Kansas has always considered itself a "rock band" - some people might say "symphonic rock band," others might say a "classical rock band," but we've kind've prided ourselves on being a rock band. Kansas rocks.

We [ The Kansas]'re somewhat hard-pressed at this time to imagine any bands that'll be around 40 years from now (and that's our personal opinion).

It's always a challenge to hit the stage running, with Kansas' music, because it's demanding from the very first note, so we try to be up to the task and keep our pre-show routine pretty much focused on the music.

We actually had a Kansa band softball team.

When we were starting out, there was no "label" as progressive rock - it didn't exist ... so we were just a rock band.

I can't think of anybody we toured with that had more impact on us than Queen.

There's so much interaction between the crowd and the music that it's an incredible moment to be a part of.