One of rock’s undisputed heavyweight champion vocalists spoke at length to Rock Candy Mag, reliving the stories behind some of the most iconic shots of his illustrious career with Deep Purple and Whitesnake. Amid roars of laughter at some of his sartorial choices, the self-styled ‘Northern Bellow’ proved himself to be great company as he shone a sharp light on what it means to have been a rock icon for almost 50 years.
Long before AOR ever existed REO Speedwagon were out there taking their eclectic hard rock music to the people. Rock Candy Mag’s Jon Hotten caught up with frontman Kevin Cronin and keyboardist Neal Doughty to discuss their 13-year overnight success story and the price they paid to make it. It didn’t all just start with ‘Keep On Loving You’, you know?!