ROCK ICONS STYX REFLECT ON THEIR LEGENDARY CAREER IN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF THE BIG INTERVIEW,
AIRING APRIL 17 AT 9pE/6pP
Los Angeles, CA (April 16, 2018) – Tommy Shaw, James “JY” Young, and Lawrence Gowan of the chart-topping rockers STYX sit down with Dan Rather
for a revealing conversation, as they open up about the driving force
that compels them to continue touring and performing in these exclusive
looks at an all-new episode of The Big Interview—airing Tuesday, April 17 at 9pE/6pP.
Armed
with a roster of hits including “Come Sail Away,” “Renegade,” “Blue
Color Man,” and “Too Much Time On My Hands,” a passionate fanbase, and
the impressive distinction of being the first band in history to achieve
four consecutive multi-platinum albums, STYX has long established
themselves as one of the most influential and beloved bands in rock.
After over 46 years in the industry, there isn’t much that the band has
yet to accomplish. Asked why they still continue to do what they do
after all of these years of tremendous success, guitarist Young
thoughtfully explains, “We’re meant to bring this music—which comes from
a higher place and is channeled through us and has the power to soothe,
to calm, to inspire, and, in the best cases, to heal. We are the
stewards of this mighty power, and it’s our great joy to get out here
and use that power.”
“I
would also add that we’re completely unqualified to do anything else on
the planet,” says frontman Gowan, leading singer and guitarist Shaw to
humorously chime in, “My charm wears off pretty quickly at home, I don’t
recall my wife ever being in tears when I left again.”
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/2lIu3dJbHco
In
addition, Shaw and Young explain to Rather their rocky relationship
with former STYX frontman Dennis DeYoung. Though many of the band’s
biggest hits were written during DeYoung’s tenure, creative differences
ultimately led the band to shake up the roster, causing DeYoung’s
official exit in 1999. On the possibility of DeYoung rejoining the band
in the future, both Shaw and Young are a firm negative, with Shaw
likening their relationship with DeYoung to a divorce. He says, “You get
married when you’re young and everything’s rosy. Then, as you start to
get a little older, you realize you didn’t have that much in common and
then you go through a tough divorce… We still have songs that we
co-wrote together, and those are our children, and we’ve managed to find
a way to keep those things in play.”
Shaw
is content to let the past remain in the past, choosing instead to
surround himself with positivity as he enters the next part of his
career. He continues, “Personality-wise, at this stage in my life, I
want to be happy. I want to be around people who love me and that have
my best interest at heart, and I don’t have to fight with. There’s just
not enough years left that I would want to risk not having that again.”
Gowan
took over on lead vocals following DeYoung’s dismissal, and he has now
been with the band longer than their previous frontman. While he has
heard all of the stories surrounding the band’s tumultuous partnership
with DeYoung, he prefers to look at it as just one part of the journey
that has led STYX to becoming one of the most iconic acts in the history
of rock. Gowan explains, “I hear the angst and the history that they
had to live through as a band, and I’m respectful of that… I look at it
as if we are a great band, and what’s made us great is that we are the
culminations of the efforts of everyone who’s been in the band…
Sometimes in life you need a blood transfusion. Although I’m Canadian,
apparently I was a match.”
Check it out here: https://youtu.be/KCJvxiW9yxI
To see more of this insightful episode, tune in to The Big Interview on Tuesday, April 17 at 9pE/6pP, only on AXS TV.
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STYX WILL APPEAR at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, along with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Tesla, on Sunday, July 8.
Tickets: www.livenation.com
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