Kevin is an extremely passionate guy - especially in regards to the new album - and I hope that shines through in this interview. Other times it is the enormity of a show like Moondance where the power of that audience and having that many people sharing that experience that is centered around the little songs that we made up…there is something that is humbling and mind-blowing at the same time. He was, and is a rock star in the true sense of the word. I don't. s calling out to you, singin' My love is a rock, an immovable force Anywhere that you are my love is right here With any tick of the clock life can change it? It was a totally different song. Winds Of Change is the long-awaited follow-up to Jim Peterik’s now legendary Jim Peterik’s World Stage album. I am but a pretender. Gordon Lightfoot. Like I say, I still really enjoy it and I still really am grateful to have the chance to remake the albums every night onstage. Jeb: You have maturity. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Kevin’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Print and download REO Speedwagon Time for Me to Fly Guitar Recorded Versions (with TAB). Every night I get to reinvent it. The band was in the right headspace and everybody was healthy and we really got lucky. Playing with the band and keeping the band working is kind of the priority. I was at the premier and I was sitting in the theater. These include, among many, Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx), Kelly Keagy (Night Ranger), Toby Hitchcock (Pride Of Lions), Mike Reno (Loverboy), and Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon). Jennie is an experienced HR professional with a passion for ensuring a people centric strategy is enveloped business wide and has a voice at board level. http://www.goldminemag.com. I have worked with casting agencies in Boston, NY, and LA Winds Of Change is the long-awaited follow-up to Jim Peterik’s now legendary Jim Peterik’s World Stage album. I think it was starting to become evident with some of the later tracks on the Rhino box set from the Painter Passing Through album. We are not going to top that Moondance show for this era of the band. When it comes to rock and roll front men, no one, and I mean no one, is as energetic, enigmatic and energetic as Kevin Cronin. For the latest Word Stage album, Winds Of Change, Peterik has recruited some of the finest rock vocalists (and friends) to lend him a hand. Kevin:  You got it. There was nothing different in the arrangement, but it sounded more powerful. The change in his voice is really quite shocking (to me, at least.) Like I told you, having three teenagers in the house there is just not time to do that. REO's Kevin: Cronin: Rolling with the Changes. Save More Play More with Sheet Music Collections! Jeb: Talk about “Time for Me to Fly.” A guy in another band (not Head East…well…okay Head East) told me you wrote this song and some others that appeared later on Hi Infidelity while you were still in High School. My lyrics make very little sense, of course I never really understood exactly what Stills was talking about either. Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Sometimes it is just surviving the night because I’ve got a cold or whatever. I think Sammy Hagar played the night before and Lynyard Skynyrd the night before that, so the people were warmed up. This is so historic. At that moment I was feeling inspired having never seen the Rocky Mountains, or any other mountains for that matter, and I really wanted to play some guitar. We were getting requests for it through our Facebook page and stuff. Then again, he had reportedly been schtooping, er inspired by, the great songstress Judy Collins. Think about it! REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin fulfills his bucket list of living a day in the life of each of his family members on this Valentine's Day special episode. My theory, though some may disagree, is that the band serves the songs. Kevin:  Bringing a song into rehearsal is the scariest thing that I do; it really is. I was convinced that the band's success and my emotional health were inextricably interwoven...if the band made it big, all my problems would be over. Suddenly, I kind of liked the lyrics. Some are classic songs done by younger artists. Well guess again Junior! It doesn’t seem like that a bunch of guys around 60 years old in a rock band would be getting better. Winds Of Change is another musical masterpiece featuring brand new Peterik songs in collaboration with a who’s who of melodic rock’s greatest superstars, including Kevin Chalfant (ex-The Storm), Dennis DeYoung (ex-Styx), Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, Kelly Keagy (Night … You were talking about reinventing things and you just did that with the song “Roll with the Changes” in the Jobs movie. I get asked the question, “How does it feel to still be singing those old songs every night?”  My immediate reaction is that they are not old songs to me. Kevin has 5 jobs listed on their profile. Creating energy and excitement. Some fans use the spoken word sections of the performance as beer and bathroom breaks, while others can’t wait to see what he has come up for this tour. Jeb: Another one of that albums that is horribly underrated is “Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes).” So I started messing around, trying to suss out some fingerings. Kevin: Yeah, all that and so much more. This interview first appeared in Goldmine Magazine in 2013. People are there and they are camping out…its Woodstock without the bad acid, put it that way. I can tell if someone is just going through the motions or if someone really loves it and people are looking for that energy that they deserve. Kevin: I had some good luck writing leading up to the Tuna album, and to me the song rules. I get to try something a little bit different than I tried last night. G'Day Kevin. I can’t expect the guys to hear what I hear in my head until the record comes out, basically. Thanks! SAB choir/3-Part choir Mixed sheet music book by Kevin Cronin: Alfred Music at Sheet Music Plus. The fact that they used the re-recorded music made me glad. Kevin: I'm sure some things regarding Gary and me, our relationship, what happened when he left the band were said by me in various emotional states including anger, sadness, determination, ego, whatever. For people who have never been there, or don’t know what it is, please describe it. You can enjoy things. Titled Winds of Change and credited to Jim Peterik & World Stage, the new album will feature contributions from ex-Styx singer Dennis DeYoung, REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, Loverboy's Mike Reno, Night Ranger drummer/vocalist Kelly Keagy, and 38 Special's Don Barnes and Danny Chauncey. When I go to a show I get a vibe from the artist. Print 12 Giant Arena Rock Anthems arranged for Piano, Voice and Guitar by Various Artists at Musicnotes.com. REO Speedwagon’s frontman and singer/songwriter Kevin Cronin plays a never recorded song “Whipping Boy” with bandmate Dave Amato. But putting aside all the bullshit, I love the guy, probably a lot more than he loves me. When you have that, then it frees you up to try things that are outside of the memory. He left Los Angeles after high school to study and travel. Kevin: Let's see, horribly underrated...I guess that's a compliment? From the bands standpoint, we’ve seen it grow from a funky backwoods little festival into the great event that it is now. Kevin (/ ˈ k ɛ v ɪ n /) is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name Caoimhín ([kiːvʲiːnʲ], Middle Irish: Caoimhghín [kəiṽʲʝiːnʲ], Old Irish: Cóemgein [koiṽʲɣʲinʲ], Latinized Coemgenus), composed of Irish caomh (Old Irish cóem) "dear; noble" and -gin (Old Irish gein) "birth".. They expect the best of us. Our interview was cut short. Jeb: Was the Tuna album the changing point in band power? Kevin: I am suffering from a bit of laryngitis, so I will be quieter than usual today. I feel the band, now, has a different kind of power that the band is playing from and it shows in that version of “Roll” for sure. s course But my love will not, my love is a rock The weather was perfect. The answers just might surprise you…. We are making some updates and reconfigurations to our server. Jeb: I wanna go WAYYYYY back. With all of your stage raps, and talking so much on stage…do you think your band mates may have secretly been glad to hear you have to be quite for once? It is a real touchy process as the songwriter. It is really scary because what if I don’t put it across well? Kevin: I was politely asked to leave, on behalf of the band, by then tour manager Andy Green, after dinner in the dressing room, before that night's concert. Jeb: When you sit in your house and you watch something where REO music comes on is it odd to listen to yourself, or watch yourself, in your own home? Kevin: I love the sentiment behind "Only The Strong Survive"..."You may not know this but you are everything you ever needed" is another of Richrath's amazing opening lines. However, thanks to Cronin’s kindness and willingness to finish our interview, and being able to communicate electronically, Cronin and I were able to finish the interview by typing back and forth the rest of the questions and answers, the result of which was getting to finish a great interview and allow Kevin to rest his vocal chords! Kevin Cronin Vocals Gary Richrath, Dave Amato Lead Guitar Greg Philbin, Bruce Hall Bass Neal Doughty, Jesse Harms Keyboards Alan Gratzer, Bryan Hitt Drums. Kevin Cronin passed away in New York, New York. I dug some of the early Buffalo Springfield stuff like "Bluebird" and "Mr. Don't get me wrong here, I would still pay to hear Kevin sing. If only this recording had been done 20 years ago or so when Kevin's voice was much younger. During his time in Kentucky, James founded and ran a sketch and improv troupe … I mean, it made you famous, gave you TONS of cash, cemented REO’s place in Rock History. Kevin: Well, first of all, you’re assuming that I have ever sat down in my house and done that. I find it quite acceptable, if a voice gets weaker, quivery or gnarled - if the material is chosen carefully. so I wrapped my own thumb around the neck of my friend David Drury's Guild six string and next thing I knew the verses of "Time For Me To Fly" effortlessly materialized. A lot of the songs in the movie are remixes and they sounded so good. R.E.O./T.W.O. View Kevin Cronin’s profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Timing...is everything! Oh the passage of time. The obituary was featured in Newsday on February 6, 2010. These kids are really good. Come to think of it that song is another instance of me trying to write a Stills song, and coming up horribly short. The music is almost, in my opinion, it’s almost as important as the movie. Jeb: You bring songs into a band situation. As far as I was concerned Stephen Stills ripped up the songwriting handbook and redefined the art form. I am just walking in with an acoustic guitar and I hear what the song could potentially be in my head and I have a feeling about it. Kevin: I was lost on the streets of Chicago, literally, metaphorically, musically, emotionally, you name it. It is more like the song sounds today. When you’re resting your voice shouting is not good, but whispering is just as bad; they’re the two extremes. Hopefully, there will still be some people around who want to hear it. I want the KC take on it, with hindsight. Soul", (my high school band, Fushia, covered those tunes), but when I put CSN on my high school girlfriend's turntable she didn't see me again the rest of that day. The band really clicks on this recording. Tell me if it is and what you DO remember about writing “Time.” Kevin Cronin: You Need to Fall to Rise ... and the band was on the brink of rolling with a whole new kind of change. Gary had some pretty melodic stuff on there too. Kevin Cronin is an American celebrity who became popular in the late 80’s with the American Rock band “REO Speedwagon.” He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and also a pianist for the band. It gave it a different feel and I gave it a few different chord changes and I really like singing that song now. when Gary talks with his geetar! It is really just a time management issue for me. Then again I have never made a secret of the influence CSN has had on me or the pleasure their music has given me over the years. Some ideas work out better than you may have expected. This REO Speedwagon song, released in 1980, is lead singer Kevin Cronin's response after he found out his wife Denise had been cheating on him before they were married. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Kevin’s connections and jobs at similar companies. Did you inadvertently start to lead REO? Jeb: Nine Lives… I like. I learned so much from him. To have my daughter there is really great and makes it the best of both worlds. Hey, at least that "Keep On Loving You" money helped take the sting out of my shrink bills. Could be the voice of reason or just blind devotion Whatever it is it? I just happened to have been on hanging on a friend's front porch in Boulder Colorado, and coincidentally his guitar was resting against a chair in open D, a tuning with which I was totally unfamiliar. Expect to hear classics like “Roll With the Changes,” “Can’t Fight This Feeling,” and, of course, cuts from the album Hi Infidelity, which soared to No. I know a lot about the song, when I bring it to the guys, and I know they can’t possibly understand it to the degree that I do. Hi Infidelity: Chatting With REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin, Graham Colton and David Berkeley, Plus The Box Story's New Video 07/22/2011 12:00 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017 A Conversation with REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin I saw you perform it, acoustically, and that version I fell in love with. But it is very much a Richrath album, IMO. For some odd reason, I feel like we are getting better. Bummer right? Kevin:  We had a nice placement in that movie. To rewrite the music around the lyric was a first for me, but it really changed the way I felt about it. Jeb: Tell me about writing the lyrics to “Keep Pushin’.” Turns out that the enormous popularity of "Hi Infidelity"only magnified my insecurities. A voice that specializes in commanding attention. Jeb:  The song “Keep the Fire Burning” was not a song that I liked at all when it came out. Jeb: I want to talk about some of your songs. I was thinking that the original version of “Roll with the Changes” was the first time that Richrath and I had ever produced a record together, so we had no idea what we were doing. If you can find the right balance of those two things then you’re in good shape. Love them or hate them, they are as classic as many of the band’s hit songs, and, in the case of “157 Riverside Ave” they become part of the song i.e. As rock and roll kids go, they are really well adjusted and I am strictly their dad. Jeb: During this interview you were kind enough to keep talking even though you had laryngitis…. A Los Angeles native, James did his first commercial at the age of two. I think it had to do with the 30th anniversary of the Good Trouble album and the fact that we never play any of those tunes live. How did you come to get that song to be where it came to be? Sometimes every idea that you have doesn’t always work out in the studio. James Patrick Cronin, Actor: Doc Martin. Every night they bring it and it shows the effort that you put into it. My guess is that while it must have been a glorious time, it probably was very stressful and maybe even a hard time… The show: The veteran rockers, fronted by Kevin Cronin, perform their greatest hits during this special performance at The Pavilion. Part II focused on many classic REO tunes, as well as some deep album cuts being discussed and how Cronin feels about former bandmate Gary Richrath. There are all kinds of things that can go wrong. So, it was rather ironic to talk to Kevin for this interview and discover him being soft spoken. I trot that out every once in a while when I am in the mood for it. ... Tender turmoil in your voice Change is spreading through you like a fire Bridges are burning, you made your choice Kevin: "Music Man" got me the REO gig. Jeb:  REO is the favorite band to have ever played The Moondance Jam. The voice on the line that night was that of … In 2017, Hear No Evil Recordings released an excellent REO Speedwagon box set entitled ‘The Early Years’. The last thing anyone in my house does is sit around and watch REO Speedwagon videos. Set for release on April 26, 2019, “Winds of Change”, is another musical masterpiece featuring brand new Peterik songs in collaboration with a who’s who of melodic rock’s greatest superstars, including Kevin Chalfant (ex-The Storm), Dennis DeYoung … I could not stop listening to "Suite Judy". Kevin:  I think it is the last of the big time old school rock festivals. He was my rock 'n roll big brother. REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin is one. REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: “Keep on Loving You” and “Can’t Fight This Feeling” (1985). That being said, I would like to take this opportunity to start a rumor that "Never Been Any Reason" was actually written by one of the Head East guys' high school girlfriends right before she left for college. Years later when I wrote "Roll With The Changes" I was not thinking about CSN or Stephen's writing at all, yet one night under his breath I heard Stills mutter something about me having stolen "Roll" from him. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by hackjo, Aug 17, 2006. Jeb: What is the REAL reason…all BS aside, you left before Ridin’ the Storm Out? Shop and Buy Can't Fight This Feeling sheet music. If not for that song I would likely have gone on to tremendous success as a happy hour folksinger at supper clubs all around Chicago and the surrounding area! "Let Me Ride" was merely my feeble attempt at imitating my heroes, (although it did become a stalwart of the Fushia set list.) SKU: MN0066497 I would guess that most recording artists would agree that there are things about them that the public doesn’t know that they are capable of because whatever you have your first success with, people think that is what you are, and that is all you are. Seems the singer had laryngitis and despite doctor’s orders to shut the hell up, he still came through with a great interview for the Goldmine faithful. and the song is one that YOU SHOULD PLAY LIVE!!! During our interview, this time, we got so caught up chatting about Moondance and rock and roll families and the reworking of classic REO songs that KC realized, when his name was announced over the airport loudspeaker, that he was about to miss his plane! I don’t think that is true. We are working out a choral version of “Can’t Fight This Feeling” and they are going to accompany me. There has to be a certain amount of muscle memory after all this time. I am working on a TV show where I get to go into my daughter’s choir class…she’s a member of the elite 12 kids of the choir. Kevin: I know I’m going to do that eventually. Any number of things can get in the way, like technical glitches, or a subpar mix. Tell me about “Let me Ride.” That being said, I have always felt like Gary and I worked together really closely on that album. I know what the song is built upon and I know the chord changes and I know where the melody goes. REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin admits that the band made a major mistake at the start of the 1980s.“When the Hi Infidelity album came out in 1980 we made a career changing tactical error,” he says. There is something to be said in my mind for that. Kevin’s education is listed on their profile. It was a poignant scene. It was Cronin’s melodic sensibility that transformed REO into one of America’s biggest bands in the 1980s. I have videos of his early days in BJ in japan and he sings much different now. Available for your next TV or radio spot, IVR phone message, documentary, or any message you want to cut through and make an impact. Not talking at all is what the doctor wants me to do, but talking softly is the next best alternative. He earned a BS in Philosophy from East Tennessee State University and an MFA in Acting from the University of Louisville. The change in his voice is really quite shocking (to me, at least.). I had no choice but to actually look inside myself for the solutions to issues which had been piling up since I was a kid. You even have muscle memory of playing the music for so many years. First I must apologize for taking ten years to get you on the phone for an interview! I don’t know that we actually are, but I feel like we are. Calling you to action! I really didn’t like the record that was on. I have been doing that at her high school the past couple days and it is one of the greatest musical experiences that I have had. I was shuffling around the Loop, wondering where my life was headed, feeling like my prospects were few, yet knowing that I could not possibly give up on my dream. Jeb:  I think REO gets lumped in as a pop band and that is really unfair. I literally got up, set the needle back into the lead in groove, and listened to that cut twelve times in a row before I even got to "Marrakesh Express". ... Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon. We got offers to record live shows subsequent to that and I just keep saying, “It’s not worth it. I think it was a 12-camera Hi Def shoot with state of the art sound and it was a beautiful production. Kevin:  I appreciate that, Jeb. Sometimes, when the cameras are rolling the band gets so amped up that you shoot yourself in the foot. It is widely reported his substance abuse problems are, well, problematic. REO Speedwagon singer Kevin Cronin has admitted he hadn’t really heard of John Lewis before his band’s hit ‘Can’t Fight This Feeling’ was covered by … We had to wait a little while before we could release it because there were some contracts where they got to show it on TV or something. I think the dedication of the people who ran it and the fact that it’s in the northern Midwest…people in the Midwest are loyal to their bands. The times that it works, and works well, it is just amazing and that is why we keep going in for more abuse. Born on October 6, 1951, in Illinois, United States became a … There was no choice but to keep pushin' on...which I have been doing ever since. I guess one could make a case that some of the sustaining organ stuff bore a resemblance to "Love The One You're With", (which happens to be one of my all time favorite songs...oopsie). The interview was conducted by Classic Rock Revisited’s Jeb Wright. The band's sound became more melodic on the Tunafish record, but that was more a result of the songwriting. The variant Kevan is anglicized from Caoimheán, an Irish diminutive form. I was in the one that wanted us to come over to the UK and Europe and tour; after all, most of my musical … Jeb: I would love to hear you take that song and maybe ten others and strip them down and give us acoustic Cronin singing REO classics with just the acoustic guitar. Jeb: The last album I will mention is Hi Infidelity. It is scary, but it is also so exciting and so rewarding. I swear to God, in the history of our band, that night at Moondance was the first time that all of the stars lined up. I put it on and when I heard “Keep the Fire Burning” it went a certain chord direction and I thought, “Wait a minute, that’s not right.”  I got out the guitar and tried a different thing that I was hearing. As a songwriter, you created the seed, what it is like have a band take your song and change it? Kevin: "Let Me Ride" was my answer to CSN's masterpiece, "Suite Judy Blue Eyes"...the songs are actually quite similar, with one minor exception: their song is actually a masterpiece. Kevin Cronin — lead singer of ’80s rock group REO Speedwagon — heard the words straight from his own son’s mouth … and still couldn’t believe it — but it is one of the funniest celeb kid moments ever.. Cronin was shopping with his wife and kid when he and our photog started riffing about the lyrics from his hit, “Take It On The Run” — and that’s when his son pounced. Jon Bon Jovi- his voice certainly has deteriorated over the years. Those verses laid around in my head for about five or six years until one night in Chicago the chorus popped into said head, and I had me a song. Jeb: You are playing at Moondance in 2014 and so is Styx. That being said, "Heaven with a touch of New York, silver with a touch of gold" may be one of his most underwhelming. (AP.33165). The movie is really rich with music. In those moments, that’s where my daughter gets to appreciate what I do and that is the side of what I do that I think is important for my kids to experience. The mid-priced release rounded up the band’s fist seven studio albums and 1977’s double live set ‘Live: You Get What You Play For’ in one handy package, making some of the albums available on CD in the UK for the first time in a long while…and in the case of the … Kevin Patrick Cronin (born October 6, 1951) is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and occasional pianist for the American rock band, REO Speedwagon.REO Speedwagon had several hits on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including two chart-toppers written by Cronin: "Keep on Loving You" (1981) and "Can't Fight This Feeling" (1985). “Winds Of Change” is the long-awaited follow-up to Jim Peterik’s now legendary “Jim Peterik’s World Stage” album. When I heard the first Crosby Stills and Nash album my head exploded. I don’t like being pigeonholed. However, thanks to Cronin’s kindness and willingness to finish our interview, and being able to communicate electronically, Cronin and I were able to finish the interview by typing back and forth the rest of the questions and answers, the result  of which was getting to finish a great interview and allow Kevin to rest his vocal chords! REO Speedwagon fans realize that at least one song on the set list may fail to make it to the stage on any given night as Cronin may take up that much time with his stage rants. There is a balance between auto pilot and being scared shitless. And it was his songs that gave them their two US number one hits: the quintessential power ballads Keep On Loving You and Can’t Fight This Feeling. Let’s get that out there.”  Once you get that out there then that ends that era and it is a motivator for the band to kick it up into another gear. Jeb: I would not be doing my job to the readers if I didn’t ask about Gary. I think there are a lot of different kinds of music and each songwriter approaches it from a different way. It’s like Woodstock in a way. Kevin:  I do not think that is accurate. If you’re trying to remember what the chords are for a song, then you’re not going to be able to be very creative with it. Kevin: "Time For Me To Fly" was one in a long series of what I call "happy accidents". I just can't sing it. For more great interviews like this one be sure to subscribe to Goldmine Magazine! Jeb: Gotta talk about “Music Man.” You can close your eyes and listen to the soundtrack as it is so interesting. When I walk into my house, I quickly become my wife’s personal assistant. I can't find any way to interpret that line. Yet, it also sowed the seeds of Richrath’s exit and it divided the hardcore fan base. That’s interesting because that is the way I felt about it. Includes Guitar Recorded Versions (with TAB) for Voice, range: F#4-A5 or Guitar 1 or Guitar 2 or Guitar 3 or Guitar 4 or Guitar 5 or Backup Vocals or Strum in D Major. I’ve got a list of stuff a mile long that I’ve got to do. As far as capturing that chapter of REO Speedwagon it was great. Sometimes you’re in such a space, creatively, that you’re trying new things and you’re having fun and the audience is on that trip with you. very weird the way he sings now. Apologies for any downtime or slow forum loading now or within the next week or so. Kevin: We got so lucky because there have been a number of times over the years where we’ve had the massive video shoot and all the remote trucks and the cameras and the whole thing and, for one reason or another, it just didn’t translate when you ended up watching it on video. 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