HELL
JUST ONE OF THEM. YOU KNOW THEM HELL
JUST ONE OF THEM. YOU KNOW THEM FOR THEIR HIT SONGS LIKE YOU CAN DO MAGIC HORSE WITH NO NAME AND
SISTER GOLDEN HAIR. NOW YOU HAVE
A CHANCE TO SEE THE BAND AMERICA
PERFORMED THOSE SONGS YOU KNOW
AND LOVE, LIVE AND MORE SONGS.
ON TOP OF THAT. THE CONCERT IS
PRESENTED BY GREEKTOWN CASINO AT
THE MUSIC HALL THIS SUNDAY AT 7
30. JOINING US IS ONE OF THE
FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
DO WE, BANEL? HEY, DO WE HEY,
JASON. NICE TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO
SEE YOU. NOW. YOU GUYS GOT
TOGETHER YOU WERE ALL THE SONS
OF AIR FORCE PERSONNEL STATIONED
IN LONDON ALL THE WAY BACK IN
1970. THAT’S THE YEAR I WAS
BORN, SO I’VE BEEN LISTENING TO
YOU MY ENTIRE LIFE TO WHAT DO
YOU ATTRIBUTE THE LONGEVITY
LONGEVITY OF AMERICA? WELL I
MEAN, THAT’S AN UNKNOWN FOR
ANYBODY, BUT I MEAN IT WAS THE
MUSIC IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT. AT
THE END OF THE DAY, WE GET OLD
AND FADE AWAY. THE MUSIC SEEMS
TO SAY YOUNG, UH, YOU KNOW,
SONGS LIKE VENTURA HIGHWAY AND
IN HERE. THE SONGS YOU MENTIONED
AMONGST OTHERS. OF COURSE YOU
ARE THE MAN WHO WROTE HORSE WITH
NO NAME. WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND
THE ORIGIN OF THAT SONG? YEAH, I
GET ASKED THAT A LOT AROUND
FOREVER. THAT WAS OUR FIRST SONG
. FIRST RELEASED. IT WENT TO
NUMBER ONE. IT REALLY CATAPULTED
OUR CAREER. I WROTE IT REALLY
JUST SIMPLY ABOUT THE DESERT TO
THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE
DESERT. I LOVE THE DESERT AND
GETTING OUT INTO NATURE AND
GENERAL AND BEING THE SOLITUDE.
IT WAS REALLY A TRAVEL LOG IN
THAT SENSE, BUT THE HORSE JUST
WAS SORT OF A VEHICLE TO GET OUT
THERE. SO MANY PEOPLE STILL SAY
, WHY DIDN’T YOU NAME THAT HORSE
DO YOU OR. ARE YOU AWARE OF
SOMETHING CALLED YACHT ROCK, AND
YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON ON WHETHER
THAT’S A GOOD THING OR A BAD
THING BECAUSE I’M A MASSIVE
YACHT ROCK FAN. THAT’S PRETTY
MUCH ALL I LISTENED TO AT MY
HOUSE WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE OVER
AND I FIRE UP THE YOU KNOW,
AMAZON AND EVERYTHING. WHAT?
WHAT? WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF YACHT ROCK? THAT’S JUST
LOGGINS AND MESSINA AND
CHRISTOPHER CROSS. UH YEAH,
APPARENTLY APPARENTLY WE HAVE
BEEN PUT IN THAT CATEGORY. I
DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT CATEGORY
CAME FROM, OR OR ANY OF THE
ABOVE. YOU KNOW, YOU FIND
YOURSELF WHEN YOU’VE BEEN AROUND
AS LONG AS US WE’RE NOT 50
SECONDS. YOU’RE HERE. YOU SEE A
LOT OF CHANGES IN THE BUSINESS
SOMEWHERE. YACHT ROCK CREPT IN
PROUD TO BE PART OF IT, BECAUSE
I LOVE ALL THOSE YOU KNOW
STEPHEN BISHOP AND ALL THE ACTS
THAT ARE LUMPED INTO THAT. THE
EAGLES ARE EVEN IN THERE WE CAME
UP WITH THE EAGLES WERE ALL IN
THE SAME MANAGEMENT OFFICE AND
SARAH SONGWRITERS LIKE JACKSON
BROWNE AND JD SOUTH THERE, AND
JONI MITCHELL AND THAT WAS THE
GROUP. WE PRIDED OURSELVES TO BE
THESE YOUNG KIDS THAT HAD COME
IN ON THERE. TALES IF YOU WILL,
AND WE WERE IN THE SAME OFFICE
WITH THEM. BUT YEAH, ROCK. I’M
NOT SURE HOW MANY BANDS OR
ARTISTS ARE UNDER THAT UMBRELLA
. BUT I’M FINE WITH IT. IT’S
NICE TO HAVE A NUMBER OF LABELS
SURE, NEW GENERATION OF FANS
BECAUSE EVEN THE YOUNG ONES ARE
LISTENING AND GROOVING ON YACHT
ROCK. AFTER 50 YEARS ON THE ROAD
, WE HAVE SOME QUICK QUESTIONS
FOR YOU. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE
VENUE YOU EVER PLAYED? WELL
WE’VE PLAYED A LOT OF PLACES
OVER THE YEARS AND A LOT OF
GREAT GREAT SHOWS. BUT I THINK
PLAYING IN EUROPE AND EVEN IN
ISRAEL AND SOME OF THESE ANCIENT
ROMAN AMPHITHEATERS, THEY’RE
REALLY SPECTACULAR. THEY’VE BEEN
PRESERVED AND ACTS GO PLAY IN
THEM. WE’VE PLAYED EVERYWHERE
YOU KNOW, IN SOUTH AMERICA AND
ASIA. AUSTRALIA. IS THERE WE
LOVE THE SMALL RESTORED THEATERS
IN TOWNS ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY
. IT’S REALLY HARD TO PICK ONE
VENUE, BUT WE’VE BEEN FORTUNATE
TO PLAY. THE GAMUT. OUTDOOR
FESTIVALS CAN BE FUN. I WISH I
COULD TELL YOU EXACTLY JASON.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
DETROIT. OBVIOUSLY THERE’S A LOT
OF NAMES THAT COME TO MIND. BOB
SEGER, ARETHA FRANKLIN, JUST TO
NAME TWO, DO YOU? WHAT DO YOU
THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR DETROIT?
IGGY POP, UM UH, YOU KNOW MOTOWN
, OF COURSE, IS, UH, WE LOVED
MOTOWN MUSIC AND DETROIT WE’VE
BEEN TO FOR YEARS AND YEARS WE
CAME EVERY YEAR ARE ARE ALTERING
DAYS WHEN WE TOURED FOR MONTHS
AT A TIME THAT WAS ALWAYS ON OUR
CALENDAR. AND THE GREAT LAKES
AREA. YOU KNOW, WE LOVE ACTUALLY
, MY WIFE’S FROM HIS CONFERENCE,
AND WE’RE. NO THAT’S NOT DETROIT
. OKAY, WE ALWAYS A JOB. IT STOP
ON THE ON THE ROAD. YOU KNOW
WE’RE LUCKY. YOU KNOW, BANDS GO
OUT AND DO ONE NIGHT OR THAT’S
WHAT WE DO. WE DON’T ALWAYS GET
A LOT OF TIME TO SPEND IN TOWNS
AND CITIES AND WE’VE HAD FRIENDS
FROM DETROIT. GREAT MUSIC
HISTORY IN DETROIT, SO IT’S A
IT’S RIGHT UP THERE. DO YOU? I’M
AFRAID WE’RE OUT OF TIME. IT’S