In 1992, Fishbone's star was in the ascendant. Their album The Reality of My Surroundings featured Fight The Youth, Everyday Sunshine and Sunless Saturday, which coupled with their breathless, energetic live shows, earned them coveted spots on Saturday Night Live and The Arsenio Hall Show. Their third album was a commercial success and everything was theirs for the taking come album four.
But as the band were nearing completion of 1993's Give a Monkey a Brain and He'll Swear He's the Center of the Universe at Los Angeles' One on One studios, guitarist Kendall Jones' bandmates began to notice a rapid change in his demeanour.
After his mother died of cancer a few years previously, his bandmates had already began to feel concern for his welfare and mental state.
He decided that he wanted to marry his girlfriend Anna while they were making their fourth album, but his drinking habit was becoming a big problem and his proposal was declined. In the excellent 2010 documentary, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone, Chris Dowd recalls that particular evening.
