Steve Walsh interview
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Haven't some across too many interviews with Steve Walsh.Found this on a hard drive ready to crap out on me so I figured Id upload it to perverse the life a little more. I can't remember what year it was I'm thinking 2000 something just not sure. It cuts off at 45 mins but I'm sure it was toward the end as they were BS'ing about favorite movies at that point. It's still a very cool convo with one of Rocks all time greatest.
STEVE WALSH IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE FINEST VOCALIST I EVER HEARD !!! If you go back and listen to his full body of works from the band KANSAS you will realize what a GENIUS he was! In his later years with Kansas his voice had been pushed to the point where you could tell it was not easy for him to sing all the songs anymore..but all vocalist go through that . THANK GOD FOR STEVE WALSH AND HIS AWESOME TALENT !!
100% absolutely !
Steve Walsh was my childhood hero.My friends liked Robert Plant,and they REALLY busted my nads for liking a band with a violin in it. Anyway,
your right.IMO KANSAS is thee best band in the world. I don't care what anybody says about the Beatles or Led Zeppelin Kansas is superior.
+pug760 totally agree, exceptional singer, his range is way beyond anybody else out there, and he actually sings real songs, not the usual metall crap that still grabs all the attention, Kansas are more of a pnenomena than just a rock band, pure talent, maybe the best rock band ever, soooooo true
A great mixture of Mozart and rock EVER. He is a real national treasure, there will never be another one like him. He was probably the first to combine Classic music with rock.
Before my dad ruined my voice forever, I used to try to pattern my voice like him and Anne Wilson, and a little Karen Carpenter. That all ended when I left a coke bottle in the basement.
Guess we'll never know, huh? Too bad, I needed to know.
pug760 id say steve perry the best but steve walsh is second to me
The real magic happens when you pair a genius lyricist with a genius vocalist. That's when a Kansas happens. Kerry and Steve together were greater than the sum of their parts, and individually they were astounding.
You're absolutely right... KANSAS was the combination of Livegren's amazing songwriting and Steve's amazing vocals... and don't discount Robbie Steinhart's rock violin and his rough, rock voice that melded together perfectly.
I don't want to discount the excellent songs that Steve Walsh brought to those albums... KANSAS wasn't any one thing, it was a combination of all these elements... The newest incarnation of KANSAS is a great band, but they're not KANSAS. Of course they have the legal right to use the name, but they're hiring out the writing of lyrics, they don't have Kerry Livegren, Steve Walsh, or Robbie Steinhart, which means they're not KANSAS. A great band for sure, but not KANSAS. I don't want to see them live with Ronnie Platte as their vocalist. He's a decent vocalist, but sounds nothing like Steve Walsh, and seriously doesn't have the vocal range to sing those classic KANSAS songs. Ronnie Platte
@@williamadamsmusic3025 true
Are you seriously leaving out the MUSIC of the piece?
Heah, he was also a great keyboard player, his harmonies with The great Robbie Steinhardt , so wonderful.. They always traded off lead vocals, extraordinary!!
Second and third albums may not have been hits but it was among the GREATest music this band ever made.
I would apply this to their first six records personally. Although one of the ones you mentioned (Masque) is my favorite. Which of the two do you prefer?
I would give anything to interview Steve Walsh, preferably live & in person. As a singer/songwriter/musician myself & a female; I have very unique, esoteric & completely out-of-the-box questions I would love to pose to my favorite blues/rock singer/songwriter/musician. I would also love to hang out & watch a movie or 12 with Steve-but that is on a completely different tangent!
@@hermittraveler2163 masque is my favorite. Not to discount the others.
@@davidmiles533 Mine as well. Leftoverture may be the smoothest or the most well-rounded or whatever the word may be for it, and I love it (also for some very personal memories connected with it) but Masque has some songs that are so awesome they leave me amazed everytime I hear them even after literally decades of listening to them.
SONG FOR AMERICA is my #1 favorite Kansas album, without a doubt!
So fresh and much better sound quality than their debut album...
When I think of Kansas, SONG FOR AMERICA is the first piece of work that comes into my mind, and I own EVERYTHING that band has ever released!
Steve Walsh, your a very great lead singer and Kansas will always be the best when you were in one of the best music groups of all time God Bless You! 👍🎤🇺🇸
This interview was done 18 years ago. He was 50. This is a fantastic artifact. Hearing Steve speak so uninhibitedly and candidly about his past is quite refreshing. I think his memories of Kansas are extremely key to understanding the band. I find him to be a pretty complex guy.
And humble
He is a veritable genius. I have a 180 iq. I would hazard a guess that Steve Walsh's iq is in the 200+ range. He is a historian & well versed on a myriad of subjects. He is very impressive from so many different aspects.
Steve is my icon and I believe that he will live forever in our minds #magnumopus
A rock LEGEND! Such an incredible, musical, passionate band! 'Leftoverture' is a MASTERPIECE!
AudiophileTubes I agree on left overture. Just had a nice texture and feel. Idk.
Good interview with one of the best singers ever.
I've been rockin for over 50 years and Kansas has always been one of my favorite bands. I think Steve was not only a great singer but keyboardist and front man. I wish that he would go back out with Kansas again.`
Steve comes out. With his true. Confessions. Hopefully more to come. Keep on kansas
Lou Gramm, Paul Rodgers and Steve Walsh.
My three favorite vocalists...
Paul......so correct // Foreigner Bad Company and Kansas.....what great high-register vocals. We could even add Steve Perry of Journey!
76-86
Walsh,Gramm,Delp,Perry,
DeYoung pure vocal heaven🤘
@@wjf1950 Don't bother too much about Bad Company; Paul Rodgers was at his absolute best with Free. A more authentic band and better songs than Bad Company.
David Lane - What about Tommy Shaw?
Agreed these 3 can't be beaten
Masque is one of my favorite albums of all time, but Leftoverture is beyond words, it is so wonderful.
its as perfect as music can be. Great to see these comments soooo many years after the fact.
a one of the most influential and wide range vocalist of all times he by far is one of the best rock singers of that generation
I'll never forget Fall '76, walked down my dorm floor hallway, and a fellow 'Bong Squad' member says, "Hey, wanna hear the new Kansas?" "Sure", had heard their earlier 3 albums on WXRT, so I walk in and sit dead center of his two huge JBL 15" monitor-class speakers, and he drops the needle...
CARRY ON MY WAYWARD SON...
The hair stands up on my neck...
Then "The Wall". Unbelievable.
God Bless Steve, Kerry, and all of them.
Whoever gets a chance, see the documentary "Miracles Out Of Nowhere" ....... explains the whole story of Kansas!
It’s great, but far from the whole story!
William j Flosi Sr. Thanks! ‘gonna check that out.
This interview is a fantastic find. I've never heard Steve Walsh open up about his life and Kansas in such an intimate way.
i work with his Mom June Walsh she’s in a nursing home in Saint Joseph Mo. She’s the sweetest thing she talks about him all the time she has his plaque on her wall in her small room. She has bad dementia but she’s always talking about how wonderful he is. I will miss her voice when she passes away bcus Her “I love you sweetheart” along with a kiss on a cheek means the world to me coming from her. She’s a lovely woman.
Wow. That was nice to read. Her son had a voice that was unmatched by all. No one sounds like Steve. No one!
I hope Steve visits her. Is she ok?
His mother died a few months ago at age 97. Now he has his kids and grandkids. Family is very important to Steve.
@@donnaerickson2021 Ik i was there when she passed … They brought her out to a table for breakfast .. she was blue and purple you could tell she was dying. I was sad that they never posted when her gathering was bcus she was the best person to work for
@@donnaerickson2021 i wrote on her obituary :((
Steve Walsh is The Greatest vocalist in Rock history. I wonder if Kansas has any idea how many bands they have influenced?
Oh they do indeed. Listen to the late Ronnie James Dio talk about singing on Livgrens' first post Kansas effort.
Fligemon - Kerry’s album, Seeds of Change, which featured Ronnie James Dio on two tracks, was not post-Kansas; it was done between the Monolith and Audio Visions albums. Steve recorded his Schemer-Dreamer album at the same time.
kansas and Steve Walsh is one of the best vocalist in my oppinion. He had the most clearest vocals and range I ever heard. And Steve a check of a show man I ever saw way back in the day. Steve Kerry and Phil. wrote very spiritual songs. and I was blessed to hear and get to know them. awesome Group. one of my most favorite band's. freakin awesome. love your music guys
Phil wasn’t really a w,riter, but he is one hell of a drummer and a great manager!
I bought Steve's old Hammond C-3 from their road manager, Clay Schell, in Atlanta Ga, back in the late 70's, and was hoping to meet him, but unfortunately I didn't get to. I tried again at a concert at Clemson University a few months later, but again, was unable to connect with him. I did however, get to speak, briefly, with Dave Hope and the others at the bus after the concert, and found them all to be very down to earth and approachable, but again....no Steve. So, I marked it up to fate and moved on. KANSAS will always be at the top of my short list of all time best progressive Rock and Roll bands, and I wish them continued and lasting success in whatever the they choose to do! 🤘✌
what a great great singer...super band....first saw them in milwaukee opening for hawk wind...glad to see Steve is continuing to take the high road over substance abuse..thank God he is sounding better...just a solid unique group...one of my all-time favorites and in my humble opinion right up there with the super groups.
I real admire Steve after listening to this interview. He comes across as a very authentic and approachable guy. Great interview...thanks for uploading.
My favorite singer ever. I love the way he played so many instruments. He’s awesome. My mom was a sweet Adeline!!!We are from Illinois. That’s sooo cool. You’re amazing Steve.
Awesome interview with Rock's greatest vocalist
Close to his age and totally devoted since the beginning . What an incredible talent. I just bought his new CD and in another dimension would someday love to meet him.
This is a wonderful interview. Thanks so much for sharing this. I've been a Steve Walsh fan for decades. A truly gifted and special musician. Such an immense pleasure to just listen to such a candid conversation with him. Thank you!
This rare interview is so awesome. Great job.
i am so happy to hear this interview. He was such a lovely singer. What an intellectual. A lovely man. So real. So authentic. I am sad when I hear it, but I love the man. Kansas owes so much to him and they currently have a worthless singer now.
Seems like Steve is a really nice person and so talented I love his talent and voice and playing skills a great front man too... Blessings Steve may God continue to bless your life and family
Watch the way you use the term "so so"..)
I feel so fortunate in knowing that I was actually born in St Joseph Missouri and now I feel even better knowing that my favorite vocalist of all time Steve Walsh was from the same town that I was born in
Well worth listening to full 45 minutes !
Steve sounds nothing like he sings when he talks, but sing he does. The best.
+BROTHER TRUTH Used to.He was once one of the best. But not for years. Always sad to hear a great singer lose his pipes.
+BROTHER TRUTH I like the way he talks, but hey, I'm from the South. I know Steve is from Kansas, but he's lived longer in Atlanta than he did in Kansas.
CD Carter Actually, I've known for many, many years that Steve was from St. Joe's (St Joseph, Missiouri) and I even lived in Overland Park, KS for 5 years. So I can't really explain why I said Kansas. That's like saying someone from Newark, NJ is from New York City.
in that area, its almost like one state;)
This was a real treat. Thanks for saving it from a premature digital oblivion and posting for posterity!
Saw them on the Monolith Tour, late 70's. Good god, they were so good.
Great Interview.... Great Artist... Thanks for sharing
What an outstanding interview!! Great, relaxed and insightful tales from a very humble and forthcoming Steve Walsh.
Really is. There is so little of him giving interviews like this
Love this guy....this band ❤
"I could not believe I was still alive, let alone, I had seen some prehistoric beast that we had run over and survived to tell the tale..." Omg.. Hahahahaha!!! I love this guy!!
I love him. He’s so real and honest. His voice is amazing. Loved play the game tonight when I was in high school. Been listening to them all my life. I heard he lives in Atlanta now. I live just south. I am also a midwesterner. I hope 🤞 you keep singing! You guys are awesome 😎
uhhh. thats not Steve singing. He left the group by then.
Got so lucky to see them as first act to Fleetwood Mac in 1978 (for $10 in front row seats) & Kansas almost stole the show & it was magical watching Steve sing and all the violin with keyboards was & remains a fantastic memory!!
what a fantastic interview...i stumbled upon ! KANSAS,...You guys changed the way I looked at music. #1 fan !
Watching this in 2024, its sad because i hear Steve isn't able to sing anymore. I first saw Kanas in a rock club in Liberal Kansas in the erarly 70s. They were incredible, even then. God bless him.
Lad
Great, great interview.!! I love Steve Walsh and have seen Kansas 18 times . He really sounds like a "Good ol Country Boy"... I imagine this was taped around 2001?
Really enjoyed this interview, thanks for the upload.
Without the internet, there’d be no way of hearing this. Many thanks for the upload!
He said people of the south wind is too happy for him LOL, I always thought of it as a nostalgic sad song missing your friends and old times,
He is my absolute favorite Rockstar! I've seen him in concert several times! His stage presence in outstanding! His vocals are great ! His keyboard playing is phenominal!
The live album"Two For The Show" was a testament to the amazing vocal ability of Steve Walsh.
And when you think about it, that was just one show of a tour they were probably on.
One of THE greatest singers in rock history!!!
Glossolalia, to me. Is Steve's personal masterpiece. And Shadowman, is the perfect followup album. Fantastic singer, and an even better musician. Hope you do even more, solo work. Now that you are retired from Kansas. Best of luck to you, Steve Walsh.
So, while I'm an old guy and Kansas has been around forever, I never really learned much about em. I heard their hits (I can NEVER get "Portrait" outta my head for long) but not their album stuff much. Liked Walsh's voice quite a bit loved Elefante too. With the recent Kansas retrospective DVD, I got more interested and started reading Steve's interviews online. Online, he comes across as such an unfriendly guy. However, this interview is superb. What a funny, cool guy. Also, the fact that he give vocal credit to Billy and doesn't try to take credit for that... way cool. Thanks for uploading it.
+cabbey31 Man, that guy had a killer voice. But I get it...
+brywool Steve is a tale of two cities. If you catch him on the right day he's a gem. Wrong day....not so much. For my money, the guy was one of the best vocalists of all time.
@@fretfix1 Steve is a Gemini, and people who are Geminis are two-sided people
My fav vocalist ever, but he sounds stoned in this interview.
just listened and enjoyed it - thanks for posting!
Leftoverture and Point of Know Return are my favorite Kansas albums. I think I know every word by heart from both albums. These 2 albums are lyrically, musically and masterfully put together. Mindblowing!
One of the great voices of rock... just soaring!
Dig Walsh's beard - he's a low-key, cool dude, who was Huge for 10 years, then faded somewhat, and you can feel the chip on his shoulder, but he's so down-to-Earth, he mellowed, and has settled into his life. Not as big an egomaniac as Keith Emerson, let's pray he doesn't do the same thing Emo did (that asshole!). Steve was such an accomplished singer/ keyboardist (very under-rated)! I LOVED this band, and one of the reasons I kept playing the piano.
Yes, a little perverse, preserved for all time!
Great Interview, BTW! Thank you for posting this.
KANSAS.......NOR STEVE WALSH........NEVER FADED !
What a stupid thing to say about Emerson...your the asswipe..
He said he is 50 so that would make it 2001. He carried on for 13 more years.
Great interview ,thanks for posting. Been a huge fan of Steve and Kansas since I first heard Leftovater. Keep playing and singing Steve . Rock On Bro
I looked over a bunch of the comments, and there wasn’t one about how underrated his keyboard skills were. His keyboard playing kicked butt.
Excellent...2001...After Glossolalia ...thanks for posting...Great interview SW....big fan!
KANSAS, ONE OF MY FAVORITE. ROCK GROUPS, BEEN A FAN SINCE. I WAS 12 YEARS OLD!
Steve is a rock god!
He is Gracious, because he is a Legend. That's why! Love him the best Kansas ever had! Carus Alambra👍🍷🍷🍷👍
Not all "Legends" are gracious. Definitely not a given but I think makes his gift more profound and impressive.
@@etamommy Mr David, I've never met him, so I can't tell. Probably you know him and it may have been a difference experience for you. C.A.👍👍👍
It appears that throughout Steve's career he seems so at peace within himself now that he can talk so candidly about his life and experiences. He sounds so happy and relaxed and just enjoying his life . He has worked so hard and loves talking about his life. Kind of like my grandpa when I was a kid, listening to him tell about the good old days!
I met Steve several times in 2005-2010. He is one of the nicest & most talented musicians in the world! Love ya Steve, Keep on rockin!
I like his capacity to laugh at himself and the way he praises other people's work. Very bright and accurate. Great interview. How did you manage to do it?
Great interview and makes me love Kansas music more! Steve seems to be a pretty funny, intelligent, humble person on top of his great gifts musically!
This interview is so great! Great curious questions and indepth answers. Thank god for RUclips!!!!!!!!!!!
The wall is my favorite too.
Kansas was on my list of favourite prog rock bands back in the day. I saw them a few times and also saw Steve's band Streets. I met Steve briefly at the Streets concert.
Fascinating, and this is a chance to see how level headed Steve is. He's a realist. Love his voice. I'm so glad the guys in Kansas made their recordings. The music is a gift to the world.
Correction. Steve mentions Lord of Rings and the fact that they lost. His birthday is in June. Academy awards are in March. So this interview had to be somewhere in April, May of 2002.
Amazing conversation. And the photo above just has an ethereal quality of someone who has seen so much.
It's a shame that there are no questions about Steve's amazing 80's band Streets. I bet he would have appreciated Streets related questions. I would love to interview Steve. It would be so cool to ask about specific songs he has written, and get into that whole process. How awesome would it be to hear him talk about writing and recording Three Pretenders from the Power album for instance?
Thanks for the upload!
Thanks so much for sharing.
Actually I would love to meet him now.
this interview is the real Steve. super friendly, candid and authentic. search him out. its very possible.
Steve loves Lord of the Rings! I love this guy!
Thanks for sharing this. This was great!
This is a band that I like. The singer was awesome on the first early shows. I got influenced by his soulful singing. I never had the chance to go see them in a live concert until one day in medford, Oregon I got the chance, plus I got to meet Steve. I do not know what mood he was but he was such an asshole to me and too other people. I watched the show for 5 min and I left. It was a shitty show as the original members were not there. It left a bad taste on me. Still, his singing is great and I still think Steve is one of the greatest singer of the classic rock band Kansas. Honestly.
Hahahaha shit I'm watching this on Steve's Birthday ! Hahaha happy birthday Steve
I didn't know about this interview of my favorite all time singer till now. And I'm glad I have a copy of device voice prompt even more.
what a legend I will always respect his work, incredible.....
When Kansas was at its. Mark , there was no better Rock singer than Steve Walsh. , He could bring it !
Two singers I dream might ever turn to teaching vocals are Steve and Lou Gramm. Man they set the bar so high. Both have that souful intensity.
I love how Steve sings so clearly yet when you hear him speak you'd think he'd be a country artist
Wow... just wow
I'm surprised he doesn't like "People of the South Wind"? I love that song. But I totally agree with him on On the Other Side and Reason to Be. Both Masterfully written.
I like that he likes Monolith, so it seems (besides South Wind).
I about blew a gasket when I was pulling out of a hospital in Atlanta, there in front of me was Steve jogging down Peachtree Road. Cool memory.
omg, my birthday is June 16th! omg.. no wonder I feel so close to Steve!
The thing I love about all the Kansas members, is they didn't change, the stayed themselves.
The didn't attach each other when tension was in the band, they disagreed, yet respected each other.
Sad about the cut off but thanks for the warning
Remember Walsh at a club in St Louis called Mississippi Nights. He said " Leftoverture was so good I bought the album "
All time favorite vocalist 🎤
The Real Kansas to me is the interaction of Walsh/Livgren instrumentally
He sounds like my relatives in Kansas
There was only one better than Steve. Robert Plant pretty good company .Live Steve was great entertainer.i grew up in Cincinnati n got to see alot of bands.Kansas was n is still is one of top shows i ever seen everyone in the group was top notch. Kansas will always b the best of the best had there own sound. Garth Brooks favorite band to.Thanks Steve n kansas 9for doin what u done n definitely belong in R+0ock hall of fame
Steve says that he is 50 years old. So that puts this interview at 2001.
Steves lying....he's older than 50.
no sweetheart, he was born in 51.
I went to college in St. Joseph, Missouri in the 70s, where Steve grew up. I think I read somewhere he sang in a Catholic choir as a teenager. Missouri is a 21 state for liquor, and at that time you could cross the Missouri river into Kansas and get 3.2 beer if you were 18 or older. There was a bar in Wathena KS which served Coors at 35 cents per draw where a band called USA played often. Once in a blue moon, Steve Walsh would show up and play keyboards with them. He didn't sing, he just played keyboards. He did this at least until Leftoverture was released, and then I think he may have moved to Atanta. I don't know his connection with the band USA, but maybe they were from his White Clover days. Just guessing.
ARMADILLO!! for ever
Top, top guy
Steve‘s work with 80s band STREETS was also awesome.