Greatest Interviews

Joe Vitale and Richard Humann talk about the collaboration for "Running On An Empty Heart" by American Nomads, including how the project came together, new collaborative projects, lyricists admired by Joe, musicians admired by Richard, Joe's work on "Southern Cross" by Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Richard's work with MTV in the 1990s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Lukather & Joseph Williams of Toto released solo albums the same day (February 26th, 2021). In two interviews done that day, they talk about "I Found The Sun Again" and "Denizen Tenant," respectively. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don McLean talks about the 50th anniversary of "American Pie" and its new rendition in collaboration with Home Free, as well as the effort to save independent music venues across the country, the legacy of "The Day The Music Died," what song of his he'd like covered by what artist, and the most special lyric to him of "American Pie." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Hackett discusses track-by-track the songs and background of his January, 2021, album "Under A Mediterranean Sky". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lilly Winwood talks about her debut album "Time Well Spent" (arriving January 29, 2021), including the songs on the album, her approach to songwriting, the Nashville music scene, the performers on the album, influences, the music of her father (Steve Winwood), and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Kendall of Great White discusses their 2020 live release "Great White Live," working on new music for the band, inspiration for new music, Christmas music, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews: first, with Gunnar Nelson from 2018 about "Christmas With The Nelsons" (including what Gunnar cooks for Christmas); second, with Matthew Nelson from 2020 about the virtual "Christmas With The Nelsons" (including how the two are engaging with fans online). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

HBK of Hairball talks about their 2021 plans, re-creating classic music, Van Halen, AC/DC, and Christmas music. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jock Bartley of Firefall discusses their 2020 album "Comet," including how the album came to be, the collaborators, the sound of the album, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Ray talks about his new song "Got A New Thing" (and b-side "Whiskey Train"), his musical inspiration, writing the lyrics for the new tune, the genre of garage rock, the most interesting Paul McCartney bass lines he's played, and how he's grown as a musician while working with McCartney since 2002, among other stuff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Farriss talks about his new EP "Love Makes The World," how the songs relate to what's going on in the world, the creation of the project, the thread in his songwriting back to INXS, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neal Karlen talks about his October, 2020, book "This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record." He talks about the Twin Cities' love for Prince and how Prince related to the Midwest, plus more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Carrack chats about his October, 2020, One Night Global Streaming Event from Victoria Hall in Leeds, his new release "Another Side Of Paul Carrack" with the SWR Big Band and Strings, writing new music, and some soccer talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cindy Blackman Santana talks about her new solo album "Give The Drummer Some," including the message of the project, singing on the album, the guitarists (Carlos Santana, John McLaughlin, Vernon Reid, and Kirk Hammett), and the album in the context of the happenings of 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Katrina from Katrina & The Waves talks about her new album "Hearts, Loves & Babys," including the songwriting process, the context of the songs in current society, making music videos, her poodle (who makes a guest appearance), and the songs that could have been the bigger hits instead of "Walking On Sunshine." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with John Oates. The first, from January of 2018, talks about his then-new solo album "Arkansas." The second, from August of 2020, talks about his live album "Live In Nashville" with The Good Road Band. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rik Emmett (formerly of Triumph) discusses his 11 solo catalog albums that were recently re-released via Round Hill Records: Ten Invitations, Swing Shift, Raw Quartet, Live At Berklee, Handiwork, Good Faith, Strung-Out Troubadours, Liberty Manifesto, Push & Pull, and Marco’s Secret Songbook. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Hackett discusses aspects of his 2020 autobiography “A Genesis In My Bed.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheila E. talks about being part of the "Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince" special (she was nominated for a 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Music Direction), as well as her new MasterClass series teaching drumming and percussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two interviews with Fee Waybill, lead singer of The Tubes. The first interview is from July of 2020, talking about his 2020 solo album "Fee Waybill Rides Again," including his collaborating with Richard Marx, and a song-by-song breakdown of the album. The second interview is from March of 2019 about The Tubes' classic 1981 album "The Completion Backward Principle" (which the band was performing in...

B.J. Thomas talks about the 50th anniversary of “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” including the songwriting of Burt Bacharach & Hal David, the song’s legacy to him and pop culture, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John DeNicola talks about his own version of "Hungry Eyes" (in the top 30 of the national Adult Contemporary charts at the time of this interview). He also chats about the other song from "Dirty Dancing" that he co-wrote -- "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life)" -- writing with Franke Previte, writing with John Waite, and his first solo album -- "The Why Because" -- which came out in October, 2019. See...

John Lodge of The Moody Blues talks about his July, 2020, single "In These Crazy Times" (Isolation Mix), including how the song came about during the coronavirus lockdown, creating art in an isolated setting, recording vocals from his wife, what Moody Blues fans would like about the song, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathy Richardson, lead singer of Jefferson Starship, talks about their new song "It's About Time" from their August, 2020 EP "Mother Of The Sun," including how Grace Slick helped create the song, the influence of Paul Kantner, connecting the social... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Franke Previte joins "Got Time For A Quick Story?" again to talk about his song "One World" being re-done in the wake both of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on artists, and the recent protests for justice. He describes the writing in first release of the song in 1989/90, why he brought it back with new musicians with a new message, how fellow musicians are handling the pandemic, and how one...