April, 1992: Larrie Londin's last Interview (James Byron Fox)
July, 1995: Neal Schon Chat (Compuserve)
October, 1996: Journey Trial By Fire Interview
April, 1997: Steve Smith Modern Drummer Interview (Robyn Flans)
Undated, 1997: Gregg Rolie Pre-Abraxas Pool, Storm WWW Page Interview
Undated, 1997: Gregg Rolie Post-Abraxas Pool, Storm WWW Page Interview
November 21, 1997: Journey, Van Halen Hip News
April 24, 1998: Journey Confirms New Lead Singer
Undated, 1998: Deen Castronovo Drummerworld Interview
Undated, 1998: Deen Castronovo USMetal Interview
Undated, 1998: Neal Schon MelodicRock.Com Interview
November, 1999: Steve Smith All About Jazz Interview
Undated, 2000: Neal Schon Guitar.Com Interview
February, 2000: Steve Perry Fan Asylum Interview
Undated: Jim Welch Journey WWW Page Interview
Undated: Ross Valory and Kevin Chalfant of The Storm Rockline Interview
Part One: transcribed by Towanda for Jrnydv.Com
Intro song: I"ve got a lot to learn about love
Rockline DJ: "I’ve got a lot to learn about love, don’t we all? That’s the Storm on Rockline, and we’re going to take some calls, I’ve got Karen on the line from Old Line Connecticut listening to 106. HCN from Hartford
Karen: Hi, Ross how ya doin?
Ross: How ya doin’ Karen?
Karen: Good, I was wondering first of all, if you were intentionally trying to, um, achieve like a Journey-sound (insert sound of glass breaking), with incorporating Kevin in there, he does sound very similar to Steve Perry and the duets that he does with Gregg and everything, I was wondering if that’s kinda intentional or if that’s just the way things are?
Kevin: That’s the way the bones fell...
Ross: Well, there’s two ways to answer that, first of all you have 3 members of the former band in this band, you can’t expect them to sound like someone they’re not--
Kevin: That’s true.
Ross: --and of course Kevin sings somewhat in the same style, and of course has the same range, but you know that’s what you get when you add it all up, it’s not intentional, it’s natural.
Kevin: Ya gotta make a living, ya know? It’s just that Steve got to the box office first, I mean what can I tell ya?
Ross: We don’t want to keep you from that for gosh sakes...
DJ: Uh, Kevin, you have been told that you sounded a little like Steve Perry before you joined this band--
Kevin: Yeah.
DJ: --correct me if I’m wrong but you went through a brief period of trying NOT to sound like him, right, but it really wasn’t you then?
Kevin: Ah well, yeah, Like I said, I gotta make a livin.."
DJ: Well then we’ll leave it at that then, laughter
Ross: But there was a point where ya know people were calling Kevin way back when Steve joined Journey for the first time saying, "Hey man, there’s this guy in Journey who’s doin’ your stuff." [laughter.]
Kevin: Once again, uh, going back to the beginning, Karen, ya know, Gregg and I started writing together just for the sake of writing, I’ve got a song on Cher’s new record and that sort of stimulated the "hey let’s get together and start writing," and uh we never really intended, ya know, uh to have a band and just after that first song, of writing together, our styles were so ya know alike, that we looked at each other and thought, hey, man that’s just too good to give up, I think we’ll keep it.
DJ: Yeah...Karen, thanks, let’s talk to Steven in Newport Rhode Island...listening to 94 HJY in Providence. You’re on the show Steven...
Steve: Hey Ross, it’s great to have you back bud,
Ross: Alright, Rhode EYE-LUND...
Steve: Hey what originally caused you to leave Journey a few years ago and also along those same lines, what caused you to get back into a band situation?
Ross: Well with Journey people were going in different directions musically, and it was, uh, I can’t say it was falling apart because people were just going different ways and it was time to do something else. I actually stepped out of the rock scene for a couple or three years and it was something hard to stay away from... so I met up with Kevin and Tim Gormand and Prairie Prince and we had the Vu going there for, oh, the better part of three years or so, and I had been actually added in an underground way for awhile, and then this came along...plus ya know, ya gotta make a livin’...[laughter]...we keep comin’ back to that line, but let’s face it, I don’t really have any other skills other than music and I love to perform, so, here we go again.
DJ: I understand it would be good if we mentioned the guitarist in the band, Josh Ramos...
Ross: Oh yes, by the way, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos...yeah we have all made, between you and I, Bob and Kevin, we’ve made $40 bucks a shot, every time we mention Josh Ramos’ name, we get a lot of money...
Kevin: Any kind of dead President you send our way would be fine.
Ross: Actually, he’s a fabulous lead guitarist..
DJ: So there ya go, Josh...
Ross: Yeah, there ya go. Now, what would you like to know about him?
DJ: Uh, well, nothing at all...[screaming laughter from the guys] This is the Storm, "Show Me The Way," on Rockline, hit the song man...[song plays]
Ross: (pretending to be sobbing): Oh boo hoo hooooo I love those guys...
DJ [laughing]: Oh don’t cry guys...please, no no, now I’m breaking up here, man, can we get some Kleenex please? Ok, so what inspired that Kevin?
Kevin: Well, my dog died, and....
Ross: No, the Tesla dudes used that one, Kevin!
Kevin: Oh well, then, lemme see....
DJ [laughing]: You guys are bad, man...
Kevin: Well no, I mean, you know...
DJ: We’re with Kevin Chalfant and Ross Valory of The Storm, I understand you’re a walking sound effects machine...
Ross: Well, I’ve gone to electronic devices, I’m saving my voice for the stage, actually I want a career in radio Bob...
DJ: Well, you’ve got the pipes my friend...
Ross: That big 16 ball voice, lemme tell ya...
DJ: Let’s take some calls, we have Ron from, low and behold, San Francisco on the line, listening to 97.3 KRQR...
Ron: Hey homeboys, what’s up?
Ross and Kevin [laughing]: Hey, dude!
Ron: Congratulations on an excellent recording!
Ross and Kevin: Thank you...
Ron: Uh, real quick I’d like to say hi to my friends at Rockline, uh, Mike, Mark and of course my old third baseman BC, keep up the great work guys!
DJ: Ron! It’s you!
Ron: Yeah! Hey!
DJ: Heyyyy Ron!
Ross: Oh! You mean RON! Yeahhhh Ron, from San Francisco!
DJ: That’s it! The guy who played second base, I caught a grounder, threw it to 2nd for the double play and he never moved! Ron! It’s you!
Ross: Then he doesn’t really wanna talk to me!
DJ: That’s right! [Laughter]
Ron: Hey Ross, I do have a question for ya bud,
Ross: Sure...
Ron: Did you ever think you’d ever be passing this way again with Gregg and Steve and what was it that made you really say yes to this project?
Ross: Well it was really hard to pass up, Gregg had a whole record deal promising with Interscope Records, and the company was really behind it and was ready to go for it with Bo Hill, who has a great track record is a producer, and no, I didn’t think I would be passing this way again with Steve and Gregg at least with someting outside of the Journey future, which, I really don’t know if there’s much of that left to be had, but it was kind of a surprise, and a welcome surprise and I think a lot of what makes us work so far so well is that we all know each other well and we all get along.
Kevin: We all played in separate bands together.
Ross: Yeah! Laughing
DJ: Yeah, that’ll do it every time. Ron, good to hear from ya, give me a call alright?
Ron: Bye guys!
DJ: Okay, take care, and go track that ball would ya? Thanks Ron. Hey, we’ve got Bruce on the line from Monroevia California, he’s listening to 95.5 KLOS, Bruce you’re on...
Bruce: Hey, uh, Kevin, this is Bruce from Monroevia...
Kevin: Hi Bruce...
Bruce: I’ve been a fan of yours since your Magic Mountain days...
Kevin: Oh yeah?
Bruce: Yeah, playing with the group called Zell Black...I was one of those longhaired blonde kids who used to come watch you play and you sent us some tickets to see you play with 707, just wanted to thank you and let you know that those 707 nights of watching you guys play, and specifically watching you play, were a really big part of my life and I really appreciate all your great music over the years and I’m happy to hear you on the radio again...
Kevin: Thanks Bruce...
Bruce: And also for Frank, who you may remember, Frank says hi also. I wanted to ask you, first off, what kind of 707 material will you be covering on your tour, are you going to be playing some of that, uh, you mentioned you would...uh, because there’s some really terrific material that really never...uh...was done justice, and I’m really looking forward to seeing you play it again, and also are you going to be playing any small gigs, I used to watch you play and shake your hand while you were doing leads and stuff, and I’m really looking forward to seeing you play perhaps in a really small venue and perhaps something real personal like that.
Kevin: Wow, are you hearing that Gregg?
DJ: Hey are you paying this guy, is he on the payroll or something?
Kevin: Wow man...
Ross: Yeah, where do we send the check?
Kevin: Uh, at this point, you know, we’re not lookin’ at small venues, because of the way the record is rolling along, we’re not going to outrule it, or rule it out...
DJ: 707 material?
Kevin: Hmm, ya know, I don’t know if we’re gonna really even have a place in the set for it, to tell you the truth, we’ve got this record and uh, and Gregg did want to work a couple of the older songs he did in the early days, and uh, and uh, we’ll just see, we’ll have to roll with it....
DJ: Thanks Bruce, thank you for the call, we have to take a brief time out, we’re comin’ back though I have three things I want to mention before we go to break though, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos Josh Ramos
Ross: Gregg Rollie...dude, dude!
Part Two: transcribed by Towanda for Jrnydv.Com
After Budweiser, AT&T, Reeses Pieces, Ryder Truck and David Coverdale commercial regarding TJ Martel Foundation 730 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10014
DJ: Welcome back to Rockline, we’re with The Storm right now with Ross Valory and Kevin Chalfant. We have a call from Rosie in Vancouver, B.C., a listener of 99.3 The Fox. Rosie, you areON....
Rosie: Hi guys!
Ross: Hi, uh, GAL!
Rosie: I was wondering why you thank Warrant and Winger in your credits?
Kevin: laughing
Ross: Well, those other guys...uh...
Kevin: Well speaking of Josh Ramos, uh, we gotta tell this story, because (and there’s another $40 bucks), well, Josh has this little club that he hangs out at, right/ Ya know, and so one night after we finished recording we all went out to the club and Jimmy Hoyson, who has engineered the record, went out with us, and we’re sitting there and, well, he was introducing us all and “Hi, I want to introduce you to our engineer, this is Jimmy Hoyson, you know, Winger, Warrant, RATT,” right down the line, you know?
DJ: ...A list of credits?
Kevin: Yeah, a list of his credits, so that all the chicks heard him in the bar, right? So that’s kinda like the....
DJ: —running gag, right?
Kevin: Yeah, the running gag like Arachnophobia, Three Men and a Baby, yeah, which kinda goes back to all the Ted Field’s movies, ya know?
DJ: Yeah, yeah, there ya go Rosie, we’re gonna talk to Michael now, last call of the night, he’s in Florence, Oregon, listening to 104.7 KLCX in Eugene—hey there!
Michael: Hey guys! Where’d you come up with the concept for “You Keep Me Waiting?”
Ross: Wow, take it Kevin, I had nothing to do with it.
Kevin: Laughing: Well, that song actually started out being named–what was it?–Oh, The Waiting Game...and it kind of..uh...
Ross: ...Sounded too much like The Dating Game...
Kevin: It was just something that Ross and I had been goin’ through, some frustrations, of our band [which] had not been signed yet, and it kinda carried over and it was sort of what I was feeling, and uh...ya know...I don’t know! To tell you the truth, I don’t know man!
Ross: (In a Don Pardo voice): Your time is up! SSSHHHHH (like static).
Kevin: Laughing, That was over a year and a half ago!
DJ: And, indeed, our time is up–thank you Ross!, and what does he win, Don Pardo?
Ross; (Don Pardo voice again): Hey Bob!
DJ: Hey, thanks a lot guys.
Kevin: Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos, Josh Ramos...
DJ: I wish I could stop talking like this now...(referring to Don Pardo)...hey, if you’d like to drop a line, our address is P.O. Box 4383, Hollywood CA 90078. Special thanks tonight to Warren Christiansen and Allen Orman of Gaffen Records, to George Neimeyer of Q-Prime Management, also to Renee Sanford, Herbie Herbert, and the folks at Interscope Records, Frank Hanna, John Keith, Tommy Steel of Tesla and to Kevin Chalfant and Ross Valory of the Storm. Good luck with the record and the Bryan Adams tour.
Ross; (Don Pardo voice) That was really boss, Bob! And thanks a lot!
Kevin: I want to mention Scott Boorey, who is also our manager, we have two managers...
DJ: Anyone else we forgot to mention?
Ross; Yeah, Gregg Rollie, who’s also our manager...
DJ: Oh? He’s your manager as well?
Kevin: Yes, and also to all my friends and all my family, and everybody else in the world.
Ross: What’s that dog’s name?
Kevin: Oh yeah, that dog that died, yep.
DJ: I’ll be seeing you in a week and Josh, I’ll be invoicing you soon, thank-you-very-much.
Kevin: That’s right!!
Last Updated 02 July, 2004 (DHG)
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