“We live happily forever So the story goesBut somehow we missed out On that pot of goldBut we’ll try best that we can To carry on” From “Come Sail Away” by Styx Sometimes we can take away the wrong message from a song. The song “Come Sail Away” by progressive rock band Styx is one of my favorite […]
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Dr. Mike talks with Dennis DeYoung, solo artist and former front man of the progressive rock band Styx. Dennis recently released a new album 26 East Volume 1, and pandemic permitting will be touring to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the classic Styx album The Grand Illusion. Dennis talked about the hard realities of becoming a professional musician, how he
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“Pour another round of whatever you like Here’s to the end, here’s to the fight” From “Suicide Romantics” by Des Rocs At various points in my life, I have been asked the question, “What’s your favorite kind of music?” I always struggled with the answer, because I assumed that question referred to my favorite genre of
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“Does the sight of a grave make you feel all alone?We’re all right, we’re okay, face a fear, the unknownWhat’s it like to be brave when a tear starts to flow?” From “This Is Our Life” by Des Rocs What’s up Hardcore Humans! This week on The Hardcore Humanism Podcast we talked with Danny Rocco
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“‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open And I don’t feel like I am strong enough ‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away.” From “Broken” by Seether There are certain songs that just seem to stay with me long after they are released. Seether’s song “Broken” (2004) is
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“When you throw my feelings on the fire I can’t keep this down And I feel like I won’t be afraid When I’m buried in the sand” From “Buried in the Sand” by Seether Depression is an intense and devastating mental illness that can drain people of all joy, connection with others and/or energy to
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“Well I saw my face in the mirror And I am I believe a growing curiosity Hold my feet to the fire Cause I am I believe a quivering atrocity.” From “Failure” by Seether What’s up Hardcore Humans! This week on The Hardcore Humanism Podcast we talked with Shaun Morgan, founding member, singer-songwriter and guitarist
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“I’m in love with somebody Found someone who completes me I’m in love with somebody And it’s not you” From “It’s Not You” by Halestorm I’m a slowly recovering people pleaser. The term “people pleaser” gets a bad rap, and for good reason. In our most extreme form, we people pleasers are often well-intentioned but
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“I did it all to break every single preconceived notion that you have” From “Uncomfortable” by Halestorm Sometimes it feels like the world just sucks. This was the predominant thought I had when Lzzy Hale talked with me on the Hardcore Humanism Podcast about the bias and stereotypes she faced as a female musician. The message
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“Feels like the end of the world But it’s only the beginning of it all Forget the things that you’ve heard Been a survivor since I began to crawl” From “Black Vultures” by Halestorm What’s up Hardcore Humans! On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast, we talk with Lzzy Hale – founding member,
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