One more comment. This is what I want to hear when I listen to, or watch an interview on video. No hype, no over the top antics.... Just 2 guys talking about music. Thanks Jason, and thanks Jeff!!

I was lucky enough to work with Jeff and can attest that he is one of the nicest, most talented guys in music. Nice interview.

Jeff is an amazing musician, and I really think that Dokken really began to move on after he was in the band composing, he is so humble that in the interview he states "Dokken obviously got to succeed because of George playing, Don's voice, etc." but it was also because of him...

I met Dokken back in the day and Jeff was such a cool dude.

Jeff is a class act. I’ve met Jeff and hung out for some time and I’ve yet to meet a more down-to-Earth musician. I can’t praise Jeff enough. Great interview.

I am a bass player, and a pretty good one. Jeff is a beast- love the catalog of different artists he has performed with, shows great versatility and competence as a musician.

I saw Dokken open for Twisted Sister on the Under Lock and Key tour in Maryland at the Capitol Center. Dokken finished their set and people were still chanting Dokken when Twisted Sister came on.

Have loved Dokken since 1985, but to your point about Foreigner bringing in younger fans: My Daughter just turned 19 and her favorite song for a few years now is “I Want to Know What Love Is”. She was 16 and as a future nurse, via Vo-Tech School, she was in a labor and delivery room and as she says w joyous tears to this day “Dad, that baby came out right when that chorus kicked in”. I love hearing her tell this story.

Best interviewer I've ever listened to in any field. He asks the questions fans want to know and gets so much information out of the guests. This channels is going to huge. Another interviewer of these bands needs to take notes from this guy for sure.

I have a journalism degree, so I’m qualified to say: Jason asks great questions, and is a joy of a listen

Jeff is always a good interview. I saw DOKKEN in 1987 open for AC/DC in Stuttgart, GE. Been a fan since Tooth and Nail. Love those early albums. Love those early memories and stories he shares of the old Dokken days! My favorite disc was Back for the Attack....all great tracks and playing.

There is no Dokken without Jeff. He contributed so much and was so dedicated. In the end he tried hard to keep it together. Great interview.

Under Lock and Key was my most favorite Dokken album. Man those are some great songs. Loved the album cover greatly.. my favs were unchain the night, im a hunter, in my dreams, and lightning strikes. Loved this interview.. !!

As much as I love Dokken, he helped write one of Dio's best albums, Strange Highways.

Great interview - not sure if there is anyone cooler or more real in the business than Jeff. He is a great musician, great voice, met him at NAMM a number of years ago and he was great then too!! Thank you for this interview.

Jeff Pilson is pretty much the Forrest Gump of hard rock. Around for so many important events and so many of the most celebrated personalities in rock and hair metal. And one of the most versatile bassists/singers of that generation.

Would totally buy a Jeff Pilson autobiography, sight unseen. Amazing career.

Interviewer par excellence. Others could learn a lot about how to conduct an interview by watching this. Been a Dokken fan since the beginning and I knew Jeff Pilson would have the most honest assessment of the band's history. Once again, this proves that the ones who don't get the brightest spot light in the band often have the most interesting things to say.

Great interviewl! Jeff is one of the best rock bassists around . His on stage energy is legendary.

Imagine saying Back for the Attack could have been even stronger. Thing is, I never considered it possible, until Jeff said that and then it just made absolute sense. I want that alternate universe record.

I used to know Jeff from LA Fitness, Van Nuys, as well as his wife Ravinder, from LA Fitness, Sherman Oaks. Theyre both genuine people, meant for each other, and why their marriage has endured - 15+ years, or so

Love Jeff’s work with Dokken,Dio,and The End Machine.

Jeff is awesome and loads of talent.

I have followed Jeff from Dokken to Foreigner to his new side projects (and then back) and he continues to exude the same passion and excitement about music. Another great interview Jason.

Always liked pilson, I wasnt a huge dokken fan but liked a few songs, was surprised the first time I saw him playing in foreigner. Was happy for him out there working with an established, good band. Keep playin. Very cool interview. Keep em coming.

Just love Jeff!!! What a musician!!!

Your channel is getting better and better all the time. Great interviews!!

Great to see you interview Jeff. Great bassist great singer great guy. I love seein him in foreigner great fit. Jeff actually got my number from Chip Znuff back when he was putting together war & peace. Jeff called we talked I had a chance to go out & audition for them but the bassist they had decided to stay I guess. Jeff was gonna be the lead singer. I caught up with him at a Dokken show in Buffalo hung out on the bus with him & Mick Brown. Great guys.

This is gonna be awesome! I’ll be watching today!!!

🎸🙋‍♀️🎶Always loved U, Jeff & followed U thru your career. Great interview Jason!

Tooth and Nail. Huge record - at the exact right time ! Great chat with Jeff. Fun facts ! Best opening band I ever saw.

Amazing interview. Learned so much about Dokken.. I could listen to his stories from those early records for hours. Keep up the good work!

One of the reasons I play bass guitar 🎸 Love his style of playing.

Cant wait, love your interviews jason.

Never was able to see Dokken but loved their music since the beginning. Love the End Machine tunes also. Long time Foreigner fan too. I've seen Lynch Mob twice and hope End Machine tours!

another excellent interview, Jason. It's amazing how with so many bands it's the same old story, only the names change. As if there's a template they all must follow

This is gonna be great ! Can't wait !

This was a great interview. I interviewed Jeff several years back and he was such a great guy to talk to.

Another great interview, Jason! Thank you.

Jeff has been one of my favourite bassists and musicians for years, interesting hearing his perspective on the George/Don situation, very honest about it too.

relistened to this one great job Jason cheers!

Now this is going to be a kick ass interview

Great questions and interview!

I really enjoyed this.. thanks to you both !!!!

I'm glad I found this channel. Really cool insights to my fav. rockers.

Thanks Jason!!! Never caught your stuff before, I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

Love this channel. I've been digging the interviews.

Great stuff gentlemen!

It was great to hear stuff from Jeff about the Dokken days.

Great interview. Pilson's always a class act.

Thanks Jason. Great interview.

Thanks for coming on the show Jeff. Great interview Jason

Love these interviews, thanks to all, great entertainment, i watched 5 times,.

Great interview and love that squire bass in the background....:)

That was probably the best interview of yours I have seen to date. Getting much smoother. Props!

Excellent interview Jason. The art of directing the course of a great interview is no easy task. -Dustin

Really great interview. Thanks for doing this one.

Great interview!

Awesome interview...

Absolutely awesome guest, rock musician and episode too! I've always liked Jeff's work since Dokken! I really enjoyed this interesting interview! All of Dokken's albums were just awesome which they did in the 80s! My favorite era was Erase the Slate 1999 when Reb Beach in the band! Now Beach and Pilson have been together again in the same band project called Black Swan! And it's an amazing band! I look forward to new music from them! Thanks for sharing this video 👍

Great Interview! I to meet Jeff briefly at a Hard Rock show. Just a super great guy. Great interview Jason, Thank you-both.

Great interview! Jeff is great musician/ person, talented. Jason doing great job with these interviews, this is what people want to hear/see, asking good questions and letting the guest talk about all this stuff we want to hear without cutting them off, just letting them talk, many of us have grown up on these musicians and its great to hear the history and stories, keep up the great work!

Stellar interview as always Jason. Jeff's good dude👍

I like their stage clothes. I always appreciated that more than a tee shirt/ jeans combo. But I know a lot of guys wanted to go out and do a sort of "athletic" performance. And I think they were the best opening. I saw them many times. Always a great performance

The Dream Warriors demo where Jeff sings is on KZfaq.

Excellent interview Jason⚡👍!!!

GREAT GREAT INTERVIEW JASON !!!! MY FAVORITE ONE YET . KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!!

Another great interview, Jason! Love your channel!! Love, Jeff and Dokken!!

awesome interview. cool dude and seems very down to earth. Could easily listen another hour or so

Great interview as always, keep it up man!

Very interesting interview with a greatly talented musician. You are a super host.

Jeff Pilson is and has always been a cool humble guy. I love everything that he did with Dokken and Dio. I love the original Foreigner band big time, but I do admit that the current lineup does a fantastic job on all the classic songs. Great interview Jason as always!!

yep, another great interview! Jeff is a great talent!

Great interview Jason thanks for asking about Rockstar.

I subscribed and I'll waste some time with you ANY TIME Jason ! You are by far the BEST interviewer I have ever heard and seen . You are definitely a real professional. Thank you for keeping it interesting always !!!

I’ve admired Jeff since ‘84. What a talent and such a great guy. Lucky to meet him back in ‘86. No rock star attitude, the coolest guy. Jason, your interviews are absolutely fantastic! Keep em going....please. Subscribed!

First time I seen Jeff play bass...1988 pontiac silverdome..( Detroit).after kingdom come,, before metallica, scorps and van hagar.. good times

Great interview jason! Jeff is totally cool and very diplomatically honest and transparent . Dokken was my fav band growing up.god i hope there hope for 70s and 80s style music with covid virus thing and all these old bands geting together snd recording new album s .that goes for my bands sake as well !

Wish we could have heard Jeff's take on Shadowlife and Dysfunctional. But this was a cool interview.

Great Interview!

Great interview & what a bass player. Stay safe and well. Signed John Zepbass.

By far the most underrated band!! DOKKEN one of the very best!!

I loved this interview. I'm a guitar player have been playing since the early 80's so I was a George fan by far.. but even back then I always figured Jeff was the glue that helped keep them together. But I'm also a big Foreigner fan. One of my first albums I ever bought on my own was when Agent Provicateur ( I was 11). And I love that band, the song writing was incredible on those Foreigner albums. (Not being the rock hall is a crime and I know there are many others that should be as well).. And I am NOT one of those fans that say "NO so and so NO band.. BS.. This Foreigner is Foreigner to me, the songs sound amazing.. and let's be honest yeah Lou isn't there and thats sad, but when someone isn't able to do it, why not find someone who can keep that music alive and still able to bring it to fans live and introduce these timeless classics to the younger generations. I kinda wished you would have talked to him about what it was like to be in Dokken w/ Jon Norum on guitar and Reb Beach on guitar.. I loved those two albums w/ those guys... .

Its great that he is so honest about himself.

Another stellar episode... really glad I stumbled onto your channel..btw as anybody seen you and Scott Travis in the same room at the same time???.🤔🤘

I love the Breakin the Chains video. The chain guitar strings and wrist explosions were epic to my teen aged brain. Compared to alot of other videos at the time, it was amazing.

They opened for Dio in Anchorage, Alaska on this tour. My first concert

Jeff Pilson, Rudy Sarzo are competing to see who can play in the most bands lol. Great bass player and vocalist

Just when I think how can you top your last interview.. Bam.. another solid interview

Awsome Interview Mr J Green - F#4king loved it - Jeff Pilson - F#$king Rocks - and is Cool as F#$k!!!!!!Again loved it!!!!!!

Jeff is always a great interviewee.

Jeff is a great guy. Just a consummate professional and a nice guy

I have been a Huge fan and Rockin with Dokken since 1988.

Thanks Jason ❤

Dokken always had great videos!

I'm an 80s fanatic and on the short list of things I love from that magical decade the band Dokken is definitely in the top 5 no other hard rock band from that time is as tasty to my ears, the entire band as a whole looks and sounds to me like a jack n coke tastes, perfect. I personally love every Dokken video and I for one don't feel like they made any wrong moves during the 80s in my opinion it's all picture perfect. Great interview.

Definitely Interview Don DOKKEN!!!

Listening to this, the last thing I thought I'd hear was the mention of "We've got the Beat".... But, you do have a new subscriber!

Under lock & key was my first cassette. Back when you could order 10 cassettes for a penny from RCA.. I believe! Best album that I have ever heard. Wore that cassette out! That is when I became a huge Dokken fan! They had such a unique sound that made you feel good inside. I actually got chills listening to Georges solos. That's when you know that the music really connects with you! Another guitarist that gives me chills is Reb Beach! He is the GOAT in my eyes!

I like Jason, he conducts good interviews. I'm a huge Dokken fan