SKF NOTE: When posting the complete transcript of my 1983 interview with Dave Weckl for Modern Drummer, I mentioned MD had published a much shorter version of the interview in April 1984 as an Up and Coming profile of Dave Weckl, which I am posting here. Here’s the back story of how Dave and I first met.

Dave Weckl was age 23 when we met for this interview, 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.

[SKF NOTE: 6/17/17 – Dave Weckl’s profile interview is now available on MD‘s Archive Page.]