Mark Stone (born in 1954 – died September 26, 2020) was a Bass Guitarist from Hollywood, United States. He was a very talented artist who joined the “Van Halen” for two years and later on moved to his own ways due to some personal reason.
The musician died on 26 September 2020 after losing his battle with the age-old disease cancer.
He did not stay much with the band but Mark was still on good terms with the band. His brother disclosed the sad news to the world by sharing a big post on 27 September 2020.
Early Life & Family
Mark Stone(left) photographed with his mom and sibling.
There is no information about the family of the guitarist as he did not stay with the band for a very long time. According to Mark, he was an “A” grade student in his school and college. but after joining the band he was failing at balancing between the two.
So, he chose education over fame and left the band in 1974. We only know about his brother who shared the news of his demise.
He was close to his family and gave more importance to what his family put on him. Stone and his bro used to spend time doing fishing and watching football.
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Married Life
As the musician left the band he also left the spotlight over him. He always remained in touch with the band members but never marked any of his impression anywhere.
Stone was not a very social person. Even during his days in the band he never made any news. So, there is no idea about who is Mark Stone’s wife or his children. No one else except his brother shared any sorrow for him, neither his wife nor any children.
Discography & Net worth
The guitarist joined the band in 1972, he was persuading his graduation then. He played in the band before the “Van Halen” times. Stone was the foundational member of the band after the previous bassist who just ran away. At that time the band was named “Genesis” and “Mammoth”.
Genesis included him, and the “Van Halen” brothers. The band became “Mammoth” after the addition of David Roth who is now not on good terms with the band, unlike Mark.
According to the book The Van Halen Story: The Early Years[1]IMDb Eddie nad Alex themselves called mark to play with him.
Mark stone’s career in music ended in 1974 after the band asked him to leave as his passion for school and education was surpassing his love for music, and there are no records that he wrote something for the band after leaving but he still appeared on demos of “Glitter,” “Gentlemen of Leisure,” “Angel Eyes” and “Believe Me.”
Some Lesser Known Facts about Mark Stone
- Apart from his brother the son of his former bandmate Wolfgang Van Halen also paid tribute to the late star. He shared his grief and send condolences to his family. According to him, Mark was a wonderful man.
- As Wolf shared this tweet people started asking why he is paying tribute to a man who left the band. At this, he replied that he was never away from the band and even welcomed at Van Halen’s family get-togethers.
- When Mark joined the band the “Van Halen’s” were playing only in garage parties. There was no single track of them get recorded then.
- The band used to rent a sound system from David Roth during their garage party performances, so to cut the costs they allowed David to join them as the main vocalist.
- Mark Stone and the band were always in good relations, Mark was even invited to Eddie and Valerie Bertinelli whereas Eddie was never friends with David. The conditions between both were so intense that later on David moved on and started his own solo career.
- He left the band but the band did not leave him. In the book “The Van Halen Story: The Early Years” he is featured as the founding member of the band, who laid the foundation of this magnificent music group.
- Mark Stone did not choose music as his ultimate destination. But still, in his old age, he was as good at bass as he was in his early days. He was invited to the signing.
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