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Dennis DeYoung

(1947) Singer United States

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Dennis DeYoung is a singer from the United States.

Quick Facts About Dennis DeYoung

Born: February 18, 1947
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer

About Dennis DeYoung

Dennis DeYoung is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. He wrote more Styx songs than any other member, penning seven of the band’s eight Billboard top‑10 singles and also a solo top‑10 single.

Quotes by Dennis DeYoung · Page 3

When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives.

Internet

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As an artist you always want to challenge yourself, but as you get older you want to bring the audience with you…

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What people fail to realize is that any album we did, really, 90 percent of it reflected the songs people brought in.…

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I was damn lucky to choose this profession. I had no idea when I started out that I was really an illusionist…

Career

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When it came time to do 'One Hundred Years' I had been encouraged to really make a Styx album without the guys.…

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My voice doesn't sound like anyone else's. I wanted to sound like my favorite singers when I was young because when you're…

Favorite singer

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Look, nobody is a bigger fan of Tommy Shaw than me. The day I met him in 1975 I knew he was…

Biggest fan

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It's great when it all comes together in a great musical like 'Sweeney Todd,' when Stephen Sondheim writes songs from heaven, the…

Actor

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I really believed it was important to explain to our young audience that expectations based on people who are trying to sell…

Expectations

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Anyone in showbiz rock 'n' roll who says they're so tired of playing their hit songs, I want to smack them. I…

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I can do anything onstage. Here's the misconception: You could record an album called 'The Best of Styx.' And all you would…

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101 Dalmatians' espouses virtues good to revisit: In times of crisis, families must pull together through love and commitment to overcome obstacles.

Character

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I like being on a team and that's what a band is like. It's us against them, strength in numbers, and sharing…

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Radio stations provided a service. They weeded out the stuff that no one should ever have to even think about. Now, they…

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If you try to do a genuine rock musical, rock people will think you're flaccid and Broadway audiences will think you're too…

Broadway

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Many musicals you can take and throw in the garbage can because no one took the time to write a song you…

Care

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A unique style comes from not being able to do things in a conventional manner. If David Byrne could have sung like…

Being

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To be successful in your life, you have to be convinced in your own mind that you have the ability to accomplish…

Ability

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How lucky am I? I'll go to Naperville and people will come up to me and thank me for coming to Naperville.…

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I always say, when I play the first few notes and people scream... if you're tired of that, you should try retail.…

People

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It was a song I wrote for my wife as a present, never intending for it to be a Styx song. 'Babe'…

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If you pretend to be somebody that you're not when you write songs - and I did that on some of the…

Albums

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Music was everything. But what the digital revolution has done, with streaming services and downloads, is take the value out of music.…

Digital revolution

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