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
People always ask me: How are you? I say I'm the envy of millions. I've been a lucky guy. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Is there anything in life more exhilarating than having 15,000 people absolutely ecstatic to be seeing your human form? — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Anyone in showbiz rock 'n' roll who says they're so tired of playing their hit songs, I want to smack them. I… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
It took me a while to realize that the only way to really communicate with people is to give them your point… — 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
When it came time to do 'One Hundred Years' I had been encouraged to really make a Styx album without the guys.… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I still see myself as the kid who plays accordion and tries to keep people happy for 45 minutes. And there's nothing… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
People go to musicals because they want to hear some really good songs. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
When I play the first few notes of a song and people start screaming, I think: 'That's why I did this. That's… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I always say, when I play the first few notes and people scream... if you're tired of that, you should try retail.… — 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
We were together; we were a group; we were a team; we wanted people to love Styx. — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
If you say 'Domo arigato' to people, they're apt to go, 'Mr. Roboto.' — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
Every artist wants to feel like they're still valid in a contemporary way. But you can't be so arrogant not to think… — Dennis DeYoung Copy Share Image
I really believed it was important to explain to our young audience that expectations based on people who are trying to sell… — 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
What people fail to realize is that any album we did, really, 90 percent of it reflected the songs people brought in.… — 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
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
