I gave my life for Styx and I'm really very proud of it and I didn't want to perform that music and… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I lived at the greatest time in the history of mankind to be a musician. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I never imagined that I would have a successful solo career, let alone one in musical theater. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
People always want to romanticize relationships within bands. Most of these relationships are based on music first. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
People go to musicals because they want to hear some really good songs. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I think the music business is as crass and as unrewarding as it has ever been. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Essentially I'm a melody person in a rhythm age, and that's what Broadway is really about, the songs. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Nobody can figure out why it does what it does to human beings. But there is no other art form greater than… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
If you are going to take me a to a musical, you'd better give me three songs that I'm gonna like. Nobody… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
We came along at a time when people were really focused on music. We were part of the second generation of bands… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Our music did not sound like the Beatles in any way, shape or form. I could never find it in myself to… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Many musicals you can take and throw in the garbage can because no one took the time to write a song you… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
If you try to do a genuine rock musical, rock people will think you're flaccid and Broadway audiences will think you're too… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Music was everything. But what the digital revolution has done, with streaming services and downloads, is take the value out of music.… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
How lucky am I? I'll go to Naperville and people will come up to me and thank me for coming to Naperville.… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
This is no condemnation of Chuck Berry, who I greatly admire. But Chuck Berry's music will not translate as well to orchestration… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Back in 2000, I had come to a crossroads in my life, unsure about what career path I should pursue. Shepherd, bouncer,… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I'm very proud of it. 'Hunchback' contains some of my favorite music I've ever written in my life. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the body of work I was part of and I want people to enjoy it as long as they choose to. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
Many musicals you can take and throw in the garbage can because no one took the time to write a song you can care… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
If you're in rock 'n' roll, you're not supposed to admit to liking theatre stuff, but I'm a big theatregoer. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
I'm very proud of it. 'Hunchback' contains some of my favorite music I've ever written in my life. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
I was damn lucky to choose this profession. I had no idea when I started out that I was really an illusionist and a… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
If you think marriage is gonna be easy, don't do it because when there are children involved, you screw up the rest of society. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
I just believed in 1979 that prog rock was finished. I just saw the handwriting on the wall. And I believed that if we… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
To be successful in your life, you have to be convinced in your own mind that you have the ability to accomplish your goals. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
How lucky am I? I'll go to Naperville and people will come up to me and thank me for coming to Naperville. That's how… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
If you pretend to be somebody that you're not when you write songs - and I did that on some of the early Styx… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
Nobody can figure out why it does what it does to human beings. But there is no other art form greater than music. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
I love Styx as much as I could love anything in my life. I started playing in the band when I was 14 years… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
I think the music business is as crass and as unrewarding as it has ever been. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share
