Greatest Interviews

An interview with Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Michael Cartellone about his new paintings "Fifty" (about the 50th anniversary of the band's debut album) and "Ringo."  He talks about the inspiration for the Ringo Starr-based painting, the "Get Back" documentary, a painting technique he would like to incorporate, and his favorite painting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Kelly Deco about his new album "Constellation," and producer/engineer Val Garay , who helmed the project. They discuss songs on the album, recording techniques, the documentary on The Immediate Family, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 2023 interview with Lawrence Gowan of Styx , talking about their tour, looking back on "Crash Of The Crown," the nature of concert audiences in the wake of the pandemic, creating new music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with John Lodge of The Moody Blues about his 2023 tour with The 10,000 Lights Years Band, playing Moody Blues classics, and the entirety of their 1967 album "Days Of Future Passed."  He talks about if there was thought of how the songs could have been written differently, rediscovering parts of songs, Jon Davison's vocals, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Joey McIntyre ahead of his 2023 "Solo Joe" tour.  He talks about material he will perform on the tour, his most-admired songwriter, the best musical honor for an artist, keeping his voice in shape, and thoughts on New Kids On The Block still going strong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Mike Levine of  Triumph  on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the band’s performance at the 1983 US Festival. He talks about what you could only know about the performance by being on-stage, his favorite song from the set, and more. (The band is also featuring a  Special Edition Package  for their album “Live At The US Festival.”) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Two interviews with Geoff Downes of Yes .  The first, from August, 2016, ahead of their Milwaukee, WI, concert playing the entirety of "Drama" as part of "The Album Series" -- he talks about that and keyboards.  The second, from May, 2023, on the date of the release of the Yes album "Mirror To The Sky" -- he talks about the songs and musicianship the album. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Two interviews about The Guess Who .  The first, from April of 2023 with lead singer Derek Sharp and drummer Garry Peterson, talks about the band's 2023 album "Plein D'Amour," including the origin of several of the songs, the musical direction of the songs, and more.  The second, from December of 2016 with Peterson, talks about his drumming, the band, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

An interview with John Dillon of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils about the 2023 release of " Jackie Blue 2 " -- they discuss how the new rendition came about, what multi-instrumentalist and singer Molly Healey has brought to the group, the nature of the song over the years, commercial jingles, and the 2023 Earth Day Festival in Springfield, Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

A chat with  Joseph James  about his hit Adult Contemporary song “Valentine” and upcoming 2023 debut album “5.5” — as well as talk about finding out he had his first hit as an artist, working with artists like Lady Gaga and Ritchie Blackmore, composing, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Terry Ilous  (of XYZ) and Brett Carlisle (of  AON (All Or Nothing) , and the new lead singer of Great White) about their collaboration with George Lynch of Dokken on the new single “Dead Or Alive.” They discuss how the arrangement came together, George Lynch’s guitar solo, the younger generation of rock fans, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Colin Blunstone, lead singer of The Zombies , about their 2023 studio album "Different Game."  He talks about singing and his voice, the video for "Love You While I Can" and the lyric video for "Dropped Reeling & Stupid," the story behind the album cover, the musical influences and backstories on some of the album tracks, Søren Koch's bass playing, and more. See omnystudio.co...

An interview with Bret Michaels about his 2023 single " Back In The Day ," his prolific recording of music ideas, the video for the song, "Parti-Gras 2023" and his favorite song from the acts joining him on the tour, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chat with Richard Williams of Kansas about getting ready for the band's 2023 50th Anniversary Tour, working on parts for songs he hasn't played in a long time, the meaning of a half-century of Kansas, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Luongo about the “Rarities Oxhumed - Volume One” highlighting the music of John Entwistle. They talk about how the project came to be, why the songs on the album were selected for Volume One, the "Bogeyman" music video, what Luongo learned from Entwistle, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with songwriter Marc Blatte about his new project with Joe Cerisano called " The Distant Thunder ," as well as the 2022 Bruce Springsteen cover of his song "When She Was My Girl" (a 1981 hit for The Four Tops).  Blatte tells stories from the music world, how The Distant Thunder came to be, working with Eric Weissberg, learning that Springsteen had covered his song, and more. See omnys...

Jake Steinfeld talks about the 2022 digital release of the 1984 album "Body By Jake: Don’t Quit!" that was the soundtrack to his workout video.  He talks about getting inspired to do the instructional project, executive producing the album, the artists who took part (including Bobby Caldwell, Michael Sembello, and Joseph Williams), shooting the music video for "Don't Quit!," and more. See omnystud...

An interview with Peter Fogel and Chazz Palminteri about Fogel's one-man show " Til Death Do Us Part... You First! "  They talk about Chazz Palminteri's influence on the show, the most incredible real-life anecdotes that Fogel encountered, and what project could be next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Steve Hackett about the September, 2022, release of " Genesis Revisited Live: Seconds Out & More ."  He talks about performing the songs from the 1977 Genesis live album "Seconds Out," how the songs have evolved in his live setting, the legacy of Genesis, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Howard Jones about the third release in his 4-part series of albums:  "Dialogue" (released on September 9, 2022).  He talks about how the message of the album evolved as it was written during the pandemic beginning in 2020, the song on the album that means the most to him, balancing the lyrical elements of frustration and encouragement, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener...

An interview with David Paich about his 2022 EP "Forgotten Toys." He talks about working with session musicians like Brian Eno, Davey Johnstone, Ray Parker Jr., and Fredrik Halland, plus creating the project with his Toto bandmate Joseph Williams, the state of sessions musicians, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Jessie Peck, Ronnie Moss, and C.J. Jefferson of  The Spinners , ahead of their performance in Turtle Lake, WI. They talk about their 2021 studio album “‘Round The Block And Back Again,” creating the project, reaching new generations of fans, and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with Neil Donell about  Chicago ‘s 38th album “Born For This Moment,” including how the album was created, writing a song in the tracklist, singing with the band and being part of a new studio album, performing new music live, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  Sheila E.  about her role in the 2022 Disney Junior/Disney + series “ Eureka! ” She talks about her character Yurt, the message of the show to children, inventing and creating, and how she would encourage young children to discover music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An interview with  John Waite  about his 2022 EP “Anything.” He discusses how the songs were recorded and how the EP came together, creating new music, going on tour later in the year with Rick Springfield and Men At Work, music videos, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.