I was working at Safeway when I was 18 (65 now) and these guys came in late one night. The cashier realizing who they were called me up front to meet them. The thing is, I had just seen them the night before in Houston. Nice guys.

@raybrendaglaze2019

4 ай бұрын

That is so cool! Good for you! Envious here… I’m also 65 and love their music. From Kansas

@awilliams5007

4 ай бұрын

​@@raybrendaglaze2019yep rocked the 80s, Kansas was good too!

@jeffreysalter8111

4 ай бұрын

I worked at Safeway in Indianapolis I was 15 a sophomore at Ben Davis loved that job grew up fast after that 1983

@allendaigle6351

4 ай бұрын

I thought an absolutely sure this is Styx the Paradise Theater they also sang another good song Renegade❤

@ryanlynch290

4 ай бұрын

Where were you? I remember Safeways, it's all HEB now

I grew up on Styx, and absolutely love Tommy Shaw💯🔥🔥🔥

@josephmclaughlin9404

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like the Peter Gunn theme, which is about 75years old I reckon

@justindrake1498

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for telling me wtf this is

@johngililland6166

4 ай бұрын

How could you not? 😁👍

@bishlap

4 ай бұрын

sorry to hear that.

@fce2357

4 ай бұрын

Yes me to

Tommy Shaw, a great song writer, phenomenal guitarist, unbelievable singer and truly a down to earth nice guy.

@patrickjanecke4941

4 ай бұрын

That's so great to learn, how superb musicians can check their egos at the door and simply be good folk.

@larsonfamilyhouse

4 ай бұрын

His daughter is Hannah Shaw aka Kitten Lady and she’s super nice too 🥰

@j.2903

4 ай бұрын

Wow He looks good.

@chasman9662

4 ай бұрын

Play 'Crystal Ball'. This was his first song. Unreal.

@moeb4348

3 ай бұрын

This guy is one of the great musicians of pop music.

The work Tommy Shaw has done with high school orchestras is amazing and on youtube. He is a generous soul.

@maryellenputnam-reinhardt3305

3 ай бұрын

Love that ... I've watched it a million times!!!

@briands2104

3 ай бұрын

I agree. It’s great to watch!

@beckykootte7767

3 ай бұрын

They are amazing. Fooling yourself with the highs hool orchestra just gives me chills to my core💖

I find fascinating how musicians just think up songs in their heads. Glad they do, so we can hear them afterwards. 👍✨🏆✨❣️

@jake-gk1jy

4 ай бұрын

I know for myself as a musician I hear music almost non stop in my head most of the day but not in a bad way, just always there in the background but sometimes it's louder than other times during the day. Actually got me through some tough days in jail way back when

@bradcrawford1998

4 ай бұрын

Yes, VERY cool hearing from the mucisians how they formed classic tunes we loved growing up.

@kevinlibby681

4 ай бұрын

It doesn’t come from their heads, they’re channels

@wirelessone2986

4 ай бұрын

Meditation

@michaelmerck7576

4 ай бұрын

It's called talent

The One & Only Tommy Shaw. The criminally under rated and under appreciated Singer/Songwriting Legend. 🎶🎸

Tommy Shaw is one of the greatest male rock voices ever. He still sounds amazing!

One of the most iconic bands of all time. Too bad they couldn’t keep all members in place. They had magic. Tommy Shaw continues to rock! Rock on….

@XRakkgruntX

4 ай бұрын

They have more magic without Dennis Deyoung, he was caustic

@Lokosuks

4 ай бұрын

​@@XRakkgruntXthat's a good point to make he was an issue. They still Rock harder than ever and Tommy is the backbone of everything❤ when he sings crystal ball I lose control of my emotions it's so beautiful

@concernedamerican7409

4 ай бұрын

Creative differences. It sucks (most of the time) when bands loose their members. Foreigner & Journey are perfect examples.

@samswisher2452

4 ай бұрын

Um .. Tommy Shaw is NOT an original member of Styx. They started with a pair of brothers on base and lead guitar. They left the band after their 2nd album (the one with Lady on it). They were replaced by Jay Y and Tommy.

@Lokosuks

4 ай бұрын

@@samswisher2452 he was there for the greatest successes and contributed to it so don't belittle him just because he joined a little late

My husband is 67, he is a drummer. I have woke up many many nights to the sound of a bass drum thumping through out the house simple because he could hear the bass line to his bands new song and just had to get it recorded before it slipped his mind.😂 I have mad respect for any band. Most people do not realize the passion, deadacation and disaplin it takes to create music we all enjoy.❤

@249west29

3 ай бұрын

Deadacation?

@249west29

3 ай бұрын

Disaplin?

@249west29

3 ай бұрын

Where do you live? Alabama or Mississippi?

@sarasmile355

3 ай бұрын

Nope I don't spell very well because of dislexia, not ashamed of it tho. I get my point across, I'm from Louisiana. That may explain some of why, we do have heavy accents.

@barbarahecht4617

3 ай бұрын

Never mind , Sarah. Very few people can spell anymore and they can't all claim dyslexia. I only have a problem with folks who ignore or don't know that certain words or terms exist or don't recall them, and then try to make up words that don't exist.

Tommy was one of my favorite rockers back in the day. Seattle coliseum, 1978. Tommy did a solo. The roadie brought out a bar stool and Tommy came out, first with an acoustic. He being a small guy had to climb upon the stool and the guitar made him look like he was a child. He must have played for 15 minutes. He switched to electric about halfway through and ripped of some excellent riffs. I will remember this until I pass.

@RockinSG

4 ай бұрын

Did TS and JY do the North vs South guitar duel? I remember that from the late 70's. Fantastic show.

@jackenglish1041

3 ай бұрын

I am a drummer and singer and have played professionally for 50 years now and still play out quite often. And I was originally born and raised in Seattle, and my last high school was Bothell High and I only had the Pleasure of seeing Styx one time At the seattle center coliseum during their grand illusion tour and it was amazing❤❤

@KimMoonbmwmoonie

3 ай бұрын

I have the paradise theatre dvd of them live. He does that in the show.. then the rest of the band returns.

@leroy4498

3 ай бұрын

@@KimMoonbmwmoonie I wish you could have seen this live, I thought the way it was done was one of the coolest things I have ever seen in rock and roll. I have been to plenty of shows in my lifetime and it is one of those things that just sticks out in my memories.

I still have a name sake guitar he signed in 2002. It’s a Tommy Shaw autographed by Tommy Shaw.

@k.popper2620

3 ай бұрын

Very cool flex!!!

@islandbirdw

3 ай бұрын

Very cool! 😎

@heyman6010

3 ай бұрын

@@islandbirdw its pretty cool. You can google autographed Tommy Shaw guitars or autographed silver street guitars(I can’t remember which now) go to photos. And see Tommy signing it. And close ups of the guitar. It’s at a Schuller book store,promoted by 97 lav rodeo station. I was told it would be worth thousands. Autographed lol. It’s not.lol.

Tommy Shaw is fabulous musical talent.

That must be the most magical feeling ❤❤❤

@DagNaggit

4 ай бұрын

when you play an instrument you get these moments happen and yeah its a fantastic feeling when you finally get to play and record it

@PatousMcGillicuddy

4 ай бұрын

It's more than a feeling!

@mayorb3366

4 ай бұрын

You hear of these stories, some of the greatest tunes seem to practically write themselves. They just spill out.

one of my all time fav Styx song!

Midwest Bands! I went to the U of Illinois in the 70's. Frat House row had a weekend of bands playing on flatbeds parked on the street during Greek Week. Styx and REO Speedwagon were both there. It was free and you could hear them clearly from my dorm. You could walk right up to the flatbeds and talk to them when they were testing out the sound system. Oh the day's before crazy people! It was a hell of a Saturday night!

@tmayorca8770

4 ай бұрын

Some of these bands played at high schools too early on

@razmo21

4 ай бұрын

Excellent memory!!!!

When I was 18 I moved to Pittsburgh for a brief time in the mid 80s , and a friend of mine named Christine krasinski was so in love with Tommy Shaw , I would never be able to forget this guy's face , even though I am a Styx fan , she had him everywhere.... Back in the dark days before cell phones in the internet , she was actually downtown waiting for a Styx concert to start and went to use the pay phone and was standing in line and struck up a conversation with someone else standing in line and she told him she was there for the concert and he said oh yeah I'm in a band too , she asked him what band he was in he said , my name is Richie Blackmore and I am with Rainbow... She nearly fainted...❤❤❤... Good times...

@tommyjenkins7453

4 ай бұрын

I was stationed at Mac Dill AFB in Tampa one Saturday afternoon I stopped at a little bar on Gandy Blvd a guy was on stage that sounded familiar about 15 feet away. After I left later on realizeed it was Carlos santana.just him me and bartender there 45 years later I still feel like an ass

Classic. So many songs written almost instantly.

Excerpt from The Big Interview describing his brilliant moment the progression of Too Much Time on My hands came into being. Your Muse was with You that day Tommy Magic pure Magic.💫

@gregoryrose1931

4 ай бұрын

I thought Dennis wrote that one!

@user-mn4mu5fu7p

4 ай бұрын

@@gregoryrose1931 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much_Time_on_My_Hands

@spqdallas

4 ай бұрын

Was his muse his car in the middle of breaking down?

@BeatlesFan1975

4 ай бұрын

​@@spqdallaslol😅

@gr8lampini

4 ай бұрын

Gee, thanks for explaining it for me.

I will always have a special place in my heart for Tommy Shaw, such a down to earth nice person, gracious. I was snuck backstage in DC at the DAR auditorium in the 80’s when he was with Damn Yankees…great show, and honored to meet one of the best guitarist on the planet!!!!!

Saw them in the 70s. Very talented folks.

TOMMY SHAW ❤

The BEST songs I've ever written have come this way!

I am always amazed hearing these tales of original music coming out of thin air to so many of the great musicians ! Love it !❤

My Favorite Song by these Guy's!!! I've seen them twice and will see them again in July!!!

@maxmann-td4hn

4 ай бұрын

Cool! Going to see him this Saturday up in Niagara falls, fourth row from the stage. Looking forward to it!

One of the greatest bands of all time. Amazing!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤all talented musicians,

Tommy Shaw has rocked my world for years.

Fantastic song. Great story, to hear Tommy tell it. And Tommy Shaw is just so awesome! Love that guy.

This is one gift that I always wish I had - to be a musician and to be able to write music. Love Styx! We partied to their music in college.

@loritaylor8765

4 ай бұрын

It’s so amazing because Tommy Shaw doesn’t even read music he just plays what comes into his head such a gift from God! My Mother had this gift too she could play any instrument that she picked up she would just mess around with it until she played what it was that she knew in her mind and it always came out great❣️She was amazing, such a talent and such a gift!! ♥️🙏🏼🦋

Omgggg STYX!!!! MY FREAKIN FAVORITE BAND!!!! I NEED ANOTHER CONCERT OF YOU GUYS!!!❤🎉❤🎉

Beautiful ❤️. Got to see you gentlemen in Philadelphia back in the 80s you guys are my all-time favorites oh my God too much time on my hands I love it word for word thank you love you. ✌️💖🌷💯🤗🎉👏🥰❤️💪👍

@douggrough8290

4 ай бұрын

Saw them play at the Spectrum with Queen. They were great. The Grand Illusion Tour.

@marnaehrech1223

4 ай бұрын

I saw them in Montreal 1981 Paradise Theater tour!

@deborahkizer4664

Ай бұрын

Oh yeah I remember the old spectrum. I was young then. 👍💯💛🫶🥰🤩

The Fountain Of Youth ❤️ Tommy Shaw ‼️

Tommy's speaking voice is so soothing. Ive seen Styx many times over the years, They still sound great ❤️❤️

Fantastic song by a phenomenal band

Excellent band❤

Content like this makes me feel not so old anymore. Thank you! Tommy Shaw and Styx!! ❤❤

One of my favorite bands ever.❤

Thank you TS. You are a rock legend!

What a gift! For the song and various parts just coming into his head. Amazing!

One of my favorites. Love Tommy's writing.

A wonderful band. I saw Tommy at the college when he played with

❤ Tommy Shaw, he’s been my fav, but gotta say James Young is also a great guitarist with a commanding stage presence. You can see why they’re both good friends.

You know it’s good when it comes real quick

One of my favorite bands of all times. I'm glad I grew up when I did to witness great music

I love Tommy Shaw! I have been fortunate to see him in concert several times. He did not disappoint!❤❤❤

I got dozens of friends, and the fun never ends. That is, as long as I'm buying. That line is a life lesson.

My twisted version was "Too much rind on my ham and its chipping away chipping away my teeth".Chip Chip Chip Chip

@ericklein5927

4 ай бұрын

Stupid

Fantastic Group great rock band

Tommy Shaw, true guitar legend!

awesome!

Awesome

Mr Tommy Shaw, pound for pound, maybe the greatest rock star of all time!

HELLO, from the young 80s. Tommy Shaw. Thank you for the music, it means much too me. Have a good one!

Love u Styx ,❤love the interview

I agree Magic!! A literal description of "String Theory" and how everything is connected. Tommy's the consummate songwriter and all around great musician. A true showman and always brings excellence to the music. It's our privilege to witness and share in it. Thanks Tommy. ☮️💚✨🎶

Y'all kept me company just last night, with this song and many others from the album....thank you! 💕

I've been a fan since 1973....phenomenal group! Seen them 13 times, and they never disappoint. I do wish Dennis was still with them.

That is an awesome story!Styx is awesome!

I would like to hear the story behind crystal ball.

The Best Band Of My Of My Youth ❤❤ My very first concert and even now in my 60’s Hearing Their Music takes me back To Those Wonderful Days When Things Were so very Simple and our biggest concern Was who was going to be at the lake❤❤❤

I love this guy! Tommy Shaw!! And he is still good looking!!❤

Amazing, that has happened to me once are twice.

@gmc1966

4 ай бұрын

As passionate musicians, most of us have had awesome creative moments like this at some point!

Saw these guys recently and never sat down or stopped singing/dancing along like everyone else in the audience! Brilliant!

I'm a 70s baby and I grew up listening to these guys this was one of my favorite songs as a kid growing up it's funny how those songs from back then our Timeless now and you can listen to them again and again as if they were brand new

Still blows my mind how a musician can bring actual life to the sound playing in their brains. This song will surpass all time!!!! I will always❤Styx!!!

One of the best singer and group ever in my book BLUE COLLER mAN

Tommy Shaw is a legend. Too Much Time is a classic and one of my all time favorites. Iconic

The most unexpected and random AWESOME moments when TOMMY SHAW pops up! OMG!!!! 😍🥰😘

I love hearing stories like these because, even though I'm not a world famous songwriter or anything, the impulse is the same when you get a great song that comes to you.

This is a mark of a true music genius. Ideas like this that pop into the minds of Shaw, McCartney is distinguishes them from the rest of us.

One of the best songs ever written!

Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s Styx was in the top 10 all time favorites !! Loved their style and music !!!

Such a great band I've seen them live a few times and I absolutely love Tommy Shaw over the top musician that has paved the way. For so many musicians.

I seriously LOVE THIS SONG and sing it loud and proud! What a great story...❤

Tommy is a class act. Beautiful inside and out.

Shaw is a legend and just about every other musician are legends in their own right 😊

Love you guys, thank you for your time!

What a great band, who had many great hits! Music from the 70's was the best ever, with such a wide variety of styles. So many of the artists told stories and made you feel that they were singing to you, or about you. Even Carly Simon had a great hit (You're So Vain) that sad that. I miss greatly this era of music, but at least we have the recordings.

Great band ! I saw them In the mid 70s in Yakima Washington right as they made it big ..... awesome concert 😊

Great song!

Tommy is criminally underrated! He’s a brilliant musician and great singer/songwriter!

GENIUSES!!! 🥰😍🥰 Grew up on them and was in love with Tommy. 😂🤣❤️💙

@jodij6280

3 ай бұрын

Dennis DeYoung wrote most of the songs.

One of the best live rock acts I’ve ever seen 👍🔥👍

I love that song. I love the whole Paradise Theater album

@loritaylor8765

4 ай бұрын

I have the album of paradise theater that is a picture disc when you take the vinyl album out of the plastic liner and put it under a light you can see a rainbow of colors on both sides of the album vinyl that are like two really detailed angel’s together and more designs, you can only see it underneath of a light and it’s fantastic!I’m so proud to have it for over 45 yrs!

One of the greatest rock & roll minds in the industry.

Such amazing musicians and personality lyrics seeing yahs live in concert was a dream fulfilled Thanks for giving me the best times of my life!!!!

Tommy Shaw is simply one of the best.

A great and "timeless" song 😊

I love hearing stories like this it's amazing to hear how they came up with these legendary songs that i've listen to many times

❤❤AMAZING GROUP❤❤❤ SEEN THEM 33 TIMES IN CONCERT !! truly love them

I was fortunate enough to watch them live. Epic

I love you guys!!!! My husband and I fell in love listening to your music.

Every birthday I've had in the last 30 years, I've played the song "Man in the Wilderness" for introspection and growth. Some years are better than others. I finally got to see them two years ago. What a great show. Thank you, Tommy Shaw and Styx, for your influence in my life! Keep rocking. 🔥 🔥🔥

I love these stories about how the artists create these songs

I've seen these guys 3 times. Always such a happy experience. Always impressed. Feel so good ffor days with their songs running out of my mouth for a couple weeks. 😊

Tommy Shaw has tremendous talent!

“ONCE….. long ago… a word from your lipssss and the world turned around “……🙌🙌🙌😇♥️🧝‍♀️… best song ever in my book…WOW

Freaking AWESOME song! I just LOVE these guys!!!

The key man getting it down before you forget it.Good job you guys

One of my favorite songs and he was such a cutie singing it...❤

A timeless jam! Will wake you up in the morning!