11 Facts About Mark Sandman

Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, musical instrument inventor, multi-instrumentalist and comic writer.

Mark Sandman was a member of the blues-rock band Treat Her Right and founder of Hi-n-Dry, a recording studio and independent record label.

Mark Sandman was highly regarded by many other bass players for his unique "slow and murky" style, with Les Claypool, Mike Watt, and Josh Homme all citing Sandman as an influence.

Mark Sandman was born into a Jewish American family in Newton, Massachusetts.

Mark Sandman graduated from the University of Massachusetts, then worked a variety of blue-collar jobs, including construction, taxi driving, and commercial fishing.

Fans have often speculated that many of Mark Sandman's songs were autobiographical, which to this day remains unconfirmed.

Mark Sandman was reported to have been particularly secretive about his age, becoming angry with any reporter who expressed an interest in revealing it publicly, perhaps because he was 10 to 20 years older than most of his indie-rock contemporaries.

Mark Sandman's instruments were extensively altered and sometimes built by hand.

Mark Sandman created a comic titled The Twinemen, starring three anthropomorphic balls of twine who form a band, become successful, break up, and later reunite.

Mark Sandman collapsed on stage on July 3,1999, at the Giardini del Principe in Palestrina, Lazio, Italy while performing with Morphine.

Hi-n-Dry issued a retrospective box set of Mark Sandman's music called Sandbox in 2004.