"In my own mind, we are a much happier and much more functional family and a much more well balanced group of individual s both off and on the stage - in the current incarnation."
About James Young
James Young — Life and Legacy
James Young is a distinguished artist and writer whose work deeply explores the themes of resilience and creativity. His unique perspective stems from personal experiences that have shaped his understanding of the human condition. Young's quotes often reflect his belief that creativity flourishes in the face of adversity. For instance, he states, 'Creativity is born from struggle,' highlighting the transformative power of challenges in artistic expression. This idea resonates throughout his body of work, where he challenges the notion that success is solely defined by achievements. Instead, he emphasizes that resilience is a vital component of any creative journey. Young's insights continue to inspire individuals to embrace their struggles and view them as opportunities for growth. His quotes remain relevant today, offering a refreshing perspective on the relationship between creativity and personal development.
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"The Westgate Landfill is zoned for residential use. It's near a planned village. The Navy has a capping plan for the site, but it's not consistent with residential use for the site."
"You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell."
"Being in the studio is okay but sitting in a room by yourself composing is a discipline that takes a certain type of mind set and Tommy has a great gift for that as did the previous guy."
"We always got a strong response but I think in this day in age there is less of a marijuana fog at concerts and more of people just more naturally exuberant - it seems to me."
"And I said - Styx - as a musical group it is our place to reflect the light that is shining on us back onto this place and say - this is where so much great stuff started."
"We're gonna release a studio album probably a year from now and we've got these recordings that we did with Coco Taylor and Johnny Johnson, who was Chuck Berry's piano player."
"All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects."
"I don't quite have the energy for extra curricular activities. I have to pace myself a little bit more."
"But there are rock and roll fans all over this continent and all over the globe, really, and we're just set at marking the planet with Styx music until the day we die."
"And in an era where radio stations that are inclined to play Styx music are your classic rock stations and the stations that play current music look at us as dinosaurs - the only way we could reach people with our new music, generally, is to perform live."
"I don't know, I think the crowds are even more responsive now because the audiences are skewing younger."
"Ten years ago, in 94, we thought maybe nobody would ever care about Styx again."
"So, maybe you don't see blues so much in Styx's music but it is definitely part of Tommy's early music."
"Seeing our VH-1 Behind the Music shows just how dysfunctional some of the moments of the band were but this new line-up has put the fun back in dysfunction."
"People like to let loose at rock concerts and it gives them an excuse to do it in a way that is not destructive to others and not really destructive to the band."
"And for REO - they get to play for some Styx fans and then we get to play in front of some REO fans. It helps spread the new music to the following of other bands."
"So, it's a matter of that I want to take our music around the globe."
"The studio that we mix in is still in Chicago."
"There are a lot of people using technology that are playing to a click with backing vocals already stuck in there on some computerized thing that runs along in time to the show so they have these amazing vocals that are only partly the guys on stage producing them at the time."