Dave Weckl On Drumming Before and After Studying with Gary Chester

This is excerpt is from my August 5, 1983 interview with Dave Weckl. Modern Drummer published a much shorter version of this interview in April 1984 as an 'Up and Coming' profile of Weckl. I've posted a copy on my 'Life Beyond the Cymbals' blog.

Dave Weckl is 23-years old here. He was living in Bridgeport, CT getting ready to go on tour with Simon and Garfunkel  — arguably the first major gig that put Weckl on the map. I asked him if any of the Simon and Garfunkel drum parts he was learning for the tour were tough to learn. The song "Allergies" was a bit challenging, and that's where Weckl begins on this excerpt.

With Gary Chester's daughter, Katrina, and former drum student, Tony Cruz, working on a Gary Chester documentary -- it's interesting to hear Weckl talking about studying with Gary almost 34-years ago. This is not Weckl recalling what it was like studying with Gary in 1983. Weckl is speaking in the present in 1983.

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