Such great chemistry these three guys had together. Hopefully someday...
I saw the original Grand Funk trio at Atlanta Stadium as a kid in the early 70's. You couldn't pay me to watch that bunch that's touring now. Thery were on the bill with a band here with a band that I really wanted to see but I just didn't want to sit through it. I'd honestly rather see Mark Farner's American Band. Grand Funk would not have had ten consecutive platinum albums without Mark.
Thanks so much for share this video, blessings.
To paraphrase. No Farner, No Funk.... Know Farner, Know Funk. 'Nuff said.
I saw the three of them on their final tour.. they were amazing... then I saw the new GF with othe guys singing Marks songs.. I walked out after 4 or 5 songs
wish the three would get back
From being a long time fan from the beginning what I came to know is Mark is most definitely Some Kind Of Wonderful Best wishes always
I believe he wrote 92% of their material . He is ONLY looking for 1/3 for a reunion . WHO is not being fair ? He was most of GFRR . The other two were good . But just think about this for a second . I just saw him on Long Island . Great show !
Mark didn't sing "SKOW". Don did. You want a reunion, but you Dion't even know who does what. Clown.
What an all around great guy and musician. His talent is far-reaching. So nice to see him still making music.
Mark's one of my all time favs
Love my hometown hero Mark. Just to jump in with this. There are many times when a manager or handler will tell the person conducting the interview "don't bring up" such and such or don't ask this or that. It happened to me when I was in radio.
The three of them are awesome musicians. But, Farner is one of the most important reason because I meet GFR. When I was young I was so impress for the skills of this guy to play the keyboards with the guitar ready to play on many songs. I’m enjoyed ( and still are) the music of this amazing band.
Grand Funk w/o Mark Farner is even more absurd than Styx w/o Dennis DeYoung. And that’s really saying something!
AIN'T IT LIKE HIM by THE U.S. APPLE CORPS, 1970, this song would make a great GFR/MARK FARNER song
I would rather have Grand Funk paid to not ever again perform any of the earsplitting, frantic, non-melodious nonsense they played with all three chords. Horrendously bad!
Love Mark straight forward
The Mel and Don are fools (not to mention crooks). I would go to see Mark Farner perform. I would not pay to see the two jacklegs.
Mark Farner what a pleasure to see and hear you. To me you sound just like way back then
I saw you a few times and you blew me away in the gfr concerts I got to see. I still follow you because to me you were the part of the band that led it all together. Bless you man.
Why in the world would you cut mark farner off in the middle of a sentence. Thats piss poor interviewing
Why is Grand funk not in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame a group with this band are you kidding me
What a great thing to do, Farners Chords - if my husband was still alive he would be all over that.
God bless you, Mark. I'll check out Farnerchords
Mark......as a long-time fan of GFR (from the very beginning), all I can say about Don & Mel is that they should be ashamed, VERY ashamed of themselves. Never have I seen such ignorance & injustice visited upon another band member, especially someone like YOU, who was, without a doubt, the driving force of what was once the hottest act of its time on so many levels. It is so obvious to all the REA:L GFR fans that without you, there would be no Grand Funk. Granted, Don & Mel were/are great players, but as we all know, it takes more than musicianship to make a band great, & you were what made them great.......your songs, your voice & your unprecedented stage presence were what made GFR a legend that will live in our hearts for all of our lives. God bless you, man, for all you have given us ;~)
Don & Mel won’t ask because they know Farner IS GFR. Not them
Marks right I picked out funk by ear then see mark playing and go oh man I'm in the wrong position! He's absolutely right.
From what I hear Mark loves the Lord. That's a good thing for the band.
He is a great guy, a huge talent. They screwed him over so bad I doubt thy would ever get back together. He is GFRR! Without him in it calling the band that name is a fraud
Alright, I'm here to disagree with about 99% of you in the comments, not to mention Mark Farner and especially John Beaudin. I'm a musician from Flint, Michigan who's been making money doing it for almost 40 years. I don't know the band personally, but Mark's brother and sister, as well as his old bandmates Dennis & Howard are only the closest of many friends of mine that are in the GFR orbit. And I'm only saying all that to show that I've heard all pertinent sides of the argument, plus a ton of backstory. I've seen multiple iterations of Grand Funk and Mark Farner. Would they each be better together as the original trio, or with Craig Frost? Of course! But one man does NOT a band make--at least not in this case. But my biggest disagreement in all this is the narrative that Mark is trying to push. The idea that Don and Mel are lying to the fans is total bullshit. Virtually every article about GFR in the last 23 years makes it very clear that 2/3 (that's a majority, kids) of the original lineup is intact. And the majority of those articles mention the "new" lineup and the pedigree of their individual talents. Over and over, Mark draws the same lame comparison to Foreigner--in what universe does 66% original compared to 0% original? Shame on John and every other RUclips commentator who lets him get away with that without any pushback. And it's very convenient how Mark doesn't mention the main reason he got kicked out for the third and final time: He asked for 50% of GFR profits instead of the 33% he'd always gotten. And to be perfectly honest, I've seen more than one Farner show that wasn't worth that 33%. Luckily, I can't say that about Don and Mel. Sorry, John--I'm still a fan of your podcast, but with these Farner interviews, you're just trying to make whine out of his sour grapes.
Yes yes yes
The people who go to Mel and Don's show aren't seeing GFR.
Just speculation about the fallout between Mark, and Don/Mel. Perhaps it goes back to Mark’s foray into for lack of a better phrase, religious music. I think that may have been a 90’s thing, and recall they did have a reunion for several years in the mid-90s. Perhaps that created some issues between them later on that decade. You probably know more. Also, like many bands, those other than Don/Mel in the current GFR have now been in the group longer than Mark.
BTW Don went to my H/S, the others from my hometown. While I haven’t seen Mark as a solo artist, I have seen every other incarnation of the bands they have been in going back to the mid-60s. GFR, what a band both with and without Craig Frost. Phenomenal live, and Mark is one of the best singers and frontman, in rock history.
Without Mark Farner, there IS no Grand Funk!
Don Brewer sucks for what he did to you.
Mark I was at Shea Stadium, can you imagine if you weren't there and they put someone else in it would be no Grand Funk Railroad. I would love to see you go out on your own and do some of the old songs and record some of the new ones that you probably have and I know you do. Stay blessed!
Please give us Mark, Don and Mel again
Don't bow down to those backstabbers Mark!
After what they did it would be a bigger dishonor to you.
They don't deserve to share the same stage with Mark. Ever.
I've never heard anything but good with Mark Farner,I was in my teenage yrs when they were hott,its a damn shame what's been done to Mark,what Mark saying 33% is the least he should have,he pretty much was one of the best in his day,he could do it all I swear,I wish Don would come to his senses before it's to late,MARK DESERVES BETTER NOW!!
If I was left on an island with one record to play its Grank Funk live.
Please tour with Fogerty
Never liked them but respect Mark greatly..best of luck
I wish they would settle their differences and do a one off like Cram and Led Zeppelin did.
Film it. Offer it to their fans on Blu-Ray... and I'd be really happy.
Been dreaming of a Grand Funk reunion for a long time.
Cram. You need to trademark that before some thrash band steals it.
Saw them back in the 70's a couple times. They were great. Saw them about 7 yrs. ago. Where's Mark. They introduced everyone in the band except the guitar player/ vocalist, I guess hoping no one would notice it wasn't Mark.
Unfortunate but no one forced Mark to sign his share away. Yes, Brewer supposedly coerced but we are responsible for our actions and signatures.
you are wasting your time here, John. These people are obsessed with a reunion, but 2/3 of the band simply isn't interested as they'd rather play with guys they actually like.Farner talks a good game, but I've interviewed him and caught him stretching the truth if not outright lying.
It amazes me that the other two refuse to do this. They're leaving so much money on the table. It's ludicrous.
Excellent interview as always! Curious if Rick Beato is the guy Mark's referring to at 5:00...
I think he's referring to Chordplay. Beato didn't do "Sins"
Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad. On Time. Best Album ever
What is wrong with these guys one of the greatest trios ever pure rock must be egos getting in the way saw them live once great show
There is no Grand Funk if there's no Mark Farner
We need the original Three and that Recipe!
there is no reason for me to see gfrr without Mark
Pretty certain if the three got together, worked the usual stuff out, you would need a massive venue. IMO similar to Zeppelin. Just imagine that show, all putting in 100%. Are you ready ?
If I could meet Mark in real life I would simply ask him to sing "Some kind of wonderful" or "Inside looking out" and my life would be complete. Or just a simply light conversation This or ride a wheelie on a dirt bike Mark! Mark we love you!
what do the other two guys say? Did you inteview them? It's a mistery what happened. And the clock is ticking. We fans are waiting.
From what I've gleaned from all of this is Don is an egotistic and likes control. Mel goes along for the ride.
Mark seems potentially cooperative but I don't think Don will EVER allow a reunion. Meanwhile, these guys are getting older than dirt and won't be able to reunite at all soon.
Too bad. "What might have been."
Gotta say, I met Mark and his wife in Ridgefield CT. after a show. Swell guy, for sure. His wife, very protective of him so he's not spread too thin. But she was okay.
Hope I get to see one last show before I kick out. Don't care much about seeing Faux Funk. And that's just a damn shame!
P.S. Hey Donnie. Tick, tock. It's kind of now or never. ⏳
Mark is one of the guitarists out there when I was growing up and learning to play. I thank him for making it easier for a lefty to play right-handed. I was struggling like every other kid, who didn't spend 23 hours a day practicing, did. One day, I picked up a friend's guitar that was strung right-handed. I started playing the chords with my left hand that I learned to play with my right hand. I found it was easier to change chords with my left hand. I never looked back. I've been playing right-handed for 55 years. The song I played to was "Heartbreaker", by Grand Funk. Thank you Mark! I tell right-handed kids to string it left-handed and play that way.
Absolutely love Mark! Grew up in Saginaw and he grew up in Flint about 25 miles south! He now lives in Harbor Springs about 10 miles north of me in Petoskey! I see him every once in a while! Great guy!
The problem is DON and his head up his . Don only want Mark in GFR if that all he does. Mark has other interest and DON does not care about Marks personal interest. that became clear with when Mark gave 3 years to GFR and then went back to him own music and that pissed DON off without DON saying a word.
Don and Mel, let's make it happen.....get behind closed doors, apologize to each other, hug and get to touring....
DOOOOOOOON'T DO IT once you've been betrayed and back stabbed and taking a band out that doesn't even sound like Grand funk doesn't even look like Grand funk it has what five members in it now the three-piece kicked ass never another Grand funk like that when you have that old saying this ship has sailed far as I'm concerned it's going around the world twenty or thirty times Mark you are Grand funk there is no doubt
I remember it said grand funk playing tonight in Muncie Indiana I said wow I’m gonna go see them .well it was just the old drummer and some other wanna bees. It was not grand funk I was extremely disappointed. I left after around twenty minutes. Sad times. Oh well keep on rocking Mark your number one fan Robert Harden 3
They had a reunion tour 25 years ago ! I seen them twice in 1997 " .
I think it's too late now, their voices, energy and looks are not the same.
My favorite band but time to retire. I seen Gordon Lightfoot at 79 and he was too old.
I seen Don and Mels band on the internet from just a couple months ago and Don doesn't sound the same and Mel wears a wig.
Wouldn't you wish they'd get back, that would bring me right back to 1971, damn...
Dawn and Mel are really goofered up. Mark WAS Grand Funk. They all made money from him. May God have mercy on their unkind souls.
Back to Grand Funk? Without Mark, it ain't Grand Funk.
I'd love to hear why Mark thinks the RR Hall has not inducted GFR,
I’m soon to be 70 yrs old..GRANK FUNK..my all time favorite..NO FARNER…NO FUNK..
🎼 Doesn't have anything to do with Mark Farner, but Don Brewer is stopping everything.
When the accompaniement thinks they can take over, many times they have dual citizenship - that may explain the Faux railroad?
Actually Mark does alright without the other 2, apparently there was an issue between the 3 that put a screeching halt pertaining to the band! Would be good to see a reunion.
Just jealous. They get fawning star treatment now at their little shows. He overshadowed them.
They should be putting the Rock and roll Hall of Fame right now as we speak you got to be kidding
ask Mark if the Animals were an influence on the band -::Inside lookin out-etc.
Fans are paying for Foreigner and they are paying for a tribute band. Same can be said of Lynyrd Skynyrd today.
I won’t go see Don and Mel, even when they appear at the free stage at the local fair.
On the other hand, I’d pay to see Grand Funk Railroad!!!
He gets it. Life's too short.
I have not seen the whole of this interview or know of other issues the members of the band have with each but according to Mark's book about Grand Funk Railroad cited by Wikipedia one of the reasons Mark has not rejoined the band is because of money Says Wikipedia " after a two-year hiatus, when Brewer and Schacher once again approached Farner about reuniting, he turned them down after they refused to honor his desire to be paid fifty percent, rather than a third of the group's revenue as in the past. He explained his reason in his autobiography, From Grand Funk to Grace: "I do a hell of a lot more work on stage. I wrote the vast majority of the songs. During the 1990s, I committed to two years with Grand Funk. That first year we only did 14 dates. I ended up putting in three years. That was my mistake. I wasn't going to lose money again. At the time, each of us individually owned the Grand Funk trademark. In 1998 Don Brewer suggested we form a corporation to limit our liability as individuals on the road and I agreed. Unfortunately this meant that two thirds of the corporation is the majority". Apparently issues about income from the band seem to take a center stage for Mark and he has a right to make them important. All I can see is whatever friction in the band has hurt the band and the fans who love Grank Funk Railroad .. I encourage Mark and the band members to go into mediation and counselling and to pray together and find a solution to the issues that divide them.. A Grand Funk Reunion and new album and tour would be a awesome and totally miraculous!
It would take Don and Mel to pull their head out of their ass and take him back.
Mark deserves a big apology from Don Brewer first.
It can't happen he accidentally signed himself out of the band