“When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet an...” — Dennis DeYoung Quote

“When we started, there were no other distractions like the Internet and video games, so music was central to young people's lives.”

“There are no electric guitars. 'Hunchback' has arias; it's operatic.”

“I really believed it was important to explain to our young audience that expectations based on people who are trying to sell them things are unattainable.”

“People don't want their lives fixed. Nobody wants their problems solved. Their dramas. Their distractions. Their stories resolved. Their messed cleaned up. Because what would they have left? Just the big scary unknown.”

“I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.”