Eagle 99.1 Radio Interview

The Eagle 99.1, El Paso Texas Débuts Mark and “For The People” album on their “Then and Now” Spotlight. The “Then and Now” feature happens once per Jock shift. The Jock stops down and spotlights the artist briefly, they play an older cut followed by some imaging and the new cut is played.

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1. Interview - Part 1

2. Interview - PART 2

The Wolf, 97.7 FM Interview

Listen in on the interview with Tim Murphy of WOLV-FM Radio and Mark Farner. The Wolf, 97.7 FM, comes to us from Houghton Michigan located in the Upper Penninsula. Thanks Tim!

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1. Interview Part 1

2. Interview Part 2

3. Interview - Part 3

WHIM Interview

Listen in on this interview with 93.5 WIHM radio, Howell Michigan. Tim Brown spotlights Mark Farner on their Fast Forward program.

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1. Interview Part 1

2. Interview Part 2

Big 105.9 Interview

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1. Radio Interview

WHOG Dayton Beach Interview

Mark is interviewd by Trevor Joe Lennon at WHOG in Dayton Beach.

Trevor's radio career brought him from Michigan to the Finger Lakes area of New York State, and then on to Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester, NY. After many years in the snow belt, he felt it was time to relocate somewhere much warmer...and that is how he ended up in Daytona Beach, FL. Trevor’s been in radio over 20 years now. He’s a classic car buff, a pretty good cook and still plays over 50 games of hockey a year.
"Sixty Minutes of Sixties" is Trevor's weekly show, where he delves into the people, places and events that shaped the 60s experience. Trevor has a knack for acquiring top-notch guests to interview and his conversational interview style makes it easy for him to develop an instant rapport with his guests. "Sixty Minutes of Sixties" is also chock-full of great sixties tunes, and you may just catch yourself learning something new...

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1. Interview Part 1

2. Interview Part 2

3. Interview Part 3

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Mark Farner with Karen Savelly

WCSX - Detroit - The Classic Rock radio station talks to the musicians.

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1. Karen Savelly Interview

95.7 The Fox.com

Red, White & Blue: An Interview with Mark Farner

By Ryan Sparks

If anyone has achieved iconic status in the world of rock ‘n roll, it would be Mark Farner. As the former singer, songwriter and guitarist of one of America’s most successful and identifiable bands of the 1970’s, Grand Funk Railroad, Farner lived the rock n’ roll dream to the max.

Together with drummer Don Brewer and bassist Mel Schacher, Grand Funk went on to sell over thirty million records. The band’s endless cycle of recording and touring, yielded a staggering eleven studio albums and two live albums between 1969 and 1976. They even did the unthinkable in 1971 breaking The Beatles attendance record at Shea Stadium in New York, a record that remarkably still stands to this day.

Grand Funk epitomized the meaning of the power trio, and Farner’s signature guitar sound played a large role in shaping the band’s musical vision. His incredibly soulful voice also graced many of their most recognizable songs, such as “The Loco-Motion”, “Closer To Home”, “Rock n’ Roll Soul” and “Are You Ready”. If that wasn’t enough, Mark was also responsible for writing 95% of all Grand Funk’s recorded output.....

For the entire interview, see:
http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/Interviews/08/MarkFarner.htm

Interview with LARRY FINE on OLDIES 1090 AM

Interview with Mark with LARRY FINE on OLDIES 1090 AM, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada on July 23rd

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1. Interview with Larry Fine

2. Interview with Larry Fine

Vintage Rock Interview

By Shawn Perry

Grand Funk Railroad has been part of my musical vocabulary for as long as I've followed rock music. I was blown away with this ravenous power trio when I picked up their Live Album in 1970 at the local K-Mart. But it was Mark Farner — the band's longhaired, bare-chested frontman — who captivated me and everyone else the most with his boundless energy, working-class lead guitar work, high falootin' vocals, and soulful, emotionally charged songs. While it can be suggested that drummer Don Brewer and bassist Mel Schacher were and remain the thunder of Grand Funk Railroad, there can be no denying that Farner was and will always be the group's bolt of lightning.

Since a confusing and ugly split from Grand Funk Railroad at the end of 1999 (along with surrendering the name and being replaced by three other members), Farner has stayed the course, clinging to his strong spiritual and patriotic beliefs as he maintains a steady regimen of playing and recording his music. During the arrangement of the following interview, I received a copy of Farner’s latest solo album, For The People, and I am still astounded by his musical capabilities. Even as he closes in on 60, Mark Farner shouts, skips and strums like a man half his age.

At times, he may come across as disappointed, maybe even bitter, by the turn of events over these past few years between him and his former band mates, but his tone and temperament were completely upbeat and positive during our conversation. He is a man of remarkable principle whose faith has gotten him through anything-but-ordinary times. There’s no B.S., no phony showbiz indifference, no regrets and no apologies from the guy. You get what you bargain for when it comes to Mark Farner. Fortunately for me and his legion of fans, it’s worth every note.

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You played a few dates this summer, and I know you play a lot of one-offs and benefits. You’re even doing a benefit in September at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Yeah with the John Entwistle Foundation. It’s John Entwistle’s band that actually formed the foundation. We’ve taken musical instruments and donated them to public libraries where kids can check the instruments out, stay involved in music and keep music happening. The Entwistle Foundation stands for something good, you know. Plus, it’s at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and it’s all for charity. It’s wonderful.

So you’re playing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but you have yet to be inducted?

Yeah. My guitar spent a little time there. They had it for a few years down there in a Plexiglas case.

Was that your old Messenger?

Yeah, the old Messenger.

Do you still get excited about playing live?

Absolutely. I have to pee like a racehorse just before that first note. But once we get on the stage, from that point on, my stage face comes (laughs).

I was listening to your most recent album, For The People, and you haven’t lost a step. Your voice sounds better and stronger than ever and the playing is tight. How do you maintain your chops?



for the rest of the interview, click here: http://www.vintagerock.com/mfarner_interview.aspx

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Blackburn Radio (Sarnia) Interview

Check out this interview with Mark at http://www.k106fm.com/classicrockshow.php

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1. Blackburn Radio (Sarnia)

2. Blackburn Radio (Sarnia)

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