Jy Interview

[sadie65]

A dear friend passed this on to me.

Well for a "reluctant" legend, he sure does like to cover the same topics over and over and over...

http://www.avmagazine.org/

Comments???

Sadie

[froy]

A dear friend passed this on to me.

Well for a "reluctant" legend, he sure does like to cover the same topics over and over and over...

http://www.avmagazine.org/

Comments???

Sadie

Not Intrested thats not Styx

[ChicagoSTYX]

Here is part of the interview: Styx is not done in the studio yet, like so many other vintage bands, relying on their old recordings to fill a set list. Young says there is a new studio album in the works as well as some other fun and interesting projects. "Oh we’re working, we’re working. We’re gonna release a studio album probably a year from now. And we’ve got these recordings that we did with Coco Taylor and Johnny Johnson, who was Chuck Berry’s piano player. They’ll be coming itunes downloads probably sometime in October. There’s probably an EP that’s got those on it and a few other things that we’re doing live now that will come out the first part of next year. Also we are promised to do at least one cover of a Willie Dixon song on the next Styx record. And actually there’s a chance - there are some lyrics of his that are rumored to be in a vault somewhere – some unfinished songs that need music put to them - that one of those might wind up a Styx and Willie Dixon collaboration that would happen posthumously. And then again there’s a new Styx studio album due the third or fourth quarter of 2005.

[froy]

Here is part of the interview: Styx is not done in the studio yet, like so many other vintage bands, relying on their old recordings to fill a set list. Young says there is a new studio album in the works as well as some other fun and interesting projects. "Oh we’re working, we’re working. We’re gonna release a studio album probably a year from now. And we’ve got these recordings that we did with Coco Taylor and Johnny Johnson, who was Chuck Berry’s piano player. They’ll be coming itunes downloads probably sometime in October. There’s probably an EP that’s got those on it and a few other things that we’re doing live now that will come out the first part of next year. Also we are promised to do at least one cover of a Willie Dixon song on the next Styx record. And actually there’s a chance - there are some lyrics of his that are rumored to be in a vault somewhere – some unfinished songs that need music put to them - that one of those might wind up a Styx and Willie Dixon collaboration that would happen posthumously. And then again there’s a new Styx studio album due the third or fourth quarter of 2005.

Woopie JY we careless
Like I said Its not Styx just a misguided JY ,

[bugsymalone]

We’re gonna release a studio album probably a year from now.

Well, this is good news. Maybe future concerts will feature songs from this and the Cyclorama album, and once and for all they can drop that music from that inferior former keyboard player they are "forced" to perform at concerts now.


Bugsy

[styxfanNH]

welcome back froy

[piecesofeight]

So do we. I could careless about this sort of thing anymore because I could careless about JY. I have never given much thought to JY.
Once at a meet and greet someone asked JY why he continued to be this way in interviews. I was not surprised with his answer. He said becaue he could and at least he had the balls to be honest.
I do somewhat feel bad for him for how bitter he is.

A dear friend passed this on to me.

Well for a "reluctant" legend, he sure does like to cover the same topics over and over and over...

Sadie

[styxfanNH]

whether you agree with JY or not, at least he is consistent with his position.

[classicstyxfan]

This just in........after countless hours of Practice on his piano at home, Dennis has now perfected his rendition of "Chopsticks" on his baby Grand piano at home.....

He knows he has many many more hours of practice in store to reach his ultimate goal, which is to have Larry Gowan stop playing circles around him on the Keyboards !

Dennis is aware that Larry's ownership of spinning Keyboards may make his "circular goal" unreachable !

( Give me a F ---ing break, JY ! )

[Abitaman]

Can you believe it JY finally said Dennis' name in an interview. Larry is a more entergetic performer, and he can run cirles with Dennis (Dennis doesn't have a keyboard that turns), but he is NOT Dennis, He is Good, But NOt Dennis. I will see Dennis and Styx whenever they are near-ERIC

[ek88]

I didn't have a problem with anything in the interview other than the comment belittling Dennis' keyboard playing ability. Those kinds of comments are not needed, in my opinion. Other than that, I thought he was mostly telling his side of the story (again) in a fairly unoffensive way. I was glad to see that the interview focused on some other areas as well.

[classicstyxfan]

As we all know, JY is always always ( ALWAYS ! ) listed among the all time great guitarists, you know

Hendrix, Clapton, JY, Page, Townsend etc........you just can't have a complete list without JY on there....can you ? actually, he plays circles around most of the others on this list.

This gives him the absolute right and privelege to rank keyboardists he's played with according to ability. [/u]

[ek88]

Classic:

SNIFF, SNIFF . . . .Hmmm . . . I smell sarcasm

[gr8dane]

A dear friend passed this on to me.

Well for a "reluctant" legend, he sure does like to cover the same topics over and over and over...

http://www.avmagazine.org/

Comments???

Sadie

Not Intrested thats not Styx

If JY is covering the same topics over and over again.
,maybe it has something to do with him getting the same questions over and over again.

[sadie65]

Absolutely he's getting asked the same questions. Teh three primary members are all getting asjed the same questions. It's JY's choice of how he responds. He's certainly entitled to express himself, but he also leaves himself open for sarcasm and negative feedback. IMO, a good way for him to handle these same questions would be to simply say he's moved on, the band has moved on, and talk about whatever he feels positive about the band. He chooses, instead to take unecessary shots, and that, IMO, reduces the level of respect he could get.

Sadie

[gr8dane]

Well I totally agree with you.But unfortunately on this planet I do not believe there are anybody out there who has not taken shots/foulmouthed
anybody out there.The thing is ,these guys are superfamous and will allways be in the crossfire and in the spotlight.Besides, what you and I may think we hear ,may not really be the truth anyways.These guys spent so many years together ,that if they were not pissed of with one another it would be a miracle.How many bands out there has stayed the same to oblivion?
Cheers Sadie
The gr8dane

[Adam]

If you take a look at the present trends in entertainment journalism, you'll realize these questions get asked (of all three members) because THAT'S THE VERY KIND OF CONTROVERSY AND PUBLIC FEUDING THAT CREATES INTEREST.

The ONLY people who are upset/offended/annoyed with the kind of responses JY gives regarding Dennis is the very small group of die-hard Styx fans who frequent bulletin boards like this. And that's a mini-demographic (if it were large enough, releases by both Dennis and Styx would be on the radio and on the charts).

Sadly, we live in a tabloid culture. Expect these kind of questions to continue being asked by interviewers who hope to bait the musicians to react with quotable, controversial statements.

I actually sense JY lightening up on Dennis in this interview - depite how annoying these questions must be for him. He has my sympathy. It's like being asked about your divorce for the rest of your life, while most of the time you feel you've moved on.

And by the way, JY is obviously the "bad cop" here. Like a politician, Tommy remains predominantly unquoted on the band's attitude toward Dennis - and certainly does almost zero interviews. He appears the nice guy, and JY does his dirty work.

Froy? A man of very low tolerance in the area of social interaction and intelligent dialogue. Atrocious spelling also.

[Adam]

The word is Despite. (that's what I get for pointing out someone elses' grammatical deficiency)

[sadie65]

Adam,

Who designated JY to be bad cop? He has choices in how he responds. They all do. I'm sure they are all sick of being asked about it. I know I would be. But that doesn't mean JY couldn't handle it better.

I understand the state of today's journalism. and I understand sensationalism. So does JY. Which is why he continues to take opportunities to respond the way he does. I find that sad. He has so much more to focus on than that. We all know that, as does he.

And to respond to GR8dane, of course there's a lot of anger amongst them. they have solid reasons...all of them. But at what point should they let it go and move on.

They may have "divorced", but that doesn't mean they need to continue criticizing each other. It's not the most healthy thing to do. Soulful purging is fine for a while, then it just becomes counter productive.

Peace,

Sadie

[ek88]

Keep in mind that we're all different and maybe JY needs to vent about this longer than you or me or the next guy. Besides, I wouldn't be too thrilled if JY showed up at my place of work and started lecturing me on what I should and shouldn't say, so I hesitate to be too critical about his comments. As always, just my opinion . . .

[classicstyxfan]

If JY will give me the diference between his income the last 25 years minus what I've made in the same time period, I will be glad to take any and all criticism he's like to throw my way !

I'm guessing I could afford all the earplugs I'd need with the dfference, with a few extra bucks left over !

[yogi]

Since sooo many of you have JY eating out of dumpsters etc, why are you offended when he speaks his mind???? Many a bum would love to have a mic shoved in his face from time to time.

I'm NOT calling JY a bum, I TRULY like him. He's still the ONLY member that has somehow found a way to be on EVERY Styx album and at EVERY Styx concert. That speaks volumes. I'm just stating what some of you should be smart enough to realize. Does this make sense??? It did when I thought it!

[bugsymalone]

He's still the ONLY member that has somehow found a way to be on EVERY Styx album and at EVERY Styx concert.

Then all the more reason for him to just move on and say "next question" when he is asked anything about Dennis.

His place in the band is secure, it seems. Why continue to shoot off his mouth when it simply doesn't matter anymore? The only reason I can think of is he feels insecure whenever Dennis is brought up. Gotta denigrate the real talent and build up the marginal talent that replaced him.


Bugsy

[kiddo]

>>>Then all the more reason for him to just move on and say "next question" when he is asked anything about Dennis.<<<

I think JY is a pretty smart fellow. Why he feels he needs to continue to minimize Dennis' talents is something only he can address. At some point one has to begin to wonder why JY didn't leave Styx if things were as bad as he inferred they were.
Staying in a less than desirable situation for so long makes him a whole lot less smart than I think he'd like Styx fans to think he is.

kiddo

[bugsymalone]

I think JY has always ridden the gravy train wherever it took him and however messy he got along the way.

Say what one will about Tommy, at least he had the courage of his convictions in 1983 when he left the group voluntarily, not knowing how it would affect his future.

JY simply whined and complained and blamed it all on Dennis and then hopped right back on that train when the group re-formed with Glen and again in 1996.

He always hung onto whatever would put money in his pocket, whether he believed in it artistically or not.

Bugsy

[kiddo]

He always hung onto whatever would put money in his pocket, whether he believed in it artistically or not.

Profound!

kiddo

[classicstyxfan]

Kiddo......Interesting comment, but I think you could say the same thing about the majority of "rank and file" Americans, couldn't
you ? Most people vote their pocketbook, and take whatever employment they can find to maximize their personal income, albeit
on a smaller and less visible scale than JY. I plead guilty to doing so on my career path.

Just another perspective to consider....

[LordofDaRing]

Ha, did anybody catch the typo at the beginning of the interview, "guitarist Tommy James"...I didn't know he was in STYX. Maybe they can add Mony Mony to their set list, with the changed lyrics from my college days on the chorus of .."hey, get laid, get F......". Might as well, I heard JY and Tommy are beginning to slip back to those good ol' Damn Yankees days of slipping in the "F" word on stage to sound cool, ala Ted Nugent. "I can't believe I am in a band with Tommy M.....F....ing Shaw" (cool). Wow that is impressive, considering the fan base is mostly 30 and 40 something people who probably have kids and bring them to the shows. As for the comment that he is the only one to appear on every record/concert, well two former members are dead, one is fighting for his life, one left the band on his own and came back later, one quit on his own to be with his family and one was fired. Then we have Mr. fly below the radar and hang on for dear life to that paycheck, ala John McVie, Charlie Watts, etc. This guy is still not getting it, he is NOT in any form of STYX: the best guitarist, the best singer, the best song writer, the best performer on stage and now he consistently proves he is not (despite his engineering degree in rocket science) the smartest member either. Stipped down lets face it, this guy is lucky STYX found him, without the overall talent of Tommy Shaw, Dennis Deyoung and yes Glen Burtnik this guy would be working with NASA on the space program (which there is absolutely nothing wrong with). If asked in the future during an interview by an obvious casual STYX reporter (who thinks he is Tommy James anyway), about Dennis DeYoung, try the ol' no comment or I don't want to criticise any former member of this band...seems to work for Glen and Dennis. Or if worse comes to worse, JY can break into I think we're alone now by his real alter ego.

How about we come up with our own questions to ask JY:

If the Kilroy and Roboto concepts brought the band down as you have stated so many times, why "pay homage" at all, albeit in a medley to the song Mr Roboto? Purely for the interest from the VW commercial?

Can you say anything positive about DDY the man or the artist?

What was your reaction then and now to Tommy Shaw leaving the band in 1983?

If this band claims to be a more democratic structure then when DDY was in the band, can you respond to some of the comments made by former member Glen Burtnik, that essentially said he had no say in this band?

Would you please never again sing Loreli on stage....(alright I would only think that and not put the man on the spot)

Anybody got any questions to ask Mr Young???

[styxfanNH]

It appears that JY is not the only one who can't let it go. Can't we stop rehashing this?

[ek88]

At some point one has to begin to wonder why JY didn't leave Styx if things were as bad as he inferred they were.

Well, I've never been blessed (or cursed, depending how you look at it) with any level of fame or fortune, so I can only speculate. My guess is that it was simply too hard to walk away at that point in time, especially for a relatively young JY. Even though things probably were as bad as he inferred (from his point of view) and he probably should've left, I suspect the temptation of money and success kept him coming back for more.

Sure, it's easy for me to say I think he should've left, but I've never had to consider walking away from an immensely successful rock band, either.