Back in 2000, I had come to a crossroads in my life, unsure about what career path I should pursue. Shepherd, bouncer, philosopher king, ventriloquist or perhaps man on the flying trapeze. Fortunately, I was guided back onto the path of the magical world of music. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Americans are really good at throwing their hands up and walking away from things. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
My views are simple. If you’re gonna make a commitment, particularly marriage, stick to it. If you can’t compromise, you’ve got no chance. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
I can do anything onstage. Here’s the misconception: You could record an album called ‘The Best of Styx.’ And all you would have to do is pay the individual songwriters a mechanical royalty. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
I wasn’t a guy who grew up wanting to be in ‘Funny Girl,’ if you know what I mean. I wanted to be in the Beatles. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
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 young you don’t put much value on uniqueness. But later I realized I had something special to offer. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
As an artist you always want to challenge yourself, but as you get older you want to bring the audience with you while expanding creatively. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
A unique style comes from not being able to do things in a conventional manner. If David Byrne could have sung like Paul McCartney, he would have. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
The fact is, for the first 10 years I toured as a solo artist, I wasn’t playing any of the songs I didn’t write or sing. Dennis DeYoung Read Quote
