Reader's Digest: Life with an icon
Prince's longtime bassist, Mark Brown, on what it was like to play, laugh and work with The Purple One. Mark Brown went from playing bass to 50 people in the local bars and clubs of Minneapolis, to being renamed “BrownMark” by Prince, and supporting The Rolling Stones on his debut.
Prince's longtime bassist, Mark Brown, on what it was like to play, laugh and work with The Purple One. Mark Brown went from playing bass to 50 people in the local bars and clubs of Minneapolis, to being renamed “BrownMark” by Prince, and supporting The Rolling Stones on his debut. He was onstage when “Purple Rain” was first played live, before being swept along by a purple pop phenomenon. On the fifth anniversary of Prince’s passing, Sam Bleazard spoke to him at home in Atlanta.
Story Date: 2021-04-12T08:30:00