Originally Posted by
Grafenwalder:
“Glad you added the bracketed as that's important. There is an interesting documentary, "The Dave Clark Five and Beyond: Glad All Over". It was produced and directed by Clark which speaks volumes. After watching it i drew the conclusion that Clark is first and foremost a businessman, being a drummer in a pop group came second. Whilst Clark became a very wealthy man, the other members of the DC5 pretty much disappeared into oblivion though three of them are dead. They didn't make much money, Clark made a fortune.
Article about the documentary and Clarks life post DC5 here, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...n-Beatles.html”
That’s very true; Clark is/was undoubtedly a businessman first, musician second.
He was probably the first to realize that many of the early super-groups and solo artists were doing all the work for little financial gain. Most (if not all) of them were being robbed blind by unscrupulous ‘management’ companies.
Clark however, owned his own song writing rights, publishing rights and he also produced the records. That’s the three areas were most of the money from record sales emanates.
He was also the DC5 ‘manager’;… I think it’s safe to say he was a bit of a control freak!
Although the Beatles weren't getting much royalty money they
were given access to a studio 24 hours a day for as long as they wanted,… to ‘experiment’ and diversify to their hearts content.
That probably explains why the DC5 never really progressed ‘musically’;…they had to get in and out of the studio as quickly as possible because they were ‘independent’.
How many studio hours did it take Pink Floyd to produce ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ ? (amusingly, its original working title was
‘Dark Side of the Moon: A Piece for Assorted Lunatics.’)
However, DC5 didn’t progress but Clarks personal fortune did,…enormously.
A lifelong bachelor with no children and no known romantic liaisons Clark lives alone in his £15M west London house.
Clark may be out of the public eye, but insists he is not reclusive;…he has many close friends including Elton John and Ian McKellen.