Creem Profiles
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)
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HOME: Nowhere in particular, but they’re supposed to be gettin’ closer to it.
AGE: Depends on which one. Don and Mel are old enough to know better, Craig’s jes learnin’ and Mark should be knee high by Christmas.
PROFESSION: American Band. Formerly railroad.
HOBBIES: Sittin’. Thinkin’. Relaxin’. Sorta hangin’ loose. Not doin’ much of anything. Expectorating. Leanin’ back.
LAST BOOK READ: Rock Critics Never Thought Much of Us, Either by Jimmy Page.
LAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Worked with Frank Zappa without having to wear funny clothes, grow their hair long, respond to hand signals, name any of their children after planets, or know who Anton Webern is.
QUOTE (Mark Farner): “I really sorta wish I’da never cut mah hair ’cause now people keep mistakin’ me fer that Jack Ford guy.”
PROFILE: Able to galvanize and attract large audiences without the aid of favorable (or any) press coverage, without radio airplay, without hit records and in spite of an overbearing original manager. Able to . work with the most diverse range of producers of any group anywhere.
BEER: Boy Howdy!
