Star Q&A: Bez mates!

DATE

June 26, 2023

Maracas player, party animal & dad Mark Berry, AKA Bez, 59, shares his thoughts on music & life 

Q. Who was your hero growing up? And now?

“George Best, and when I got a pair of his boots I was so excited I thought I was playing for Manchester United myself! And now it has to be my lovely wife Firouzeh.”

Q. What’s your first memory of music?

“Listening on my uncle’s headphones to The Beatles and wondered how adults enjoyed the music as at the time I thought it was for children.”

Q. What’s your best festival memory, and why?

“The year The Happy Mondays headlined Glastonbury – we took our own laminating machine and printed so many passes for all of our friends backstage, it looked almost as busy as it was out the front of the stage.”

Share

RELATED STORIES

MORE STORIES

thumbnail

Astrology & Tarot for September 2026

What’s in store for you this month? Melanie Harding, founder of Soul Healing Guidance, offers her new monthly guides for all signs…

READ MORE
thumbnail

Win! A two-night coastal escape to the Isle of Wight

Escape to the beautiful Isle of Wight with two nights at cliff-top Luccombe Hall Hotel.

READ MORE
thumbnail

Win! Tracklements feast goodies

Win one of two fabulous Tracklements prize bundles worth £250 packed with award-winning chutneys, mustards and more.

thumbnail

12 of the best wines to see you through autumn

Round & About magazine’s resident wine columnist, Giles Luckett, recommends the best wines for cosy autumn evenings.

thumbnail

Autumn Education Guide 2026

Discover Round & About’s Autumn Education Guide 2026 – from adult courses and teaching children to read to SEN and dyslexia support.