New note from Dennis
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:56 pmhttp://dennisdeyoung.com/
Hey everybody,
Another year come and gone wow! Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket, bought a cd (as if) downloaded a track or simply came here to see what I'm up to. Still 5'11", same as high school though I swear my pants are getting longer. (I was 6'2" in my platforms and my ankles still remember)
Taking a little break this January to recharge my batteries and have my nails done. I'm trying to decide between the Barbra Streisand or the Steven Tyler. Cast your vote below.
New DVD. I've toyed with the idea of recreating the Paradise theater tour one more time, janitor, back drops, simulated marquee and all but I'll have to get permission from the United Tour Association of That Again. Possible tour names are Paradise Now and Forever, Return to the Return of the Return of Paradise or simply Tonights The Night We'll Repeat History. We did recreate the scenic elements for a show in Montrreal in I think '08 but without some of the songs we currently perform. I have a copy of the original setlist from 1981 and It could be great with this band. I've already ordered one blond wig, an afro wig, a tux, a fake Tom Selleck moustache a space suit and a Shakey's Pizza uniform. Nothing like red satin pants on a 65 year old.Seriously I think this show will make a great DVD. Or maybe will just do The Serpent Is Rising start to finish including Handel's Messiah done with the Moron Tabernacle Choir. They're not as good as the Mormons but their cheaper. I believe I just heard the sound of no tickets being sold. Good grief get this guy a shot at open mic night at Zanies Comedy Club.
Fans at the meet and greets have asked me several recurring questions.
Here are some.
Q: Any chance of a reunion?
A: Sheesh! Quick someone check to see if there's still an ice flow on the river.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... n-20110727
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... g-20110707
.
Q: How about a new cd.
A: What's a cd? The new music business is geared toward singles not entire albums, kind of like 1962. Unless you appeal to a teen audience the days of albums being the driver of sales is over. (There will always be the exception to the rule see Adele)You could argue this is a good thing or bad. Listening to Grand Illusion I'd say it's a bad thing. However the Serpent... There is nothing more gratifying than an artist reaching for the Moon even if they crash to the earth in a ball of flames. I have however written and recorded some songs that I have been sitting on but I'm going to release. Stay tuned. By the way I listened to 100 years this past week and I'm quite sure I can't make a better album in that style.
Q: Where did the name Styx come from.
A: Bill Traut the man who signed us to Wooden Nickel Records suggested it and nobody hated it, Styx was born. Funny thing is I can't remember having any suggestion of my own which is odd for me. I will always be thankful to Traut for the opportunity to make records. However he never did anything either through promotion or musical advice to advance our career. He kept Lady off the first album insisting on 4 other songs he held publishing on, none of which were written by us.
Q: What happened between you and Tommy at the Children's Miracle Network show.
A: I have said this before and the story hasn't changed. I asked Tommy to postpone the release of BNW so we could make the album into a true Styx album with us all working together. There were no demands on my part, none just persuasion I had no leverage knowing that I had been replaced so I pleaded and appealed to his better judgement. Tommy told me that he believed the album was great the way it was. Any inference that this was a confrontation is a lie. I've always felt BNW is an album that could have been terrific. No Styx album would have been good had it been recorded the way BNW was. Having said that there are a couple of songs that would not have made the cut but more importantly what makes a band great is interaction.
Q: Did Kilroy cause the bands breakup?
A: No because the band did not break up, Tommy quit. The band would have continued without Tommy had I agreed with my fellow bandmates to replace him. I thought it best to allow Tommy some time to sort things out.
Q: What's it like playing Styx songs that you did not write, and how about Castle Walls?
A: Great it's as close to what Styx fans want that I can provide. I didn't want to sing them myself or have some mook up there ruining them. August Zadra ain't no mook he does them masterfully. By the way I get you like Castle Walls just remember I was the first one to play it and did so for 6 years, look for it's return. The new band members have been bugging me for 2 years about playing it.
Q: What's your favorite color.
A: Red cause it matches my eyes.
Hey everybody,
Another year come and gone wow! Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket, bought a cd (as if) downloaded a track or simply came here to see what I'm up to. Still 5'11", same as high school though I swear my pants are getting longer. (I was 6'2" in my platforms and my ankles still remember)
Taking a little break this January to recharge my batteries and have my nails done. I'm trying to decide between the Barbra Streisand or the Steven Tyler. Cast your vote below.
New DVD. I've toyed with the idea of recreating the Paradise theater tour one more time, janitor, back drops, simulated marquee and all but I'll have to get permission from the United Tour Association of That Again. Possible tour names are Paradise Now and Forever, Return to the Return of the Return of Paradise or simply Tonights The Night We'll Repeat History. We did recreate the scenic elements for a show in Montrreal in I think '08 but without some of the songs we currently perform. I have a copy of the original setlist from 1981 and It could be great with this band. I've already ordered one blond wig, an afro wig, a tux, a fake Tom Selleck moustache a space suit and a Shakey's Pizza uniform. Nothing like red satin pants on a 65 year old.Seriously I think this show will make a great DVD. Or maybe will just do The Serpent Is Rising start to finish including Handel's Messiah done with the Moron Tabernacle Choir. They're not as good as the Mormons but their cheaper. I believe I just heard the sound of no tickets being sold. Good grief get this guy a shot at open mic night at Zanies Comedy Club.
Fans at the meet and greets have asked me several recurring questions.
Here are some.
Q: Any chance of a reunion?
A: Sheesh! Quick someone check to see if there's still an ice flow on the river.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... n-20110727
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... g-20110707
.
Q: How about a new cd.
A: What's a cd? The new music business is geared toward singles not entire albums, kind of like 1962. Unless you appeal to a teen audience the days of albums being the driver of sales is over. (There will always be the exception to the rule see Adele)You could argue this is a good thing or bad. Listening to Grand Illusion I'd say it's a bad thing. However the Serpent... There is nothing more gratifying than an artist reaching for the Moon even if they crash to the earth in a ball of flames. I have however written and recorded some songs that I have been sitting on but I'm going to release. Stay tuned. By the way I listened to 100 years this past week and I'm quite sure I can't make a better album in that style.
Q: Where did the name Styx come from.
A: Bill Traut the man who signed us to Wooden Nickel Records suggested it and nobody hated it, Styx was born. Funny thing is I can't remember having any suggestion of my own which is odd for me. I will always be thankful to Traut for the opportunity to make records. However he never did anything either through promotion or musical advice to advance our career. He kept Lady off the first album insisting on 4 other songs he held publishing on, none of which were written by us.
Q: What happened between you and Tommy at the Children's Miracle Network show.
A: I have said this before and the story hasn't changed. I asked Tommy to postpone the release of BNW so we could make the album into a true Styx album with us all working together. There were no demands on my part, none just persuasion I had no leverage knowing that I had been replaced so I pleaded and appealed to his better judgement. Tommy told me that he believed the album was great the way it was. Any inference that this was a confrontation is a lie. I've always felt BNW is an album that could have been terrific. No Styx album would have been good had it been recorded the way BNW was. Having said that there are a couple of songs that would not have made the cut but more importantly what makes a band great is interaction.
Q: Did Kilroy cause the bands breakup?
A: No because the band did not break up, Tommy quit. The band would have continued without Tommy had I agreed with my fellow bandmates to replace him. I thought it best to allow Tommy some time to sort things out.
Q: What's it like playing Styx songs that you did not write, and how about Castle Walls?
A: Great it's as close to what Styx fans want that I can provide. I didn't want to sing them myself or have some mook up there ruining them. August Zadra ain't no mook he does them masterfully. By the way I get you like Castle Walls just remember I was the first one to play it and did so for 6 years, look for it's return. The new band members have been bugging me for 2 years about playing it.
Q: What's your favorite color.
A: Red cause it matches my eyes.
