All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects.

All pain is per se and especially in excess, destructive and ultimately fatal in its nature and effects.

And I said - Styx - as a musical group it is our place to reflect the light that is shining on us back onto this place and say - this is where so much great stuff started.

People tell us they have been inspired by our music to do great things.

Originality is another criterion of aesthetic value. We may formulate an originality principle, according to which highly valuable works of art provide hitherto unavailable insights.... Notice that, although originality is a necessary condition of high aesthetic value, it is far from a sufficient condition. Many original works have little or no aesthetic value. An artwork may present a novel but uninteresting perspective, or one that is original but wrong.

I guess I should be more ambitious about practicing, but when I'm out on the road, that's about all I do.

So, maybe you don't see blues so much in Styx's music but it is definitely part of Tommy's early music.