“We’ve used the tri-tar, which combines bass and guitar, on all the albums and carried it around to hundreds of shows, but only used it live once or twice, because it’s unpredictable. Some days it sings and some days it won’t get out of bed.”

POV: You're walking the streets of Austin in the 90s with Mark Sandman

Retired and moved to the Cape

Mark was a man of the people

Mark's wry way of describing the band's sound amidst the dominant music of the time was "Implied Grunge"

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1978 Sandman

Truth nuggets come out when being interviewed in a canoe. Watch Mark explain Morphine's approach to lyrics.

Joe Strummer recalls a conversation he had with Mark about Morphine’s sound

Mark Sandman seemed destined for rock-n-roll

For a more folksy side to Mark and Dana, watch this performance from Pale Brothers, Mark’s trio with Jimmy Ryan and Mickey Bones, featuring special guest Dana joining in for “Jealous Dream”

Mark would often workshop songs with his different bands, including this version of 11 o’clock with his “acid surf soul” side-project, Candy Bar in 1991

How many bands from the hardest working man in show business have you caught?