Max Werner
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. Read Full BioMax 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)
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. Read Full BioMax 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)
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Rain in May
Max Werner Lyrics
Feeling down when the autumn has come
Stormy days and the leaves keep on falling.
I don't like the town when the autumn has come
Clouds are grey and there's fog outside.
Feeling down when the winter has come
Frozen feet and the snowflakes are falling.
I don't like the town when the winter has come
Dirty streets and it's cold outside.
I don't care for a riding sleigh
Get your share for the rainy day.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
Feeling down when the summer has come
Burning heat drops and sweet keep on falling.
I don't like the town when the summer has come
Dusty streets and it's hot outside.
I don't care for a sunny day
Get your share for the rain in may.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
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Written by: C PILGRAM
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Feeling down when the autumn has come
Stormy days and the leaves keep on falling.
I don't like the town when the autumn has come
Clouds are grey and there's fog outside.
Feeling down when the winter has come
Frozen feet and the snowflakes are falling.
I don't like the town when the winter has come
Dirty streets and it's cold outside.
I don't care for a riding sleigh
Get your share for the rainy day.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
Feeling down when the summer has come
Burning heat drops and sweet keep on falling.
I don't like the town when the summer has come
Dusty streets and it's hot outside.
I don't care for a sunny day
Get your share for the rain in may.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
Rain in may wipes your worries away.
Take a dose take off your cloths
Feel the soft warm spray of the rain in may.
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tanja brunner
Ich bekomme jedesmal Gänsemarkt absolut genial. Einer der besten Songs ever😍😍
Klaus Mayer
Das war absolut Klasse damals.
adidzis
und das ist absolut Klasse auch heute. Perfektion never lose it's worth. :)
Wandern und Natur, einfach mal raus
@Heike Schretzlmaier ich war damals auch noch ein junger Mann.🙄😂
sylke
Ja war ein super Lied
Heike Schretzlmaier
ja das war super klasse. Ich war eine junge Frau und Single. ...Dieses Lied weckt schöne Erinnerungen. Aber jetzt die Zeit, ist auch nicht schlecht. Wenn man es richtig anstellt, hat jedes Alter seine guten Seiten. Ich zumindest möchte keinen Tag jünger sein, als ich bin. Da wäre ich ja nicht Oma einer süßen kleinen Enkelin. Und auch sonst noch wegen ziemlich vielen Dingen aus der Ruhe zu bringen. Wünsche allen, die dies lesen einen schönen dritten Advent. ☆★♧♣♡♥¤¤`~₩£€ :-);-)▲▼◀▶LG Heike☆★
Birgit Jachmann
Thank You Max !!! Love this true beautiful magical song Forever !!!
Inga Ernst
Super Song . Da war ich 16
Dietmar H.
Die Holländer sind auch ein Volk mit tollen Musikern. Mir als Deutscher macht es stolz, solche Nachbarn zu haben. :)
Harales
Ich höre das nur, weil wir das in der Schule singen :D