That chair suits Ronnie.

I've listened to many interviews with Ronnie and I would have nominated him for the Official Historian and Spokesman of Heavy Metal.This interview is too much with Ronnie explaining Heavy Metal to Joan, who has no clue about heavy music. But, you have to give her a lot of credit for being so open, welcoming and non-judgemental about Ronnie. She is genuinely tickled to death to have him on the show. She is really enjoying learning about something she seems to have absolutely no knowledge of from the master teacher. This is what life is all about-a true bridging the gap between differing perspectives, life experiences and tastes. Priceless.

This just shows how RJD was such a light and positive soul. He's so patient with her and respects her questions. He wants her to understand and she genuinely seems to want to understand. I was cringing at first but I ended up really enjoying this interview.

Started in Black Sabbath??!? Nice research. He's such a gentleman. You'd never know that amazing sound could come out of him! This is just the most bizarre interview! I love it.

this interviewer is like dio's aunt invites him over and asks him about what sorta heavy metal music him and his friends are getting up to.

He is so patient with her, explaining metal is very hard...and she´s allways smiling.

He could sense she has a kind soul.

Can you imagine a conversation between Dio and Bob Ross, Epic Happy trees and Happy camper.

"Started in heavy metal's premiere band, Black Sabbath". Look at Ronnie's face after she said that!

There is no such thing as a bad Dio interview. LONG LIVE RJD!

"unfortunately we must make violent statements to have peaceful solutions"

Ok she hadn't done her research and clearly lives in a different world to the rest of us, but she seemed genuinely interested and inquisitive to find out about Ronnie and his music and I think she asked him questions that he wasn't used to being asked and made him think for a moment and brought stories out of him that the traditional rock journalists would never have! Great interview Joan! Love ya Ronnie.

I'd pay to listen to a conversation between Dio and Bruce Dickinson.

"It's all attitude, Joan."

Love this interview. RJD shows class and intelligence which lots of people dont usually associate with heavy metal performers. RIP RJD. And the interviewer Joan ozzes with sensuality and interest....maybe she had a crush on Ronnie. No surprise though....

This lady surprisingly, conducted a supreme interview, really got Dio to open up.

Wow...ya gotta give it to Dio...This interview could have really tanked. His intellect & witt managed to steer it into an enjoyable 14 minutes... Respect!

Why don't they ever mention Dio has been in music since late 50s...he did doo-wop and love songs, not only heavy metal.

His feet are on the ground but he speaks as if looking from the sky

Joan Quinn may not know who he is, or have any clue about the music, but I really like her! She seems very open minded and asks some good questions. And I really dig her Barney the Dinosaur slippers!!

Strange Highways is a great album.

1:12 Deathcore fans define "heavy" differently. For them, "heavy" means fast tempo, screaming and no melodic choruses. I like Ronnie's definition better.

I like interviews where the interviewer isn't a Metalhead who sucks up to the subject asking predictable questions. This lady is genuinely asking and learning so much from Ronnie.

He speaks so eloquently, is a true a gentleman, a bad ass, emits sheer Genius without effort, and is a true One of a Kind Talent. RJD RIP!

This is what is missing from music. Educational and eloquent.

You could see the facial expression on Ronnie to start it says "Hey I was going LONG before Black Sabbath"

Who better than DIO to explain what Heavy Metal is??

8:06 "We have to make violent statements to have some peaceful solutions." Truer words were never spoken. Freedom is NEVER FREE. It must be WRENCHED from the tyrants.

I’m like RONNIE💕The BESTER in the WORLD🤘Love Him in Interview, seriously, wonderful Man, love see him smiling 🤘💋

He's such a pleasant and gracious person. And very tolerable here. She's kind of a ding-bat (obviously) and he's very gracious in the way he handles it. So glad I saw him on the Mob Rules Tour and Last in Line Tour!

YOU'RE THE STAR OF THE MASQUERADE!!!

Granted she doesn't know much about the subject matter and was wrong in some cases, I honestly thought Joan did an outstanding job and this was a great interview

DIO, God of metal!!!

She's asking all the right questions, and he's giving very good answers. She seems completely ignorant on the subject (and not afraid to hide it), which is actually a good thing, which is why her questions are so good. Nothing worse than interviewers who try to prove that they know something. She doesn't have that pride, and it's for the better. She's a great interviewer. Also, I believe that Catholicism has driven a lot of people to Atheism, unfortunately.

1:51 Ronnie was a music history expert. He loved music of Bach and Beethoven.

Had no idea Ronnie enjoyed visiting Philly so much. We sure gave him a lot of love... probably because there are a lot of Catholic metal-heads here who understood him.

Ronnie James with two balls!! A very intelligent and brave man!

A wise man. A lesson on the metal logistics.

The interviewer asked many good questions than most of the so called "rock journalists".

Ronnie is so gracious here, ..taking the time to articulate and explain music with the industry to an interviewer that clearly is out if her element. I sure do miss Dio....

Not only was Ronnie an out-of-this-world singer, but he also was a prominent heavy metal ambassador. I love the way he defines what heavy metal is all about.

What a trippy interview. Is this a TV station, cable, or what? Like being interviewed by your Aunt Joan. Tell us about your nice musical group Ronnie.. She really would have enjoyed Dio and the Prophets.. And those boots.. and that weird set.. Love it!

Who is this interviewer? She is actually better than so called music press.

Dio is absolutely the king of metal and a absolutely gentleman !!!!!!

Ronnie "I dont think You can change the world by whispering at the people."

I saw Dio a few times at the Spectrum in Philly. They were awesome

I still miss his & glad that I got to see him perform in NYC at the now defunct Roseland Ballroom & I still admire his veracity & truthfulness & I wish there were more like him. I will always treasure the memory of when I saw him perform there & Ronnie looking at me smiling & giving me the peace sign. I like so many of his fans am proud to be a Dio disciple for life.

Beautiful man with the strongest sexiest voice ever.. RIP ❤

the man was refreshing in just about everything he believed

"You can't change the world by whispering to people."

**As a person who saw all his heavy metal shows in Philadelphia, it's nice to hear that, of all the cities in the world where he played, Philly was his favorite! Although I wasn't there for that first-ever show with Sabbath, I was there for his 2nd ever show with them. That was my first concert, in the Spectrum, in Philadelphia, for the Mob Rules tour in late 1981.** I had recently turned 14. I saw him again for the Sacred Heart tour, which I unfortunately missed most of, due to my 'error' of having drank a bit too much, too fast in the parking lot beforehand. Someone offered me either Yukon Jack or Southern Comfort, after drinking beer, and i started getting the spins shortly after entering the Spectrum, and quickly walked out just in time to lose my supper in the parking lot! Then I had to lay down in my back seat, missing the show. I never became an alcoholic, and I quit drinking in the mid 90s, after growing tired of social drinking on weekends. But It still bothers me that I'd allow something as stupid as drinking too much, too quickly to rob me of that experience.

He was spot on about the Catholic church.

Dio.. The spiritual rockstar!

R.I.P Ronnie James Dio 1942-2010, you will allways be missed

But life's not a wheel With chains made of steel So bless me

Thanks for posting!

RIP Ronnie James Dio!! Very Much Missed!!

I like this man rest in peace Ronnie!

What an awesome down to earth guy, we miss you RJD! :)

Ronnie gave her a great interview . Great motivational speaker . Thank you Ronnie Dio & Joan Quinn . Philadelphia loves Ronnie & throws snow balls at Santa. Hell yeah .

First saw this about 5 years ago And Everytime I hear Ronnie speak is just a joy then now and forever

that was awesome. what a great mind...rip

Ronnie Rocks So Much ! really neato interview! I appreciate their consideration towards each other !

Awesome interview..never seen this one before and I'm so happy I got the chance to see it. Thank you japiedio for this marvelous vid!! \m/\m/

Ronnie was the man!!!

This is more an intelligent conversation between two people from different worlds than an interview and it's very pleasant. You could imagine them drinking tea & eating cakes

True RJD style....such a kind heart......Joan does not seem to know anything in regards to Dio however, he goes with the flow and works with it....RIP RJD

Thanks for the catch on that and the correction, greatly appreciate it.

Thanks again Japideio for finding and uploading more great stuff.

Dio's face in the beginning is "wtf am i doing here"

Thanks for posting this. Great to see Dio again :)

Awesome!! I love Ronnie Dio.. Wouldve been so cool to hang out with this guy. Wow! RIP RJD we all miss you..!

Ronnie was a "thinking man's " musician which made "Heavy Metal" more than just a music style thats just blind rage. Every interview showcases this man's superior intelligence. Highly educated and so knowledgeable. I would have loved to have met him and had a conversation with him. Very well versed as an intellectual musician. Miss this man terribly.

How sad what happened to the guitar as a premier instrument..

great interview!

Just wanted to add to the other comments about how genuinely heartwarming this interview is for so many reasons. My first question, which I didn't see anyone ask below - was HOW did he end up on this show in 1994? Like others here I enjoyed the interviewer so much, and she got such wonderful responses from Ronnie simply by being genuinely interested, engaged, and NOT following the tired, cliched scripts of music journalism that I had to look her up. Well, heck folks: Joan Quinn was apparently a force of nature herself and a fixture on L.A. cable for decades, with an interview show that focused largely on the 'fine arts' (about the only other "superstar" person besides Dio I could find, on some quick superficial research into her KZfaq - is Cheech Marin). She was especially keyed into visual art, and apparently worked for Andy Warhol (Interview magazine) at one point. If you are into painting at all you will probably recognize a few names among the many people she interviewed; if you don't think you are, maybe give some random ones a try and you might find your horizons expanding. Back to Dio: I would still like to know how ended up as a guest on this show, because it seems kind of random (maybe we should write to Wendy?) but I would like to think that this ebullient Joan Quinn recognized true artists no matter what medium they worked in, and so she and Ronnie just naturally clicked and fell into a rhythm right away.

Wonderful interview!

"Ronnie And The Red Caps, Ronnie Dio And The Prophets, The Electric Elves, The Elves, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven And Hell". Ronnie was the singer in these bands (1958-2010). R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio.

He was a great song writer.. the lyrics are always mystical and ancient.. and one of th best voices ever... in fact I was listening to him all day... and Judas Priest... Halford is great too.. Dio. Halford and Ozzy are my favorite singers no one is better.. no singers are better ... they are in a class of their own... perhaps others can join them , but cannot surpass them

R.I.P My dear "DIO"

Very nice interview. Many thanks for sharing. Dio was a great interviewee! :)

Wow super old school ronnie... Thanks!

I met him on strange highways tour . What a nice gentleman

Good interview. Ronnie was very articulate.

Ronnie James was the best! A true ambassador of rock music!

I enjoyed knowing all the points of view shared by Ron James Duo his respect for life is awesome

I take it back, she asked some great questions and I love the purple sparkley boots.

much more refreshing than those "rock jock" interviewers who try to know more than the performer themselves...kudos, Joan!

You were blessed by God admit it , you should've gave thanks

I saw the thumbnail and thought "Dio sitting on Hell's throne? Yeah, that's fitting." Turns out it was just very kitsch chairs.

"or gnarly, as the word used to be" LOL he was so awesome

He started his Rock 'N' Roll career when he joined ELF, then Rainbow, then Black Sabbath, then he went solo, and then Heaven and Hell.

What in the world this was epic

I love the way he talks. Such a legend 🖤

One of the better interviews with Ronnie that ive seen and im a hardcore fan since the 80´s, it actually turned out to be an advantage that the interviewer didnt know much about him or Heavy Metal, Ronnie got the chance to talk about other things and aspects than usally since other interviewers that know Metal and much about him tend to ask many of the same questions.

I like the fact that Dio chose a drummer that played single bass while most bands back then only considered double bass players ,but Vinny Apice is exceptional like John Bonham has a style that when your hear him you know who it is ,very unique

May Ronnie rest in peace

I love this interview, such an odd couple but somehow it works!! Rest In Peace Ronnie James Dio!

Always loved RJD's vocals. Epic!!!

Love Dio, this man gives me strength. Thanks Ronnie!