102 Quotes by Dennis DeYoung

Look, nobody is a bigger fan of Tommy Shaw than me. The day I met him in 1975 I knew he was going to be a great guitar player, performer and songwriter. I was his biggest fan, and I'm Styx's number one fan.

I've lived a charmed life.

When I play the first few notes of a song and people start screaming, I think: 'That's why I did this. That's why I wrote this song. That's a good job.' And it is a job.

If you try to do a genuine rock musical, rock people will think you're flaccid and Broadway audiences will think you're too loud.

Sometimes your limitations become your strengths. It forces you to create your own niche.

Anyone in showbiz rock 'n' roll who says they're so tired of playing their hit songs, I want to smack them. I think it's an act. Because, look, you work your tail off to get people to validate you.

If you pretend to be somebody that you're not when you write songs - and I did that on some of the early Styx albums - nobody cares about what you have to say.

People go to musicals because they want to hear some really good songs.

I'm very proud of it. 'Hunchback' contains some of my favorite music I've ever written in my life.