Stranger: Bernie Worrell On Earth

Bernie Worrell is to the synthesizer what Hendrix was to the guitar. This documentary featuring interviews with some of the most notable names in modern music - from Talking Heads rocker David Byrne to the more contemporary Mos Def - captures the life and sounds of Bernie Worrell: the overlooked and eccentric musical mastermind who has been compared to Beethoven Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix. Since writing a piano concerto at age 8 Worrell has been acknowledged as a musical genius. He joined the Washington Symphony Orchestra at 10 then later joined Parliament Funkadelic and changed music forever. Through his work with Keith Richards Warren Haynes and Mos Def Worrell has shaped the electronic sound of the last four decades. This DVD delves deep into the man behind the music.