"No, you don't play solos, because you can't" Finally someone said it!

"No. You don't do solos, because you can't." Another great Don Dokken quote.

My 2 year old daughter listens to “alone again” with me in the car. She loves that song! She’s like “alone again without youuuuu” it’s the best thing I’ve ever heard. ❤️

He has a humble and good personality. He seems happy just to still be able to make a good living doing what he loves.

Thanks for the great music Don. My 7 year old son loves "Dream Warriors". Your music has transcended time.

What a great sense of humor I could listen to him all day long what a great guy God bless him and his family

THE HUNTER ROCKS! Thanks Don!!!!

that was a killer interview, thanks a lot, i still think dokken is one of the best ever

Next to VH, in the early 80s Dokken were by far the best song writers in the genre. I'm not including Queensryche, they were in a differen category.

Loved Dokken. Still do

God bless Don Dokken.

His son: You ever heard of Led Zeppelin, dad? Don: It rings a bell. 🤣🤣🤣

OMG I LUV DON HES SO FUNNY im 12 and my parents are 63 and 51 hes not too old AND I NEVER WANT IT TO BE THE END

Dokken has been my favorite band. Great rock and roll

Nice interview. I always liked Dokken. Discovered them by accident, because in Canada none of my friends listened to them. I took a chance and bought some of their tapes and loved them! Great to see Don still rokken!

Don dokken good music does not dies your music will never die I hope you can read this message

I am 61. I rocked thru the 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000 u get it. My youngest son is 18. He comes to me with music and like he discovered something asks me if I ever heard of Dokken. LOL! He says the music now sucks so bad dad. You were so lucky! I said, no son, we are lucky. Good music lives forever.

Not only does Dokken music stand the test of time The new album from the End Machine Makes me love music again

Im 13 almost 14 im going to start a band because im a guitarist and i think we need to bring the rock back PS love you DON DOKKEN

Kudos to Don Dokken's daughter for scrapping the acute banality of N'sync and opting instead for the power and mystery of Tool. Good choice. It's a pleasure to see our friend Don still doing what he loves for a living. Interesting stories, and nice interview. Thanks for posting!

This interview almost brought tears to my eyes. I'm always defending the new generation who are into stuff we grew up on against those of us who call the new generation posers. Such good music would be forgotten if it wasn't for the next generation.

Great interview: open, honest, humble and very sympathetic. I've been a fan of Don Dokken for a long time. Wishing Don a happy future!

What a great and down to earth interview. Best of luck Don!

DOn, a very talented man , too bad these kind of bands can't last for ever!

Dokken was always one of my favorite bands, it good to see they're still kicking and Rocking.

Not only does Dokken music stand the test of time The new album from the End Machine Makes me love music again ❤️

Glad Don has gotten humble and introspective. He seems like a good dude now.

The only thing I have to say is that I LOVE DOKKEN ! enough said!

Beautiful man in every way

listening to Dokken on Tape brings back memories... Cassettes being big in the early 80's then CDs killed it just like that.... Dokken along with Tesla are great 80s bands.... Don and crew inspired people whether he believes it or not....

What a nice comment - I hated for the interview to end! He's totally cool . . great new CD as well . . . Cheers! Greg

I still listen to Beast From The East, as if it came out last week

My kid is 6. He loves Dokken. Hes big on "Just got Lucky" & " Into the fire" its 2020, and theres a growing number of youths now discovering classic bands like Dokken, Zeppelin and Sabbath. Better late than never. Some of us like me- lived through that era and had a time of our lives

I have to say, it's nice to see a guy who says "i never did drugs, I just didn't get it". I thank the lord daily that I never fell into that path either because back then, access was easy to come by.

広島でのリユニオンライブが懐かしく思い出されます。アコースティックギターソロライブでいいですから、又広島に来て頂きたい。とにかく、お声が聴きたい。

One of my favourite band's of all time as a kid and they still kick ass

Wow !! A new found respect for Don. Very cool interviews!!

He's so cool! :] I love that story about the kid's and their folks at his concert's! He is right! That wonderful 80's rock is coming on back :D

Don Dokken can play solos! You have to quit listening to main stream Dokken and listen to Dokken when he played guitar with Lynch you’d be surprised

Don Dokken is a real musician

DOKKEN IS AND ALLWAYS WILL BE THE GREATEST METAL BAND EVER 80'S METAL RULEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PARTY ON DUDES!!!!!!!!!!! i am 53 and still ROCKEN WITH DOKKEN !!!!!!!!!!!! i have all there casettes and cd's and play them all the time

Have viewed all 5 parts of interview - very interesting and enjoyable. Not only a great artist, but a genuine down to earth chap

Dokken you are truly rocking roll master . Im an old fan vintage 66 . Human I can play all your music been rockin out since 70

Dokken a big favorite of mine just so many songs with all the probs all was great in the band now are legendary

Thanks for posting this video...

Scary thought...Don's 55 in this interview in 2008, means he's 65 in 2018. Where the hell does the time go?

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It is so hard to believe so much time has gone by...seems like just yesterday we were hanging out at the golf course singing along with these bands :)

Thanks for this. Excellent.

Such an underrated performer. Love his music.

fuck anymore of these great interviews with don dokken i can listen to him all day ,such an interesting & very smart individual ...well spoken & so down to earth,his story telling are so fascinating & precise he remembers events ,people & names & emotions he was going through,thats why he is hard to work with sometimes cause he's an absolute genius...he's a METAL living LEGEND nuff said.....

What a great interview...

Great interview....just watched all 5 parts,i've been a massive fan from 1983...still am.I remember seeing Dokken opening for Accept in Belfast around 85/86,what a gig that was.Don Dokken=Legend.

I just watched all five clips straight. Very Cool Series! It was nice to see the man behind Dokken that band in the 80's that had its albums in rotation on me and my brothers' stereo when I was a kid. Thank you for posting.

what a legend, an absolutely amazing individual in all aspects.

Yes!! Rock on Don! Cool as Hell. One of the best in the 80s. Great guy today. I had no clue....You Tube does it again.....Thanx

thanks for posting these clips. Enjoyed the interviews. Don is pretty funny.

' I Keep Saying It's Over' - Don being the only one not disappointed when it doesn't happen.

it never ends as long as we say so.period.he will live forever in ROCK HISTORY.music has always changed,but not forgotten.i got the priveledge to see him and dokken at twin river casino,few years back,smoking took some voice away,but who am I to complain to see history and a LEGEND.peace

Best part of the interview.

Great Guy.great singer .thanks Dokken

Wow, what a great interview with Don Dokken. He always seemed to be a nice guy even in the early days and fairly straight. He'll be 62 this year. But I never dreamed he suffered so much in his early life. I'm happy for him that his talent awarded him the success he deserved. Thanks for sharing.

Great interview !

I love this guy so much

I played a show with Don last summer at Dakota Rock Fest. He does play arenas and large festivals. You know not of what you speak. I have photos with him and he is a great guy as long as I have known him. We first met in 1991 back in Redondo and I really am a nobody. Thanks Don for the great interview. I could listen for hours. You'll notice my name is kprokken. This is because when I first met him he autographed something for me with Keep Rockin' w/ Don Dokken.

Yeah....probably one of the best gigs I ever went to...Dokken had just released Under Lock And Key.....Accept had Russian Roulette out...great times...I feel old now ,LOL.

Don is very candid and funny. Great interview..

I have been a huge massive fan of Dokken for over thirty years, but in the last five years I have become a bigger fan than ever before. For the longest time I only had the first four studio albums and all their live albums. Since five years ago I have since gotten all their studio albums that came out after Back For The Attack and I love them big time also. Dysfunctional, Erase The Slate, Broken Bones, and Lightning Strikes Again are my favorites from all the albums that came out after Back For The Attack. In the 80's two of my favorite bands were Dokken and Ratt, and for the longest time I loved Ratt more than Dokken. I still love Ratt alot, but in the past five years I have grown to love Dokken way more. I would love to see them live one more time and one more studio album. I know that Don is up there in age , so Dokken has very little time left as an active band and it would be great to see them one more time.

Great interview! I just watched all 5 parts. Don Dokken is an interesting dude. Can't believe he's already 55.

Dokken are legendary!

so true if you lived then it was that way .,,,,,I'm 61 wish the music was back like then ...

Very interesting set of interviews. I'm class of 86, bought all of Dokken's cassette's (remember those) now he talks about how things have changed, I can certainly relate. but its all good

Don is the Bomb! Great Guy

thanks don ,,,,

Awsom story keep rockin!!!

Great attitude. Keep rockin'.

Amen ! Dokken is a real band!

incredible don inspirational thankx

great to hear Don i love those songs pretty and musical

Yeah me too. I saw lots of them in the Metal Edge Magazine, and that's when I decided to just check them out. Still love them too.

"I am So Glad Don Never did Drugs"! Forever 💕 Dokken Stay Safe ❤️❤️❤️ Keep Well, Everyone!Re

me too, im 15 and i love Dokken grown up with Dokken

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don is still as cool as he was in the 80's love you don !!!!!!!!!!!!

Good man

great interview...I'm 58 and he is telling it like it is.....

awesome

Very cool and sincere interview! Don is a cool guy forsure glad the best music is still being discovered. Those days produced some great talent that is still being discovered by our youth thanks to guitar hero and the fact that great music never dies!!

Good!!!! Interview 🎶🎶🎶🎶🚩

Dokken is still my all time favorite band.. Don is my vocal idol!! My kids love Dokken too! Their favorite song is Breaking the Chains, hehe. Its really cool to hear them sing something that I have loved so much through my lifetime. My mom loves it too, she once went to a concert and was sooo happy Don spit water on her.. Something we still tease her about. Lol!

Thanks for posting all 5 segments. Very interesting to hear a real interview, instead of a canned promotional interview.

Not only does Dokken music stand the test of time The new album from the End Machine Mason you love music again

He speaks almost exactly like Wayne Newton, that same pitched voice...funny

Good way of breaking down the cycle:) Hailz to the mighty DON!!! DOKKEN IS ROCKIN!!!

I only stumbled across Dokken (the band) on the iHeart Radio app on my phone a few months back in early 2019 when I was listening to Krokus, so I was instantly hooked. I really love the musical arrangements, from the song writing, instruments and vocals ... just absolutely top class. I never got into the US 'hair band' thing back in the 80s, because I never had access to music shops or radio that played that style, plus I had other interests those days here in Australia. In 1988 a ham radio friend in Russia posted me a Black Coffee album. When I heard Dokken for the first time a few months ago, I immediately thought that Dokken (and maybe George Lynch in particular) was a big influence on Dimitri Varshavsky from Black Coffee ... just a wild guess, so who knows. I like both bands.

I'm more than certain I'm the 8 y/o he's talking about. Annie's concert venue off Kellogg Avenue south-east of Cincinnati. Pulled me on stage to finish singing Paris is Burning, fucking amazing I'm glad he somewhat remembers this, that's awesome lol

This guy sat with us in pendelton ore. He had a really screwed up sound man that night. But we sat and drank jack and cokes for hours. He really is a great guy!! I didnt even push the issue of music. He is just a neat guy to talk to. I saw im back in the ranch bowl. Along with my mentor Peter Baltes. Again cool guy.

what a cool guy. :)

lots of rock n roll wisdom

I just came across the first one and then watched all 5 too. Looks good for 55 though.