THE BEAT GOES ON
Until recently, only a small group of select music buffs had ever heard of David Werner. And even those few quickly allowed the name to slide back into obscurity. Why? Because despite two critically acclaimed LPs, Whizz Kid in ’74 and 1975’s follow-up, Imagination Quota, David Werner sensed a lack of label support and refused to tour.
THE BEAT GOES ON
DAVID WERNER: The Prima Donna Grows Up
“Regrets, I’ve had a few. But then again, too few to mention.”
—Frank Sinatra
[Lights up on a trendy Birmingham, Michigan, cafe which is high on price but rather low on other essentials (good taste, good food, good service, etc.). Camera zooms in on a young man carefully dressed in “modern” though not too punkish clothing, sitting in a rattan-look chair at a pseudo-marble table.] “Hi. Do you know me? Probably not. That’s why I carry the American Express card. Don’t leave home without it.”
You get the idea. That name. That face. That air of je ne sais quoi which tells you that you should know this guy...