Thanks for the interview. I've followed Don and the band since their inception to the world. This was nice to watch and learned a lot about the past. I'm a bit unusual when it comes to my favorite tune by Don. My favorite, which this was not easy to choose, the song actually comes from Don's 1st solo project. I was there and had it in my hands the moment it went on sale and to this day, Crash and Burn, the opening track on Up In Flames, is my absolute favortie. It showcases beautiful guitar work, but I think it showcase Don's Vocals on a level of excellence this album has. It's the one band and Man, you could say I'm a fanboy on. The Vocals is what put them on the map. Unique and completely different from anything at the time. Love his vocals then and even now. Thank You Don Dokken for the memories brother.
Great interview!!!! Don Dokken is an awesome individual!!! I really enjoyed everything he had to say! Giles was a great co-host, too! Very knowledgeable! Thanks again!
I just bought tickets for the Whisky A Go Go! This will be my first time seeing Dokken live. I've met George Lynch years ago, but I'm looking forward to this special show. Love the new music.
Always stood by him. Saw him close to my home in Springfield (west) at our annual BIG E fair. Let me tell you I’m 65 and the crowd was a mix of us older folks and more younger kids than I expected. I bet there was 6k people there outside in a medium-sized venue. Incredible energy in the crowd. Awesome to see them again, even way too long since they came out to New England so hopefully they can come back to promote the new album, we’re behind you Don…..great interview! Living in Connecticut my whole life was so happy to see Chris and BJ in the line up. Our boys….
i love his voice on the new songs. It's got warmth and a nice sounding grit and it fits the music well. So looking forward to this release! I got it on pre-order!
Don, I agree about Shadow Life. I still have my Shadow Life shirt I bought at your concert I attended in Columbus, Ohio back in 1998. It's old and faded now, but I wear it around the house.
I honestly think Dysfunctional is my favorite Dokken disc fron end to end, I wish someone would ask Don about his cover of "From the Beginning" because it still haunts me in the best kind way to this day,
Spectacular interview... Respect 💯 for Don.. Fugitive and Gypsy have a wholesome feel that's been MIA in Musicianship lately..Definitely looking forward for this Album 👍🎶
Love Don Dokken. People are strange... pointing out to him that he skipped the high notes at his current age. I did not know there is a Bb5 in 'Kiss of Death', the highest I can make out is G5 (still extremely high). To my knowledge, his highest notes are the A5's in 'Seven Thunders' (awesome).
As an early Dokken's fan as I am I really hope so cos' nobody believed in a new Album realise...Don is keeping his legend alive and John Levin is the right King George's heir !🙏
As a smoker myself at 45 the smoking in this video answers my lost range question. I need to switch to vaping immediately. I read somewhere that Lisa Stansfield quit smoking at 50 and she said she got most of her range back after a couple months. I haven't had a chance to hear the new album yet but Don has been one of my favorite singers along with Rob Halford and George Michael since I was a teenager.
Was hoping that the fact that Dokken already had released a song titled "I Remember" on the Lightning Strikes Again album. Wondering if it's the same song but redone differently or a completely different song. Or if Don even realizes this.
I went to see dokken this past July in Michigan and like Don said they played to high to fly and their were people who didn't know that song their are alot of fans who only want to hear the first 4 albums, myself I love songs of all the albums so hopefully they incorporate songs off most of the albums
Don: Argentina wainting for years for a Dokken show !!!. Please contact promoters:Icarus Label ,HellNoise ,CALIFORNIA SUN,LOS TEATROS,,MTS,Fenix,Move Concerts, NWM.etc. Brasil,Chile,Peru.paraguay ,Colombia too !! . All the Best. Alexander from Argentina !
When Don talks about Shadow Life and the band hating his voice, parlaying that solely into a George comment, says my voice made you famous, and takes a drag from a cigarette...it wasn't Don's voice that made anyone in the band famous, it was the combination of all of their talents. Obviously, he can do what he wants and smoke, but if you are still singing live now and the biggest criticism is his own voice, why? Guess he doesn't care?
Your the love of my metal head life Don Dokken! The fans have been pretty cruel some of them you definitely can still sing, you just got to now do it differently screw them especially for all you've been through I have pain issues myself, I have a suggestion might help your throat ect I use it for dry mouth works great act 2 or biotene dry mouth gum chew 2 pieces I also smoke and some of medication also drys my throat bad it helps , any drug store or supermarket tooth paste isle 😘, and I love how down to earth and honest you are ect
I hope It's not the last record. If the entire album sounded like Santa Fe, I'd pay a fortune to get it and Don would gain a million new Fans, I'm sure.
I just listen to the whole album the other day what took so long idk but I agree dysfunctional is one of my favorite he played all the guitar except for 1 song George did 1 but he's been favorite since breaking the chains I remember one night listening to the radio and Paris is burning came on I thought who the fk is this after pay day I got the tape
Yeah, I stopped supporting George Lynch a long time ago when I got a crappy Lynch Mob CD with a DVD, and the live show video wasn't the same as the audio. Very rarely do you get a decent song from George.
Im friends with george, after watching this I said “George blablahblah” whatever I said, and he said “How do you know all this stuff?” Cuz see im thirteen. And I said “George Im just a huge dokken fan😂❤” George is funny. Don is inspiring ❤
Good interview and looking forward to the new album, but It's a shame there are still passive aggressive shots at George. George does it too and I wish they could both just stop, but obviously it won't.
Don.........Don.........Don will you please try real hard 2 refrain from your hate for "Shadowlife" and everybody else for that matter........i love shadowlife, it was absolutely loaded with talent .........ABSOLUTELY.........END OF DISCUSSION. Man so many people give that album the shaft and man how freaking WRONG WRONG WRONG !!!!!!! I know all of you are never going to change about that album BUT i wont either. You can take this any way you want but shadowlife is some of Dokken's best work PERIOD SURE ITS DIFFERENT THAN TOOTH AND NAIL AND ALL THE OTHERS BUT IT HAS ITS PLACE............PERIOD........I JUST DONT KNOW WHY YOU CANT SEE THAT ALBUM THE WAY I DO.......BUT ANYWAY LIFE GOES ON. TAKE CARE DON...........Bo
Don made George famous? 😂😂 It was only a matter of time before Lynch caught on somewhere; he rehearsed for Ozzy, last I recall. Or was Don responsible for that credit too? 😂 Lynch clearly was the main songwriter in the band & the clear talent. When people think Dokken they think of Lynch & his shredding, not you Don.
Dont compare shadow life to monster magnet. I Love monster magnet. Shadow life is good. Thats it. Good. Monster Magnet stands the test of time. You can too tell its you on shadow life too. WTF are you smokin ?
I never knew that Juan left Dokken because he didn't get along with Lynch - that's the first time I've heard that. I always thought it was because Ratt were pressuring him to make a commitment and had better prospects at the time. It was probably a bit of both. I've got to say, despite George's best attempts to bad-mouth Don all these years (which only served to make George look bad) Don comes across as a much more decent and likeable person. George comes across a vindictive egotistical asshole, just totally unreasonable.
You’ve heard two sides to every story correct? Plenty of YT interviews out there showing Don’s baggage, as well. It’s sad Don can’t let the past go; he needs to let go of his hate. George wasn’t perfect but nobody in the band was. Yet Don always plays the victim. 🙄
We Love you Don, but you have got to quit smoking as it is ruining your health and voice ! Emphysema is clearly a possibility considering his fluid in his lungs 🫁 !
Been a Dokken fan since 81 when I heard them from a friend from Europe. Don’s voice is crappy now courtesy of cigarettes. Makes me sad! He didn’t take care of himself or voice. Side note. Shadow Life was a complete 💩
I`m sure the studio work will sound great, cannot wait to hear it, it kills me when people say this guy can`t sing live anymore, well sorry to say nobody can sing live anymore unless your John Arch from Fates Warning(original singer) check out Awaken the Guardian progfest 2018 now that whole band killed it playing stuff they made 30 years ago, I saw Dokken open for Asmith on the Back for Attack lp which is great, and you guys were so good, someone messed with the power a couple times, George was sick but you guys Kicked ass. Asmith was like we have to follow this??? Love your work Don....JanS.
Don is the real deal. Love everything he is as a singer and as person, just SO REAL and no phony bull^@* at all.
Thanks for the interview. I've followed Don and the band since their inception to the world. This was nice to watch and learned a lot about the past. I'm a bit unusual when it comes to my favorite tune by Don. My favorite, which this was not easy to choose, the song actually comes from Don's 1st solo project. I was there and had it in my hands the moment it went on sale and to this day, Crash and Burn, the opening track on Up In Flames, is my absolute favortie. It showcases beautiful guitar work, but I think it showcase Don's Vocals on a level of excellence this album has. It's the one band and Man, you could say I'm a fanboy on. The Vocals is what put them on the map. Unique and completely different from anything at the time. Love his vocals then and even now. Thank You Don Dokken for the memories brother.
Great interview!!!! Don Dokken is an awesome individual!!! I really enjoyed everything he had to say! Giles was a great co-host, too! Very knowledgeable! Thanks again!
Giles was good.
Love Don Dokken as a human being and artist. I'm looking forward to hear the new album.
I absolutely love Don and I feel like my life has ended. Love you Don🤘
I just bought tickets for the Whisky A Go Go! This will be my first time seeing Dokken live. I've met George Lynch years ago, but I'm looking forward to this special show. Love the new music.
Always stood by him. Saw him close to my home in Springfield (west) at our annual BIG E fair. Let me tell you I’m 65 and the crowd was a mix of us older folks and more younger kids than I expected. I bet there was 6k people there outside in a medium-sized venue. Incredible energy in the crowd. Awesome to see them again, even way too long since they came out to New England so hopefully they can come back to promote the new album, we’re behind you Don…..great interview! Living in Connecticut my whole life was so happy to see Chris and BJ in the line up. Our boys….
Killer interview....Dokken , solid killer albums all their career......Spread the word on the new album......Thanks Metal Voice
Great interview 🎙 #DonDokken Rocks 🎸🔥🤘🏻
i love his voice on the new songs. It's got warmth and a nice sounding grit and it fits the music well. So looking forward to this release! I got it on pre-order!
Great interview, and I enjoyed the tour of Don's house. "it's the wood that makes it good" - Kramer
Love his music and he is always an interesting interview
That was awesome. Don is a great interview
What a class act don dokken is, thank you man..
Great interview. Love Dokken
Love it !! Thanks for it!!
Don, I agree about Shadow Life. I still have my Shadow Life shirt I bought at your concert I attended in Columbus, Ohio back in 1998. It's old and faded now, but I wear it around the house.
Don is one of the 3 best metal vocalists ever
no...that's absurd
Ronnie, Rob, Tate, Dickinson
Don is a hard rock vocalist
Your Nuts 😒
I am nuts, I love pistachios
What...! Are you serious?
DON DOKKEN... PURE LEGEND 🎼🎶💕🙏👊💯🤘😊
Appreciate the interview. Kept me here the whole length. Don is a down to earth guy
Live from the sun was awesome Reb Beach Era. Have the new album on pre-order. Don always puts out quality music.
too high to fly is my fave dokken song
I honestly think Dysfunctional is my favorite Dokken disc fron end to end, I wish someone would ask Don about his cover of "From the Beginning" because it still haunts me in the best kind way to this day,
Spectacular interview... Respect 💯 for Don.. Fugitive and Gypsy have a wholesome feel that's been MIA in Musicianship lately..Definitely looking forward for this Album 👍🎶
Love Don Dokken. People are strange... pointing out to him that he skipped the high notes at his current age. I did not know there is a Bb5 in 'Kiss of Death', the highest I can make out is G5 (still extremely high). To my knowledge, his highest notes are the A5's in 'Seven Thunders' (awesome).
I’ve got the album preordered.
I agree this is going to be a great album
"In My Dreams" is STILL a Rocker! ❤🤘🏼
Damn thats dondokken. Would never recognize. Him. One of the best bands. Back in the. Day.
Looks well for his age I think.
Awesome 😎 interview will need part 2.
I think they need to drop either the hunter or into the fire
Great writer and you look awesome....let's go out
what a killer album I hope Don keeps writing and releasing albums at his pace on his terms even if he retires from touring
As an early Dokken's fan as I am I really hope so cos' nobody believed in a new Album realise...Don is keeping his legend alive and John Levin is the right King George's heir !🙏
I love Dysfunctional and Erase The Slate!!! I hope to hear more from those albums on the road.
As a smoker myself at 45 the smoking in this video answers my lost range question. I need to switch to vaping immediately. I read somewhere that Lisa Stansfield quit smoking at 50 and she said she got most of her range back after a couple months. I haven't had a chance to hear the new album yet but Don has been one of my favorite singers along with Rob Halford and George Michael since I was a teenager.
Same with Geoff Tate, he quit and got a good piece of his Range back and so he Sounds great live These Days.
Vaping is worse from a health standpoint. Loads of chemicals in those things. If ya have to get a nicotine fix better to find an organic tobacco.
Was hoping that the fact that Dokken already had released a song titled "I Remember" on the Lightning Strikes Again album. Wondering if it's the same song but redone differently or a completely different song. Or if Don even realizes this.
I went to see dokken this past July in Michigan and like Don said they played to high to fly and their were people who didn't know that song their are alot of fans who only want to hear the first 4 albums, myself I love songs of all the albums so hopefully they incorporate songs off most of the albums
20:00 radio still exists.
I love Dokken's tune DROWN!!!!!!!👍🏻ROCK ON!!!!!!!🤘🏻🤙🏻✌🏻
Been a fan since 1986. Saw them in concert in Daytona Beach opening for Loverboy. The Mtv videos also drew me in.
Wait a minute I've got broken bones was the album to ride into the sunset with
Odd to see this on the same day Lynch Mob released a new song.
Really dig
BACK FOR THE ATTACK!
Don: Argentina wainting for years for a Dokken show !!!. Please contact promoters:Icarus Label ,HellNoise ,CALIFORNIA SUN,LOS TEATROS,,MTS,Fenix,Move Concerts, NWM.etc. Brasil,Chile,Peru.paraguay ,Colombia too !! . All the Best. Alexander from Argentina !
New album sounds good.
legend - getting better and better ⚡⚡
When Don talks about Shadow Life and the band hating his voice, parlaying that solely into a George comment, says my voice made you famous, and takes a drag from a cigarette...it wasn't Don's voice that made anyone in the band famous, it was the combination of all of their talents. Obviously, he can do what he wants and smoke, but if you are still singing live now and the biggest criticism is his own voice, why? Guess he doesn't care?
Agreed. Don can’t let go of the feuding. And with all his vocal issues later in life, him puffing away on lung darts is pretty dumb.
👍👍👍🎸🎸😎
The band Tool's LOGIC! 🤘🏼
🔥🐐🔥
Goerge seems like he was more of the problem than Don was as time goes on
Please BE A MAN OF YOUR WORD!!
Many of us would love to see you leave the USA 🇺🇸 for France 😊
He can learn French, and move to Montreal, and Heil Trudeau!!
Your the love of my metal head life Don Dokken! The fans have been pretty cruel some of them you definitely can still sing, you just got to now do it differently screw them especially for all you've been through I have pain issues myself, I have a suggestion might help your throat ect I use it for dry mouth works great act 2 or biotene dry mouth gum chew 2 pieces I also smoke and some of medication also drys my throat bad it helps , any drug store or supermarket tooth paste isle 😘, and I love how down to earth and honest you are ect
Don, you wouldn't believe it but my 8 year old daughter loves and sings "Breaking The Chains" all the time.
And you never play New Jersey! , Stacey Valente 🙏
I hope It's not the last record.
If the entire album sounded like Santa Fe, I'd pay a fortune to get it and Don would gain a million new Fans, I'm sure.
Up From the Ashes is a top tier Dokken album. I will hold that opinion forever.
I just listen to the whole album the other day what took so long idk but I agree dysfunctional is one of my favorite he played all the guitar except for 1 song George did 1 but he's been favorite since breaking the chains I remember one night listening to the radio and Paris is burning came on I thought who the fk is this after pay day I got the tape
Dokken rocks. Jesus saves!!!!
Yeah, I stopped supporting George Lynch a long time ago when I got a crappy Lynch Mob CD with a DVD, and the live show video wasn't the same as the audio. Very rarely do you get a decent song from George.
George has done six records nobody cares about. That's the reality.
Im friends with george, after watching this I said “George blablahblah” whatever I said, and he said “How do you know all this stuff?” Cuz see im thirteen. And I said “George Im just a huge dokken fan😂❤” George is funny. Don is inspiring ❤
Good interview and looking forward to the new album, but It's a shame there are still passive aggressive shots at George. George does it too and I wish they could both just stop, but obviously it won't.
It ok Don I know em all😂
Don.........Don.........Don will you please try real hard 2 refrain from your hate for "Shadowlife" and everybody else for that matter........i love shadowlife, it was absolutely loaded with talent .........ABSOLUTELY.........END OF DISCUSSION. Man so many people give that album the shaft and man how freaking WRONG WRONG WRONG !!!!!!! I know all of you are never going to change about that album BUT i wont either. You can take this any way you want but shadowlife is some of Dokken's best work PERIOD SURE ITS DIFFERENT THAN TOOTH AND NAIL AND ALL THE OTHERS BUT IT HAS ITS PLACE............PERIOD........I JUST DONT KNOW WHY YOU CANT SEE THAT ALBUM THE WAY I DO.......BUT ANYWAY LIFE GOES ON. TAKE CARE DON...........Bo
Don smoking at his age, is why people swing at him for his voice issues....
He’s 70. I’m not buying it.
Don made George famous? 😂😂 It was only a matter of time before Lynch caught on somewhere; he rehearsed for Ozzy, last I recall. Or was Don responsible for that credit too? 😂
Lynch clearly was the main songwriter in the band & the clear talent. When people think Dokken they think of Lynch & his shredding, not you Don.
Dear george lynch who gives a shit about a shit ton of instrumental albums with endless solos?
His Album Should Be Called, "When Your Hair Falls Out" Please Stop Don, You Sound Like William Shatner Singing..
Dont compare shadow life to monster magnet.
I Love monster magnet.
Shadow life is good. Thats it. Good.
Monster Magnet stands the test of time.
You can too tell its you on shadow life too. WTF are you smokin ?
I never knew that Juan left Dokken because he didn't get along with Lynch - that's the first time I've heard that. I always thought it was because Ratt were pressuring him to make a commitment and had better prospects at the time. It was probably a bit of both. I've got to say, despite George's best attempts to bad-mouth Don all these years (which only served to make George look bad) Don comes across as a much more decent and likeable person. George comes across a vindictive egotistical asshole, just totally unreasonable.
You’ve heard two sides to every story correct?
Plenty of YT interviews out there showing Don’s baggage, as well. It’s sad Don can’t let the past go; he needs to let go of his hate. George wasn’t perfect but nobody in the band was. Yet Don always plays the victim. 🙄
Wow what a huge dump on Mick for getting 25%...his energy was a huge part of Dokken. You just went down a notch don
The cigs can’t be good for his voice
We Love you Don, but you have got to quit smoking as it is ruining your health and voice ! Emphysema is clearly a possibility considering his fluid in his lungs 🫁 !
Love Dokken but Don ruined his voice smoking cigs
Dokken. Not a single good record.
Been a Dokken fan since 81 when I heard them from a friend from Europe. Don’s voice is crappy now courtesy of cigarettes. Makes me sad! He didn’t take care of himself or voice.
Side note. Shadow Life was a complete 💩
Eric Adams of Manowar is 73 and he can still sing! Not you Don Dokken, practice your French.
I`m sure the studio work will sound great, cannot wait to hear it, it kills me when people say this guy can`t sing live anymore, well sorry to say nobody can sing live anymore unless your John Arch from Fates Warning(original singer) check out Awaken the Guardian progfest 2018 now that whole band killed it playing stuff they made 30 years ago, I saw Dokken open for Asmith on the Back for Attack lp which is great, and you guys were so good, someone messed with the power a couple times, George was sick but you guys Kicked ass. Asmith was like we have to follow this??? Love your work Don....JanS.