A really smart man with an understated sense of humor

@LarryFleetwood8675

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, great interview. Steal the eggs...! lol

@jamesmoritz3584

Жыл бұрын

Love his sense of humor

@jarneymatt2646

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I thought so, also believed it was refreshing

That was one of the greatest things I have ever seen. THANK YOU Pete for having the awareness to sit back and let Dennis take us on that fascinating ride. And when you did ask questions and speak it was spot on and awesome.

Dennis De Young, absolute music legend.

A Dennis interview is a lot like a great Styx album, a whole lot of variety, depth, fun, thoughtful, serious, contemplative content that is ultimately positive and hopeful. One minute he's a shrewd, in your face, blunt, matter of fact, slightly offensive vulgarian....to a deeply emotional, heart on his sleeve, loyal, dedicated, vulnerable and honest self-deprecating individual who brought a lot of joy to people's lives all around the world through his music, ambition and vision.

@newavatar2947

3 жыл бұрын

Well Said...people like to dig him but he laughs at himself as well..pure class.

@charlesrambeau519

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. He's all that and more. I felt bad for Pete in parts because Dennis is a steamroller who puts you in your place while giving you love simultaneously! Good interview Pete. Im sure you had no idea what you were in for!!

@l.t.w8985

3 жыл бұрын

👍Amen

@crusheverything4449

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesrambeau519 - Pete has the knowledge, class and experience to more than handle it. Artists who respect their interviewers can be very blunt and sometimes unforgiving, but it truly is a sign of respect.

Dennis De Young! Music genius, class act and a funny guy! Can’t wait for part 2!

@davegarciaofficial

Жыл бұрын

Not a genius. Give me a break

15 minutes in and it's one of the greatest interviews I've ever heard...Laughing my ass off

Quite possibly the greatest interview ever! Dennis is a friggin’ national treasure! Great musician, storyteller and comedian as well. Pete this was phenomenal…Thank You! 👍

very glad Pete had the chance to interview Dennis. He is a brilliant songwriter and great story teller

Pete that was so much fun. Dennis is a one of a kind personality and I enjoyed every minute of it. What great stories. One of your best guests ever.

Probably best DDY interview I have ever heard. Dennis it's time to write a book about your life.

@batlevi2247

3 жыл бұрын

I agree he should write a book about his life with Styx and without!

@BattManion1979

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to PP for bringing him in....

I love this guy even more now. He is funny as hell.

On the opening riff of Lorelei: "I'm a genius on the Synthesizer aren't I?" "JY wrote that!" That's the magic of this group!!!!!!

I’m from Chicagoland & grew-up in the 70’s & 80’s. I’ve heard a lot of Styx in my lifetime & so much of it holds-up so well. Great segment. ☮️

I'm dying laughing!!! He's so much fun to listen to!!

It's February 2022 and I can't believe I waited so long to watch this. A fabulous interview. Love how Dennis interviews Pete!

Wow, almost 3 hours, lol! Time to get some popcorn, I love Dennis, he's a riot.

Love Dennis De Young. He is such a cool, talented, funny and personable guy. 😁🎸👍

Love Dennis- always enjoy his interviews. You never know where he will take the conversation. Get out and buy his albums. He enjoys a royal send off into "retirement". Would love to go to a Sox game with him!

This by far the best, I now have a new affinity for Dennis

I'm so glad you got him to talk about the Wooden Nickel stuff! It's stuff that even a lot of Styx fans aren't super familar with and I've never heard Dennis go into detail about before! Those albums are SO underrated! I love "You Need Love", "Father OSA", "The Grove of Eglantine", "Man of Miracles", and so much other stuff on those albums. It's sad that Dennis's negative experiences of making those albums have shaped his perception of them to such an extent. I've never heard him talk about them before and it's just really cool to get his perspective. In all honesty this might be the best interview with Dennis I've ever heard. You're asking him the real fan questions and he's willing to talk to you as a fan and not as just some generic music interviewer guy. So much really interesting stuff here I've never heard him talk about before!

this is the funniest interview ever, Dennis is a character

Saw Styx on Serpent Tour! Fantastic!!!!

@tomsimmons7192

3 жыл бұрын

Niiiiiiiiiiiiice! Wish there was some video of the original band, only saw one VERY grainy video from, like '72.

@toddfoster828

3 жыл бұрын

I think I've seen that. I have a bootleg CD of King Biscuit from 1975 that's excellent sounding and have found a Winterland performance from 1976 on youtube. Those are the earliest good live performances I've seen and heard. A shame.

@n8goulet

3 жыл бұрын

Your very lucky to have seen that. A live audio recording of the Serpent tour from 1974 was posted on KZread in recent times, and some are photos Chuck posted, such as JC with his ARP 2600 synth he used for sound effects. Dennis had one too and there is a photo of the keyboard from it in the background of him singing next to it.

@toddfoster828

3 жыл бұрын

@@n8goulet Now I have to look for that one. Hopefully it's decent sounding. That 1972ish performance is barely watchable.

@n8goulet

3 жыл бұрын

@@toddfoster828 It seems to have been pulled from KZread because I can't find it. It had the date in earlier 1974 and I figured out Man of Miracles hadn't been released yet. It included the title track "Serpent is rising" & " "Krakatoa", which I never expected to hear live versions of. I wasn't even sure they had ever played those. I was hoping for live versions of ""The Grove of Eglantine" & "Jonas Psalter", but they weren't on it. I heard this only a few months ago on KZread. Search around in case I missed it.

I think it's Dennis's Chicago accent and his deadpan humor and tongue and cheek that makes you just want to sit down and have a 🍻 and listen to his stories. The best part also is there's no ego he speaks highly and fondly of Tommy and JY. so you cannot say he has a self-centered ego problem he does not. He's very outspoken being an ex teacher but he's also very brutally honest and he will tell it like it is. Once he realized this interview with Pete he could swear have fun laugh crack jokes he really opened up and I have a feeling both of these videos are going to blow up and views within the next few months once people sit down and watch the first 10 minutes and they're going to be enthralled.

@georgelamie7001

3 жыл бұрын

You're here in the city I take it, Kev? Whereabouts?

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgelamie7001 currently in Texas heading for Georgia cuz I've been driving a truck for 30 years ☕🤠🚛but I reside right outside of Lockport.

DDY is interviewing Pete, love it! LOL

This is one of the best interviews i've seen!! Also a dedicated Styx & Dennis DeYoung fan!

Pete I bet you didn't know how to react about a few things he said! He's a character! I didn't know he was part Italian and didn't know you were part Galician Spanish! Wow! Great interview. Thanks so much.

This has to be the easiest interview you have ever done. You didn’t have to say a word! Lol 😂. But this is awesome! Love Dennis!

@AllThingsElementor

3 жыл бұрын

For the first few minutes, I thought Dennis was going to interview Pete!

@manliosolorzano2612

3 жыл бұрын

@@AllThingsElementor and he did for a while

@philouze1815

3 жыл бұрын

Lukather's pretty good at it too.

@dantewhiterose1958

3 жыл бұрын

Saw that. Your right! 😂

Both parts are amazing ! Easily one of the best interviews ever ! Thanks Pete for making this happen!

Love the long format. Some great history in there, glad Dennis wants to talk about it. Great hang with Dennis and loving his latest two albums!

I could listen to Dennis talk all day. He’s so quirky and honest. Refreshing to hear this

Glad Dennis brought up Queen of Spades. My favorite Styx song too.

I was Dennis DeYoung's UPS driver back in the early 90's. Still a funny guy ! Took guitar lessons with John Curulewski (JC) back in the early 80's. R.I.P.

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

Cool you're out there by Westchester isn't that where JC was if I remember right before he passed or LaGrange?

@lastdaysguitar

3 ай бұрын

JC was so talented! Those early albums are still favorites!

Agreed, this is sublime! I think my favorite moment is Dennis singing a line from an AC/DC song!

Dennis DeYoung is a bonafide pisser....Pete you showed off your listening skills in this interview....great stuff. Saw Dennis in 2019....awesome show. To Dennis point his solo song desert moon had incredible music that got me through my 1st crushing of my heart as a young boy. Dennis is brilliant.

this was fantastic, can't wait to watch part 2!

I love Dennis DeYoung’s sense of humor and genius in songwriting, showmanship and vocals!i saw Styx do their Mr. Roboto tour at the Palladium. I liked it though I just wanted to listen to another hour or so of their music, I also saw Dennis do a free concert in Massapequa and he was great then to in the early 2000’s!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️☮️☮️🎤🎼🎹

Awesome interview. Can't wait for part 2.

Brilliant interview. I love Dennis.

Wow!! Thank you, “Pete” for the interesting interview with Dennis De Young. 🎤🎸🎵🥁

This was the best interview I've ever seen! Learned a lot and laughed all the way through! Can't wait to see part 2. Awesome!

Pete, what a fantastic interview and so much insight from Dennis throughout both segments. The thing that sticks with me, is that Dennis managed to articulate as well as he could the Styx breakup but looking at it from both sides. I feel like I have a little more closure on the Styx separation than I did prior to watching this. This was such an engaging interview - if I would nitpick it would be I would have liked to hear a little more about the Panozzo's. If you interview Dennis again I'd love to hear you ask more about them.

You can tell Dennis has been there and done that. Kudos Pete, great interview with a great guy.

Amazing interview! Best 90 minutes I’ve spent in a really long time. What a cool guy he is, and Pete really looks like he’s having the time of his life here 😀

Dude is one of a kind. That was a treat. I am now curious about 26 East (1 & 2) and wasn't prior to this. Well done!

Unbelievably GREAT interview Mr. Pardo! Dennis is a great guy!

What a brilliant interview! Thank you!

Thanks Dennis and congrats Pete getting to do such a high profile interview!

What an awesome interview. Hats off to you, Peter. You always know how and when to interact and when and how to let the interviewee just go off. Bravo. Dennis is awesome.

Congrats Pete. This is absolutely awesome and I expected nothing less than a 2hr interview from the keyboard master himself.

This is a great interview! Incredible history of such an amazing rock band, love it! Thanks Pete for all this. Dennis is a big big talent for me.

i'm speechless. One of the best interviews ever.

This interview was riveting. I couldn't wipe the smile from my face for the 2 and half hours. Took only one break because "I got the olds." Super honest and forthcoming, Dennis was a pleasure to listen to and laugh with. I think by far the best interview you've ever done. The second best was the one featuring Steve Lukether, With Annie Haslam coming in a close third. How are you going to beat this one Pete?

What an interview, this is so awesome !!

This is probably the best interview I've ever seen with someone whose music/band I am not into or have any interest in. DDY is a fascinating character! Just for his views on music and songwriting process, production, etc. It's good stuff! Well done.

This is an incredible interview, just incredible. Dennis is amazing and he’s funny. Great stories.

Thanks Pete for this Awesome Interview!

DDY most entertaining interview that you have had on this channel.Good job Pete.

AMAZING!! WE LOVE YOU DENNIS DEYOUNG!! Thank you for doing this. So excellent.

By FAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR this is the GREATEST Dennis DeYoung & STYX interview I have EVER seen. This was SOOOOOOO GREAT Pete. Well done Pete & Well done Dennis. Thank you both for this Fantastic interview. Entertainment at its finest!!!!!

Excellent interview, Pete! Dennis knows where he stands in the greater picture, and his level of self-awareness and self-confidence is astounding.

Pete, you are a celebrity among celebrities.

Very insightful interview, best I have seen of DDY. For example, Interesting how he describes walking the tightrope on the early albums with song selection, and how the collaboration makes bands better, for example the tidbit about JY and Lorelei. The deep dive stories are priceless. Thanks Pete and Dennis of course.

Good to hear that Dennis is supporting the Sox this season! Great interview, love how Dennis even interviewed you at times lol talks like such an Italian as well

I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. You can tell its a great interview when on both thumbnails Pete's smiling!

IT'S NOT STYX WITHOUT YOU DENNIS! Father O.S.A is to this day one of my favorite songs.

I could listen to Dennis all the day long!

DDY is such a cool dude. I could listen to him talk for hours. I love how he takes us, the fans, into his world from 30,40, 50 years ago and shares his thoughts on his discography. Too good.

GREAT INTERVIEW!!!!!

Dennis needs to tour doing just these stories! Can listen to him for hours. Thank you!!

I love Dennis, great sense of humor and great interview and sound like a true person from Chicago.

BEST. INTERVIEW. EVER. Parts 1 & 2!

Applause !!!!!! Pete. Your best interview yet.. DDY is as real as it gets..let's see the other 2 speak so frankly..Thanks

I was engaged to a girl for 20 hours before she died in a car accident. It was October 1980. Still get a lump in my throat when I hear “Babe”.

@christianman73

3 жыл бұрын

Man, that is rough. I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my mom in '82 (I was only nine), and it still gets to me, especially on Mother's Day. I've lost many friends, through early deaths, too, over the years. I've never been married (yet), but I am in a relationship now, and I really, really hope that she and I have many years together. Life can be so unpredictable.

@martymartin2894

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that i know a guy who back around that time qualified as a doctor and fell in love with a young nurse they were due to get married. They lived in different parts of Ireland and she was driving to see him one weekend when she too was killed in a car crash. The man never was right after it and became an alcoholic he died about ten years ago a gentle man he was.

@tylermorrison7051

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. I remember singing that song in 79 and 80 when I was 9 or 10 years old.

Really enjoyed this interview...

What a fun chat. What an interesting character. And Pete, you are a great, personable host.

LOL I always loved Dennis De Young. This was a great interview. Thanks for posting!

Awesome interview....class act! DEYOUNG IS AN HONEST SOUL

Great having DD such a nice guy intrested in Pete s life made this fun to watch Will prob buy more of his stuff LOL

Excellent interview, love Dennis.

What a character! I had great fun watching this and learned a lot about the band.

One of my all time interviews, PETE! Dennis is so damn cool and funny! I got such a kick out of this. I started watching him during the Pandemic last year. Really got into his home posted clips. Still that great voice. Grew up with STYX , back when i was 12, 13, 14, and this made me dig out those old recordings. What a great American Rock n Roll band.

Amazing Show!!! Informative, Enlightening, Hilarious, and completely Captivating!!!

Great interview. I loved Dennis busting Pete's chops a bit. Thanks Pete I hated to see this interview end. I loved hearing Dennis tell his side of the Styx split.

Yes! Dennis De Young! Wish he was still with Styx. Love it. Love it.

Friggin DDY! Great interview Pete. I'm a Styx guy...saw them 3 times in the 80s on different tours. Lots said an written but DDY will forever be part of Styx to me.

This man is a genious, musically and his views on life, love, etc. How many men in the music industry are married to the same woman that they fell in love with at the age of seventeen??? I am almost caught up to you Dennis, fifty years in March, since the age of sixteen!! You and Suzanne are an inspirations to all of us. Are you sure you don't wanna run for president? You make more sense than MANY of the politicians do!! Can't wait to see you back on the road. Looking forward to part 2!!!!!

Keep delivering the goods Pete!

Fantastic interview. A half-hour talking about the pre-Tommy era? AWESOME! I learned so much I never knew, thanks for this!

Saw them for the 2nd time on the Equinox tour when they opened for Kiss in Jacksonville at the Coliseum. Absolutely one of the most amazing rock and roll performances I had ever seen. I don't think I took that album off of my record player or out of my cassette deck for months.

@billymac72

3 жыл бұрын

That would have been amazing! One of those dream bills. I was too young then, but I get to stare at my uncle’s ticket stubs. He saw Rush open for UFO in ‘77. Man, that was the era!

@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743

3 жыл бұрын

@@billymac72 The Styx and Rush hating hair metal fanatics are saying, "Yawn!"

@toddfoster828

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know how many times I went to sleep listening to Side 2 of Equinox in my headphones, back in the day.

Sweet baby Grogu this is great. Pete, I'm listening to this and my face looks just like yours. A smile from ear to ear.

What an amazing talent, this man is! Thank you Dennis for ALL your music! Still one of my favourite bands, still to this day! Amazing!!!

So cool and refreshing to hear a superstar be so down to earth and natural.

Thought to myself who needs a 2 and 1/2 hour Dennis de Young interview. So on a wet Sunday afternoon decided to dip in. How wrong. I was a great entertaining, and informative interview. First time I’ve heard him, he isn’t the person I was expecting.

Very informative and very entertaining! Both Volume 1 &2 !

What I like most about Dennis is, his story never changes. He always tells the truth.

@kyokushin1375

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@pepperdog2039

4 ай бұрын

amen

Watching. Love Dennis! Great interview! 👍

I'm gonna Light Up and watch this video again. BTW, Dennis I'm sort of a prog noggin. My favorite Styx song is Castle Walls.

What a great interview! Dennis is a character!

Love this interview

The best interview ever....