Behind the Band Name: The Turtles
Hits like "She'd Rather Be With Me," "Elenore," and "Happy Together," have become standards and made The Turtles a must-know name.
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Hits like "She'd Rather Be With Me," "Elenore," and "Happy Together," have become standards and made The Turtles a must-know name.
'Whatever’s going to happen will happen, but I’ll go as far as I can.'
Turtles co-founder Mark Volman revealed he was suffering from Lewy body dementia, which would eventually end his life, in June 2023.
Bobby Bank/Getty ImagesThe Turtles singer Mark Volman is getting ready to release his new memoir, Happy Together, on June 20. He reveals in the book that back in 2020 he was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, the same disease comedian Robin Williams had. “I remember slurring, and I wasn’t sure what was going on,” Volman tells People of the first symptoms he experienced. “My brain wandered. I’d go off track. It made no sense.” People who live with LBD can experience hallucinations, and Volman says his included seeing Civil War soldiers outside his house, and faces in t...
Mark Volman recently revealed his diagnosis with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), a progressive disorder of the brain.