Mark Farner - I Got Laid Off From High School (1 of 9)

[@jerrylane8118]

This cat is a living legend. Period! A true American patriot who just happened to be in one of the most unappreciated , hard working bands of all time. Snubbed by the R-R Hall of fame to this day! Keep on shining on Mark. ❤

[@karma4553]

What makes you say patriot???Elaborate...Unappreciated.?? And this? You need to THINK about just what your saying !!!

[@georgefassuliotis5745]

Mark Farner is a true class act and great musician. His story telling ability is mesmerizing. He captures the era of the peak and decline of the auto industry and saw it wasn't the life for him. He developed into an incredible guitarist and has one of the most original soulful rock voices you will ever hear. Play on Mark!

[@jimbruner1523]

to9

[@heronpage3883]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@karma4553]

@@heronpage3883 what's so funny?

[@pagecampbelljr4562]

Mark you and grandfunk railroad On time was an all time rare talent and of true meaning of deep thoughts and feeling in your sound ps it is in your sound

[@OU8121ST]

He is grand Funk hes one of the best Rock singer writer guitar player musicians in the world living legend

[@drammengrunalf4160]

His draw back was what happened in the early 1970's. GFR was a non drug band, and they had a stigma around them because of that. Their past will continue to haunt them...

[@darrellyoung1863]

L

[@johntrojan9653]

Naw, it wasn't the Non-drug thang, t'was bcz Blue collar, Assembly-line R 'n R snapped the Nation out - we couldn't handle it, it was its own Genre, TOTALLY !!

[@QueenofArgyle2525]

I agree

[@karma4553]

At least in the U.S.

[@GasserGlass]

Worked for mark in 1984/85........ What you see and hear in this video series is THE REAL DEAL"......... Hes a better man then he is a Rock Legend........ Hes a very laid dude with a huge passion for life, wife and family........ His talent range is 5 times what you see & hear from his Grand Funk music....... Mark Farner IS Grand Funk Railroad...... Don and Mel owe anything and everything they have to Mark's talent... PERIOD!

[@Cuckold_Cockles]

What did you do for work? Mow his lawn? I'm just curious....

[@karma4553]

And yes alot of talent ca.e out of this state in our days. Mark is my age. Well almost !

[@karma4553]

Don an Mel are solid in their own right ! And they are the Railroad without doubt! But just part ! Shouldn't consider going as G.F.R.R. ! That's pushing it ! But think about them? Without Farner they need as much of his juju as they can get ! Think about it.Its a HUGE compliment to Farner ! And as sneaky as it IS,they want to be frontmen at any shimmy price ! That's LOW DOWN ! But very SAD for those two ! Mark knows just as us all ! Going back to the roots an present day ! Hats Off to Farner ! Once again !!!

[@MissingMars]

Mark Farner is the real deal & the cloth that is American!!!! -nuff said... thanks for everything Mark.

[@heronpage3883]

Everything that's American. Jesus Christ, now I've heard everything.

[@KirkSH52]

Mark Farner is such an interesting person. I can listen to him and really enjoy what he says because it has substance.

[@superorangeish]

Mark Farner is thee man! When I re- visit Grand Funk' s music , I realize why I loved them as a youth.Amazing energy when they came on stage.I idolized Mark as a kid!

[@fw1421]

Grand Funk was one of the truly great bands of the 60’s and 70’s. Wonderful music.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sixstringbluesify]

One of the best voices in HISTORY!!!!

[@davidtrobaugh9798]

Mark Rock's. He has always been one of Michigan's best. Rockers. Of all time.

[@artrobledo5042]

I enjoy listening to Mark Farner talking story....What a great guy!

[@darlatidwell9995]

Congradulations Mark on your achievements and your long lived success. Because we all still love you and your musical legacy. As Grand Funk Railroad's awesome lyrics go "Keep It Shining On ! " 🎤🎸🎶

[@tomcata1467]

One of the great, American guitarists and singer-songwriters of our time. I remember listening and rocking out to GFR,, in high school, in 1969.

[@karma4553]

Dam you look awful young

[@jammyrick4087]

Always love Mark, a common guy, who has always related to the common person, in music. He was always determined to proceed expectations at the time. a champion for the hard working Americans.

[@DaleHauskins]

God's forever blessings to Mr.Farner for all your inspiration from this east Los Angeles lifelong guitarist!

[@pedraw]

Mark speaks the truth about the auto industry right here. I grew up in the area and I saw it.

[@thomasburnett4712]

Mark Farner is so real in his videos it’s refreshing.

[@tammieparrishmiller3669]

It's great to hear stories about having parents who were supportive of their children's dreams and aspirations. Mark was a talented man. I've seen him in concert and it was probably during the reunion because it was in the '90s and it was a free show at Union Station in St. Louis Mo. where I managed to get my shorts signed only by asking. I've loved this band all my life!

[@karma4553]

Was talented???Tammie, you have good taste but you must be a young lady. Right? Under 50?

[@karma4553]

Oh my name is Ferrell. I'm 76

[@tammieparrishmiller3669]

@@karma4553 Was I not elaborate enough for you? I freaking love Mark Farner, he is hugely talented, and his bandmates did him dirty, but that's not the point. I'm closer to 60 than 50 and what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Jeez! Like I'm some young pup and you've got something on me? What, age? That's actually funny!

[@karma4553]

@@tammieparrishmiller3669 obviously I was commenting on another comment ! I could give a shit about tea ! Don't drink !

[@karma4553]

I was talking about Mark Farner, Grand Gunk comment you made deary !

[@paulsecon4889]

The Man is the real deal and is spot on when it comes to the music coming out of Michigan. So down to earth. Shame what happened to him and his band. Definitely in the top ten of the best bands ever to come out of the U.S.A.

[@rb4749]

I still get chills watching Mark in Shea Stadium from 1971.

[@1gitarz]

Met Mark a few years ago in Virginia Beach. He was just so laid back and polite...and funny. Still a great talent and more importunely, a wonderful man.

[@rogerhickman6114]

Mark Farner is the Best Of The Best!!! A Solid Guy.!!

[@theincredibleediblesband6772]

Mark has been my rock n roll guitar hero for the past 50 years

[@itsjustmeMike527]

Grand Funk Railroad was my first concert. They opened all 3 days of the Texas Pop Festival in 1969. We had never heard of them. They were easily the best band there, among Zeppelin, Janis, B.B., Chicago, Spirit, etc. Mark cracks me up, "When I got laid off from high school".

[@keithmmon4047]

This guy is cool

[@woodythames2553]

There are a lot of things I don't understand about the music business, but I really don't understand why groups like the Dave Clark Five, Jefferson Airplane, Santana (the band, not the guitarist), The Ventures, The Lovin' Spoonful, Black Sabbath and The Hollies are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Grand Funk Railroad isn't. GFR should be there as a band, and Mark Farner should be there as an individual. As someone else has already said, at the age of 66, he can still sing like he could at 20, and that's not an easy thing to do, with as much stress and strain as he's put his vocal cords through. Plus, he's one of the greatest rock guitarists in history.

[@terrypussypower]

+Woody Thames The Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame is a fucking JOKE. For me, all the bands you mentioned have every right to be in there, but what's more egregious is the inclusion of Madonna, Donna Summer, Abba, Grandmaster Flash (who's great, but not R'n'R!) ,Michael Jackson, Jackson Browne and James Taylor over the likes of Grand Funk Railroad and Blue Oyster Cult! There even putting Green Day in there over Grand Funk And BOC!

[@Bill_Woo]

+terrypussypower All true. No Doobies either. No ELP! F'in incompetent. Oh yeah. Jethro F'in Tull. That is one inept organization.

[@bflo1000]

Also, it took to fucking 2016 for Deep Purple to make it.

[@drammengrunalf4160]

The Doobies, the other bands mentioned by woody ran their course as pick ups from other bands. They are dead - let them die. Don Brewer will not let Mark Farner have any moment in the sun. His attorney poached him and that is the great Jew Music industry as it really is...

[@JoseSanchez-bp7xz]

Woody Thames You put every band in the HOF and it means nothing.

[@scottclute9547]

one of the three best attributes to Michigan...the "BOB SEGER SYSTEM"!!! Automobiles, and Grand Funk!!!

[@jodybeskinirutherfordcoanimal]

So down to earth ! Like money and fame never tarnished him at all.

[@QueenofArgyle2525]

I adored him back in the day. Glad he is doing 👍

[@BBQFanNo1]

Keep playing Brother Mark. There are a lot more who support you now than there are who support Don and Mel now. It is your gain and both Don and Mel's loss without you in the Band. They should know better not to betray and back stab after what Terry Knight did to all 3 of you guys.

[@jfishization]

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS MARK! Come back to Tampa!

[@scottstedeford7575]

What a genuine and fascinating person. Not in the class of people who inhabited the music business at the high levels he’s occupied.

[@jfrockon]

My first guitar hero....... Rock on Mark.

[@dollhaus1]

I had the opportunity to interview Mark in 1986 for our college radio station . He told me. .. After his football injury in high school his mom bought him his first guitar . As he was healing it lead him to music. I also asked him. .If you didn't end up playing music. .could you have made the NFL? He laughed. :))))

[@somebody670]

Mark is still such a cool dude!! Love you Mark!!❤

[@garlicdawg]

don's fake band just another garage band without mark.....mark is the real grand funk.....the best band ever...!~!@

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Interesting guy. He was lucky with the support.

[@hoz49]

I saw Grand Funk twice. First time was in 1968, they were just starting to break. They came to Indy and played the Armory, a really small downtown venue. 3 years later I had run off to California and they played The Forum in LA. It was the BIG TIME. Mark did a back flip while playing the guitar and slid across the stage James Brown style!

[@karma4553]

It was Inglewood Forum. In L.A. county. But yea he was a gymist in those daze.

[@paulpower7018]

Really cool interesting set of interviews. TY.

[@willowtreesweep]

Michigan loves Mark Farner~~~~~~~Battle Creek

[@murphshall]

My cousin Jon "Bird Legs" Hatcher lived down the road from Mark in the 70's in Hartland. I remember going past his house and there were two big barns. My cousin said one was filled with a bunch of man-toys and the other had a full size basketball court in it. I never met him but I guess he's a really cool, down to earth cat.

[@wallyhenry6203]

....as I expected...TY, for the good review...Farner was a WORKHORSE....was in a band, playing Grand Funk covers...I had to start singin lead cause our front man couldn't hack but a couple a set....great workout..great run of wonderful, big-hearted songs...He spoke for me..

[@AgnelloAffonso-xp5gm]

VERY UNDERATED BAND, AMAZING BAND

[@joeparker282]

A degree doesn't lead to success,a deploma is a Greek word for a piece of paper,mark is a genius.

[@ruisenoir]

legend :')

[@clarkewi]

Great story. Hero.

[@mathstar4176]

I don't care who you are I love the human race . Grand Funk Railroad. All we want is that this living legend, this Icon, ✌️ Revolutionary of the 60's Love generation; GETS all those millions of dollars his Genius deserves.

[@howardwalck3000]

Rock and roll. Defined mark farner

[@starchild1957]

Don tricked Mark into signing away his 1/3rd ownership of the GFR coporation.

[@QueenofArgyle2525]

That is so nasty. Did Don ever explain his take on this?

[@Sauerkrout60]

How cool!!

[@fastted8618]

Saw the "Railroad" back in '71, in Chi. Mark and I share the same DOB. I could see, back then, he was on the right 'track' - railroad. One ques.: How did he avoid the draft though ?

[@chickey333]

Man does he explain living the auto industry life real well and the trap it certainly could become. Back in the good old days of the car building business you were almost guaranteed a cradle to grave existence in a auto plant but not your sanity once they were done with you. And when you secured your existence in this work a day lifestyle it was hard to escape unless your job was eliminated which eventually happened to almost everybody in the auto manufacturing paradise known as Michigan.

[@Grit489]

Interesting story

[@johntrojan9653]

I can tell where your Plutonium Bomb inner Self-confidence comes from now Mr. 'Railroad'. {Assembly line Rock 'n Roll is 100 % Spot on - SPOT ON !!!!! 👍 👌 😁 ***)

[@johntrojan9653]

Attachment: I felt - and still do - that HEARTBREAKER would have heen a Chart Breaker if Don would have added Harmony underneath it (just saying 😏)

[@mijlaid]

See the 6 of 9 in this series and it will all make sense.

[@jr55ful]

laid off from high school -hilarious

[@juliedog464]

this is great stuff ....and "never buy a car made on monday"

[@kevinbasden9896]

Check out the red album. YEAH.

[@busterdawg5359]

Kevin Basden Great Album, I still listen to it on vinyl.

[@mickeymcconnell7961]

Dear LLM,I don't care if Mark Farner is Christian,Jewish,Buddhist,Atheist,Jehovah's Witness,Muslim,Hindu,Scientologist,or whatever...I enjoy his music and find his telling of his history very entertaining. I doubt he would be attacked so viciously if he were talking about becoming a Muslim, a Scientologist, an atheist, or whatever the Flavor of the Week is in Hollywood. Love ya, Mark! In Christ, all things are possible!

[@sallyweinreich5769]

Mickey McConnell Freedom of religion is on eof the constitutional rights!!!

[@prober45]

@LBjim totally agree... and a helluva talented guy

[@nigollllll]

So was my father. tank driver in the 7th armored division.

[@williamreid6731]

All I can say man is practice at the Riviera Terrace , and a bonfire at Highbanks.,

[@leolopez_0728]

I still can't believe that great bands like Grand Funk railroad, The Doobie Brothers, Judas priest, Scorpions, Dio, Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Savoy Brown, Bloodrock and countless more are still NOT in the so-called Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!

[@aschule5684]

(I believe since you've commented Doobie's and Priest are now in) but..,.Yeah it's a pretty long list that could go on for some time too, Blue Oyster Cult, BTO, The Guess Who, Crosby, Stills Nash and Young, America, Three Dog Night, Ted Nugent, The Birds, The Monkee's, STYX, Jethro Tull, and on and on.......... very sad actually!

[@solarwave]

Because the life of a rock musician is all clean living... ;)

[@Raellives]

Night school was messing with my gigs!

[@MrCtsSteve]

Thats true. A lot of these guys parents worked in the car factories

[@MrCtsSteve]

And the kids wanted no part of it . Lol

[@bbbolster1]

Grand Funk = Mark Don & Mel thats the true GFR

[@CacauPinheiroRock]

Please, explain this to me.. I don't understand.. if Mark was one of the founders of Grand Funk, HOW Brewer took him off? its kinda so strange

[@mikeglasgow6656]

I've seen all 9 episodes of the Mark Farner interviews as well as some others I HAVE AN IDEA !!!!! MAKE ALL YOUR INTERVIEWS 30 SECONDS LONG AND POST THEM IN A GROUP OF 30. JEEEEESH PART 1 PART2 PART3 PART4 PART5 PART6 PART7 PART8 NEVERMIND

[@Yahootie]

Parents; support your child’s dreams.

[@wallyhenry6203]

Well, I'm so sorry to hear so many years later how ANYone in GFRR would want to screw over Mark..I heard Terry Knight got a big chunk of their future royalties, but....I just can't imagine why Don and Mel would see Mark to a litigous screwin like they did....nobody owned that band outright, and the one front man did half the frikkin work...hell..maybe he set their kits up..tuned their strings and heads too....

[@999klondike]

I think I went to the same HS as Farner, but not sure. Did he go to Kearsley?

[@tweeters58]

Yes

[@mannastriving]

in a contract designed by attorney's(standard of that type) where by "signing himself in ot the corporation"..he was giving over allrights to the songs that HE wrote originally for Grand Funk..back in the day. As he said in the interview,he was not analyzing,althoug he should have been.., he was just trusting Don Brewer,who had talked him inot it. It looks obvious tha Mark WANTED to trust Don, his old buddy from high school,but often as people grow older,AND BECAME FAMOUS AND WEALTHY, their

[@johnjarou2357]

this guy knows Flint.

[@sallyweinreich5769]

John Jarou I live in MI!!! Flint Sucks!!!

[@johnjarou2357]

sally weinreich yeah, it does now. I guess I ought to know, I lived there most of my life. it wasn't always the way it is now.

[@PaulsPatio]

School sucks point proven in this video ❤

[@JAHISRAEL]

*𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑭𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅*

[@jaguar2012equinox]

"THEY DESERVE TO BE IN THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME"

[@brothertruth627]

He looks more like an aged UFC fighter more than a rock star. lol.

[@manguera9]

BROTHER TRUTH Mark Farner is 66 years old and he was and is one of the best rock singers in the country.

[@Kazyman]

+BROTHER TRUTH Don't we all as time marches on. Look & listen to him in his hayday, though....which I'm sure you well know. GFR & The Beatles are the reason I perform to this day.

[@gogoyubari366]

I wonder if Mark likes to eat Chinese food?

[@jimmurph4190]

i saw grand funk without mark farner and they sucked it ain't grand funk without mark he wrote 90 percent of the song's don brewer used to be my idol but i don't have no use for him anymore for what he did to mark

[@VVV73]

Idolize a real drummer...GINGER BAKER THE WHEELS OF FIRE .

[@douglasalan7786]

Pool ? Michigan ? Yeah. Cesspool.

[@musicrowbum]

WHY would his "turning Christian" have to "ruin it" for you? (btw- wouldn't you capitalize Buddhist, Islamic, or Jewish? Why the diss?) Sounds like another mind closed by good-intentioned bad witnesses. Not all who claim Christ's name act like Him, or ever even knew him at all. Who (in religion) hurt you or pissed you off? (btw- notice I DID NOT capitalize "religion"!)

[@mannastriving]

core values change. It is obviously the case here,Brewer no longer cared about his friend Mark. The same thing happened with Terry Knight,the original band member from before GFR,who then became their manager(original) ,then ripped them for 57 mil. Funny ,and sad,how Knight would later be stabbed to death, in a bizarre turn of events,by an obviously undisciplined young man, a boyfriend of his daughter's.

[@VVV73]

I hate what Knight did, but they fucked up when they broke that contract, expensive lesson.Yeah Mark's a legend, love his voice , his swagger, that messenger guitar... He was and will always be GFR..... Mark should team up with Ginger Baker :) Ginger would show Don how to really drum !

[@robin2012ism]

If you are some "Living Legend" entity, don't you think you can give YT a phone # so that you can upload a video longer than 10 minutes. Waste of time hunting these things down.

[@maryannovermere3426]

Stop dissing Mark for turning Christian...He is a good man & an even better man for turning to the Lord...Are you an Atheist or something??? Jesus is coming & you need to repent before then. Don't you want to be saved??? Or go to Hell? It's your choice. The day of reckoning is near...

[@bobbyongsueco6515]

u r my idol mark farner.a very gifted.musician

[@robin2012ism]

And your intro/outro is too long

[@s.gabbert4290]

Laid off from high school, lol. That alone sounds like line from a rock song. He is NOT what I expected from a rock star. He's so laid back that if he was with 4 other guys talking about fishing, I would not pick him as the one who played in screaming rock band.

[@mannastriving]

this interviewer sounds like a unschooled kid.

[@cpu554]

This guy have a stroke? The right side of his fave sure does look like it.

[@drammengrunalf4160]

With the decline of the economy (by design from the progressives), the talent will leave as well. Reminiscing is fun, but that was then and this is now...

[@costafinkel]

Dont forget that Mark turned christian - I grew up wanting to be like him, and when I discovered he was christian it was ruined for me. I'd like to hear Don's take on this whole story.

[@Mozart1220]

Yes, I'm Atheist, and his turning into a fruitloop is what killed GFR.

[@bigbluegpr]

You're completely wrong. What killed GFR was Terry Knight and Don Brewer screwing Mark.