Moraz and Me (Part-2)

This segment opens backstage at a benefit concert in Orlando for "Give Kids The World." Rick Wakeman and Patrick are autographing my Minimoog. That's where I first met Moraz.Patrick and I became friends and spent some time during the five days he was in town. One night my wife and I took him to Amigos restaurant in Altamonte Springs. A group of people recognized Patrick and came over to the table. He was gracious and charming as he answered questions, told stories, and had everybody in stitches with his infectious "Amadeus" laugh. I took him aside and said, "Look...we're about two minutes from my house. How about we invite these people back and you could perform?" Even though it was around midnight he shouted, "That would be fantastic!" He improvised for almost an hour...much of it on my Oberheim Matrix-12. The people loved it! Patrick spent the night and about seven in the morning my wife and I are jolted out of bed by the sound of Patrick wailing on my Prophet-5. I called a friend of mine, Mark Glinsky, who was a big Moraz fan and told him to come over right away. He asked why? I held the phone towards a monitor and said, "You hear that? Its Patrick Moraz and he's in my studio!" Patrick continued to discuss musical ideas he was working on and play bits and pieces. That afternoon we attended the Van Halen soundcheck since my station was broadcasting live from a skybox in the Orlando Arena. The Van Halen adventure is documented in Part-3.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 13, 2007 at 9:12 pm
Author: Analogger

Length: 06:07
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