J.Y. Interview From 1981

[BlackWall]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

[Babyblue]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

Thanks for sharing.Tommy, looked like a good old country boy.I wonder if he is'Roll Tide" or the other one?Alburn gross.lolol

[LtVanish]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

Thanks for sharing.Tommy, looked like a good old country boy.I wonder if he is'Roll Tide" or the other one?Alburn gross.lolol

Tommy may be a country boy, but we all know JY is a "city slicker" do you get the picture?

[Babyblue]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

Thanks for sharing.Tommy, looked like a good old country boy.I wonder if he is'Roll Tide" or the other one?Al burn gross.lolol

Tommy may be a country boy, but we all know JY is a "city slicker" do you get the picture?

Yep i do sad but true.I am just not sure if he is all that bad.But i don't know the inner workings of the band.I bet that TS is not that country boy any more.

[yogi]

GREAT article!!!

I have not seen that before.


Thanks!

[Archetype]

Given Styx's track record for the past decade or so, I find this kind of funny.

J.Y. — "Well, there has been pressure put on us from the record company to put out a live album and people do ask for one, but I view live albums as sidesteps in a career rather than a step forward. If we did one I'd like to see it include a lot of new, unreleased material as well as some of the older standards.

[BlackWall]

Given Styx's track record for the past decade or so, I find this kind of funny.

J.Y. — "Well, there has been pressure put on us from the record company to put out a live album and people do ask for one, but I view live albums as sidesteps in a career rather than a step forward. If we did one I'd like to see it include a lot of new, unreleased material as well as some of the older standards.

LOL

[Toph]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

"N.R.N. — About a year ago, rumors were flying throughout Chicago that Dennis was running into conflicts with the other members of the band, and that his musical direction and attitudes were on the verge of splitting Styx apart. Was there any truth to that?

J.Y. — "Not to say that there's never been any dissention in the group, because when you have five different people functioning in a democratic situation you have a system of emotional checks and balances, and with the pressures of constant touring and the such there is bound to be some problems. But we've never had any major problems big enough to split up the group. There have always been stories going around about how one of us is leaving the group, but they're all overblown tremendously. "

Oh really? So, JY was full of shit 29 years ago as well....

[brywool]

J.Y. — "I think that part of the reason is that we've built this group up over a long period of time, kind of a 'long term slow burn' to start quoting lyrics from the new album. It seems that groups who do it that way build their reputation on their live shows and on radio play, and not so much in written print. That creates somewhat of a mystery about the group..."


Had they stuck to that philosophy instead of chasing wet panty hits and robot songs, Styx would still be doing well.

[brywool]

http://www.racerrecords.com/Styx/nrn.html I'm sure this has been posted, maybe several times, but happened to come across it, and thought someone might not know.

"N.R.N. — About a year ago, rumors were flying throughout Chicago that Dennis was running into conflicts with the other members of the band, and that his musical direction and attitudes were on the verge of splitting Styx apart. Was there any truth to that?

J.Y. — "Not to say that there's never been any dissention in the group, because when you have five different people functioning in a democratic situation you have a system of emotional checks and balances, and with the pressures of constant touring and the such there is bound to be some problems. But we've never had any major problems big enough to split up the group. There have always been stories going around about how one of us is leaving the group, but they're all overblown tremendously. "

Oh really? So, JY was full of shit 29 years ago as well....

What's he supposed to say? "Well, Dennis is ramming these really crappy songs down our throat so we'd really like to kick him out"