Max Werner

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Rain in May 04:05 Tools
Hé-Ho 00:00 Tools
In The Winter 00:00 Tools
Roadrunner 00:00 Tools
Not The Opera 00:00 Tools
Thunderstorm 00:00 Tools
Under The Spell Of Spring 00:00 Tools
Max Werner - Rain In May 04:05 Tools
Rain Im May 04:05 Tools
Do you Care 00:00 Tools
Summer In The City 00:00 Tools
Rain in may[1] 04:05 Tools
Rainbows End 00:00 Tools
Beware Of The Dog 00:00 Tools
Seasons 00:00 Tools
Tale Of Tenderness 00:00 Tools
Prisoner Of Love 00:00 Tools
Raincloud 00:00 Tools
cosmic winter 00:00 Tools
Indian Summer 00:00 Tools
Sir Dance-Alot 00:00 Tools
You Are The One 00:00 Tools
The Red Balloon 00:00 Tools
Rain In May [Original Version] 04:05 Tools
Like an autumn-leaf 00:00 Tools
Medicineman 00:00 Tools
Rain in Mai 00:00 Tools
Fortissimo 00:00 Tools
A Deadly State Of Mind 00:00 Tools
Our History 00:00 Tools
Longsleeper 00:00 Tools
A Glamour Story 00:00 Tools
Nuh Fire It 00:00 Tools
crystals 00:00 Tools
Life's Serenity 00:00 Tools
Secrets Of Mother Earth 00:00 Tools
Help Me Do It Alone 00:00 Tools
Living On A Razor's Edge 00:00 Tools
Jodelsong 00:00 Tools
Rain In May (special version) 00:00 Tools
Rainin may 00:00 Tools
Hé-Ho (From "Sneeuwwitje En De Zeven Dwergen") 00:00 Tools
Rain In May 1981 04:05 Tools
Rain In May (Original Version) 00:00 Tools
Opera Ole 00:00 Tools
Rain in the May 00:00 Tools
Cosmic Winter (We'll Make It To Mars) 00:00 Tools
Rain In May (Extended UltraTraxx Request Mix) 00:00 Tools
Rain in may (Extended Remix) 00:00 Tools
Independency 00:00 Tools
Sizzling Tognues 00:00 Tools
Revolution 00:00 Tools
Haar Eerste Kus 00:00 Tools
Crystals (So Cold) 00:00 Tools
Rain In May (Remix) 00:00 Tools
Rain In May [Remix] 00:00 Tools
Like An Autumn Leaf 00:00 Tools
Max Werner / Rain In May 00:00 Tools
God Only Knows 00:00 Tools
Veröffentlichung - 01. April 2005 00:00 Tools
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Max Werner was born in 1953, the second of five children in a family of musicians. His father was a cellist, and his mother a pianist. Both of his grandfathers, as well as two of his aunts, made a living with classical music. When Max was three years old, his mother decided to teach him the secret of "getting some civilized noise" out of a huge thing called - of all things - a grand piano. Up to this point, young Max had shown a remarkable ability to create noise with common kitchen utensils. Even at this young age, it was clear that Max would somehow end up a musician. Max was six when his parents found a teacher who successfully taught him the basics of being a drummer. When Max's dad convinced the child's grandfather to craft a small cello for him, disappointment followed - Max really wanted to be a (classical?) percussionist. The strings just didn't cut it - and to this day, he's quite sure his dad never forgave him for that. In 1971, he started his study at the Academy of Music in Hilversum, with percussion his primary study, and piano a secondary. However, he soon felt trapped by everything classical - in his own words, Max says "there were too many rules and restrictions. But that was just my opinion at that time." The young musician simply wanted total freedom, with no established boundaries to constrain his budding creativity. Soon, Max was creating his own style. In 1972 Pim Koopman and Ton Scherpenzeel, both students at the same school, were interested in starting a band - but they lacked a singer. When asked to try, Max had some second thoughts, but finally gave in and decided to try it out. Just for fun, that's all. The style of music appealed to Max, and it seemed like a good thing to do to pass the time. Little did he know then that it would be, as he puts it, "a point of no return." Max Werner became lead singer, drummer and percussionist of the Dutch Progressive Rock band Kayak. Other members were keyboardist Ton Scherpenzeel, guitarist Johan Slager and drummer Pim Koopman. He sang lead vocals (and played mellotron) on the first 5 Kayak albums, later switching to drums until the band split up in 1982. In 1999, he returned as singer for the Kayak album "Close To The Fire". After a short tour 2000, he had to leave again due to health problems. Max Werner recorded 4 solo albums. In may 1981, he scored a big hit in Holland (reaching #3) and Germany (#1), with his solo-single "Rain In May". Discography: Studio albums with Kayak (as lead singer): See See The Sun (1973) Kayak II (1974) Royal Bed Bouncer (1975) The Last Encore (1976) Starlight Dancer (1977) Close To The Fire (2000) (as drummer): Phantom of the Night (1979) Periscope Life (1980) Merlin (1981) Eyewitness (1981) ("Live" studio album) Solo albums Rainbow's End (1979) Seasons (1981) How Can It Be... Like This? (1988) Not The Opera (1995) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.