In my opinion one of the best music writers ever.

Memories... Smokin pot and listening to "Dust in the Wind" and thinking about life and its meaninglessness, and it led me straight to Jesus Christ...I've been a Christian now for 45 years. Still love your music. I'm also a singer songwriter, between me and an audience of One

Masque and Leftoverture are masterpieces, thank you, Kerry! I saw Kansas on the Monolith Tour and they were colossally good.

God bless him. I'm speechless after watching this, so moving and inspiring. There are so many musicians with a god-given talent that never decide to give God the glory for it.

In 2011 I was working in Topeka. One of my customers invited me to this church. After the main service she asked if I wanted to go to a class taught there. On the way to the class she asked me if I knew of the band Kansas. I said of course. She said oh great, the class is taught by Kerry Livgren one of the members. And she introduced me to him. Got my picture with him and sent that to my best friend who was a long time fan. This friend took me to see them when they were touring with Bad Company.

Kerry is a gifted artist indeed.

The spiritual aspect of the lyrics is what drew me to Kansas back in the 70's, and being a Christian, it was some of the only "spiritual" music on the radio. I was in a band at the time and covered one of their songs, but the Lord called me out of the band around 1978. I always figured Kerry was a Christian, but did not realize it wasn't until 1979 that he surrendered to Christ. Awesome testimony.

Glad to see Kerry doing so well.

No doubt Kerry is a musical genius. He wrote songs that were musically and lyrically superior that only someone like Neil Peart could grasp. What is it like to be that talented? I wish I knew. Thank you for sharing your music with us Kerry. It's been a life long gift to me, that I know.

Kerry Livren, a complete musician, reliable songwriter, highly skilled guitarist and great keyboardist, from Jakarta / Indonesia

Love this guy. What an inspirational gifted man.

Being a Philadelphian and a major Kansas fan, I was blown away by hearing Kerry talk about their concert at the old Spectrum which was demolished a few years ago. At the time, I was too young so I wasn't concert going age yet. But hearing how he reacted to the incredible reception they received made me proud of our rich music history in Philly and how much into the music the fans in this city were and are. The man who built the Spectrum and the Flyers NHL team, Ed Snider passed away last week. He was a great man and did so much for the city. He had wanted his arena to be a major entertainment venue and wanted to have every big musical act that came through town to play there. Now, after listening to his memorial service and hearing what Kerry said here, it seemed a fitting tribute to both Mr. Snider's dream and accomplishments here and the power of music and how it touches people. Hearing Kerry's words in this interview was a poignant moment for me. Ed Snider would be so proud.

I'm atheist, but I'll always love Kerry Livgren and Kansas. Such amazing memories.

Love the expression 'my songs had the aroma of Christ' (~10 minute mark). GOD was using Kerry to draw people to Jesus even before Kerry realized he was following Christ. May the Holy Spirit continue His work.

Kerry's my favorite American composer! His autobiography is a great read!!! God Bless him, it's due to his faith that he's overcome his stroke. Loved hearing his stories!!!

Don't care for religion but I love this man. As a person and as the genius musician he is.

Fun fact: Kerry Livgren wasn't the only rock star with a "travelling library". Neil Peart and Todd Rundgren also toted mobile libraries on tour.

Kerry and Ronnie Dio. PERFECT vocal/Guitar pairing

Thanks Kerry for just being awesome!

It's funny watching this. Kerry is leaving the host in the dust. So much more of a deeper thinker. So much more thought, goes into his analytical process. And Kerry's life's experience, is perplexing to everyone there. Kerry is not your average born again Christian. Who just wants to be a part of commercial big religion. Just like his music. Kerry Livgren put his whole heart and soul, into finding his true muse. I respect that, about him. I hope he keeps in good health, so he can keep coming up with great music. Life is for the living. Live long and prosper, my friend.

Seeds of change is one of my absolute favorite compositions, But Ronnie singing Mask of the great Deciever, and to live for the King, are two of the greatest compositions in ROCK History, those and Dust in the wind have made me a lifelong Fan of Kerry Livgren's a person who was definitively used as a channel by the HOLY SPIRIT !!!!

God Bless Kerry Livgren. Seeds of Change gave me all the answers that I didn't yet have the questions for.

Kerry is one of the best!

Absolutely Awesome Kerry

I was at that show at the Spectrum! Remember like it was yesterday! And yes,it was deafening!

Wow, how fun was this to hear this interview. I had heard Kerry had become a Christian when I attended Metro Bible Study in Atlanta, Ga.....many years ago. I have watched the Miracles out of Nowhere Documentary several times in the last few months. Thanks for putting up the interview. Love it! Praise God for His miracles.

One of the true giants of rock and roll.

Just beautiful, thanks Kerry for sharing all this. I wish we can talk and share with you my story, God talk to me with your song tonight without knowing you were Cristian and start searching about you because what God talk to me today it was so amazing, on your song carry on my wayward son because my wife and I we been moving from different places and tonight I was remembering all this changes and your song and God so overwhelming my heart with your song. If you ever visit Rocky point Mexico I do really will love to meet you blessings to you and your family. Atte Luis Covarrubias.

im still in awe of seeing them in a small college town (WIU Western Hall Macomb IL) in 1981 at age 16. Audiovisions lazer light show. probably a top 10 show ive seen.

Love Kerry big time! Great unassuming man.

great! He was a hero of mine in the 70's.

the most underated composer in the history of music. He should be in the class of the beatles or bowie. review by dygertron entertainment.

John: thank you for posting this interview: really enjoyed. Agree with the other posts that the Kansas documentary is great

Steve Walsh was on his own journey. There is no way he wrote Under The Knife without being influenced spiritually. The song makes a lot of sense and I identify with it in my own way amidst my own journey back to the Truth. "Repair, redeem, resurrection". Cut out the bad in order to make room for the good.

Philadelphia Spectrum, In my appinion Kansas songs and the guys in Kansas are all Chosen by God! Very Special and Talented bunch of Guys, multi talented!😊😅❤

God Bless Kerry :) I'm a Christian Musician and singer living in Topeka Kansas, I'm 23 yrs of age and I would love the opportunity to work with you on your projects! :)

It's so simple right before your eyes, if you'll look through this disguise, it's always here, it's always there, it's just love and miracles out of nowhere...... Off into the sunset, like the western heroes do......

July 25 1979 was my first Kiss concert at MSG.......I've always been a Christian!

Great interview. Jeff Pollard of LeRoux was an amazing musician but unlike Kerry he completely walked about from music to become a preacher. Luckily that band survived. Loved hearing Kerry tell the story.

monolith was sooo great ,, after he was saved,, wow,, how my soul cries out to you!,, I didn't need think I needed you when I got out on my own?

Much love from me KERRY. HOWARD HARAWAY

I just heard this man on the right ask Kerry about a concert that he will never forget and was humbled by. The whole time I am saying out loud "PHILADELPHIA " ! I had absolutely no idea what his answer was gonna be. He said.....The Spectrum in PHILADELPHIA . I was at the Monolith concert. The one thing I will NEVER EVER forget was when they were playing ",How my soul cried out for you " obviously from the Monolith album. They rigged a dummy to fall onto the stage from the lighting set up above . And these men in white suits with a gurney came out ,grabbed the dummy by the hair and whipped him onto the stretcher/ gurney and ran off the stage. I will never ever forget that concert. Anyone remember what I'm talking about ? I am 58,and I must of been early 20's if not 19.

Yes he is at the top among the greatest including the ancient music men

Great stufff!

At the 20 minute mark, he talks about booking gigs in "po-dunk" towns in the early days. I can't imagine bringing "progressive rock" to people whose only reference to music, in general, is probably George Jones or Merle Haggard, let alone anything thats "popular" on the radio Those cowboys must have thought these guys landed from another planet!

yes Kerry ", Dark and silent brooding stillness falls" wow!

Cool story of the Les Paul and Acoustic guitars :D Miracles never cease when you're coming from somewhere O:)

The song "hold on" is very Christian imo I never realized it at first.

White Clover was my favorite band when they played that hole in the wall beer joint in Concordia, Kansas. I wasn't save yet, just part of the journey.

I was outside that Spectrum show listening (no ticket) and That crowd was LOUD

The little basement Calvary Chapel and Pastor Lavern Campbell and most of the members of Kansas, and the Wonderful Babbie Mason leading music. The early 80's I was working at Video Supply Company, and we did large conventions and had contracts with most of the major hotels in Atlanta. We handled all the Sound, video, lighting and lots of 35mn slide projectors. When the first AD album came out, somehow Video Supply Company was mentioned in the "thanks "🤔 I think we might have loaded out some Sound equipment or something. Attended the old Metro Bible Study and got to chat with Mylon LeFevre when he was the janitor at Mount Paron Church of God, as he was getting clean. Special times back in the day, and Kerry won't remember, but we went to lunch a few times in a big group after church. I was in my early 20's and Kansas was the music I grew up with. I was pretty pissed off after reading Weird Senses from the Canyon by the late great David McGowan. I Highly recommend it for those who grew up in the 60-70's and everyone else. Laurel Canyon was a freaky place where folks were suddenly discovered. Funny thing, 90 percent of their parents worked in the Military Intelligence Community. Not just the Military, but Military Intelligence 🤔 Jackson Browne CSNY Zappa America James Taylor jonnie Mitchell Flying Burrito Brothers Poco Beach Boys and on and on. Charlie Manson and his family were regulars in the Canyon. BTW, it's an old Military Base and some shady stuff happened in the Canyon. To bad that David McGowan suddenly died after he was getting coverage on his book.🧐 RIP David McGowan,we know that God loves the Truth Tellers and David McGowan was a Truth Teller. Viva Cristo Rey 🙏☝️

Didn't know about his stroke...noticed a slight delay and just figured age. The theology of finding God or seeking goes against Paul who says nobody seeks after God. Being made in God's image is where the quest of spirituality stems from. Sin is way more complex than anyone can imagine despite the horrors both internally and externally in this life.

What most people don't know is that Black Sabbath had many pro-Christian songs.

I wish I could have been there and I would have wanted to ask him if he had listened to any of John Elefante's solo albums or songs.

What an ear to be able to write the monster pieces that he did.

Керри, спасибо за музыку. Все так классно.

I would have wanted to ask how Dave Hope and Rich Williams stayed so "healthy" on a "dollar a day"! Ironically, it wasn't until they both started making real money that they actually SLIMMED down!

Go Kerry!

Der beste Songwriter aller Zeiten......❤

Band member John Elafonte also came to faith after Steve Walsh left the band

Thanks for sharing. Kerry is a truly amazing musician and human being. What was Ronnie singing in Sabbath that was offensive to Christianity or was a publicity stunt?

Similar experience to me!Somewhat!

Since writing songs like DEATH OF MOTHER NATURE in the early 70s, does Kerry believe in climate change? I get the impression he DID feel we were to blame for what was happening to our world, but has his politics changed that?

His haircut ist way better than in the past

Topeka is one strange city. I should know, I'm from here.👀 I hope you don't mind but i raised your like count up one, to 667...👍

I've gotten on my knees, been flat on my back and my face begging God to save me, for Jesus and the holy ghost to fill me it's been 40 years and they still ignore me. Not everyone is worthy of being loved by God or Jesus I guess. I tried

Love his work with KANSAS - preaching music, not so much... er, not at all....

20:45 mark: I was at that concert in Philadelphia as a teenager!

Its hard to believe that Kerry used to practice Black Magic.

I'm so curious ~~ WHEN did Kerry first START wearing that cross necklace???

I heard Kerry can't read music. I dont know if that is true.

LIVGREN!!!

Great Interview, but no one should judge Ronnie James Dio , he was the right voice for The two songs Kerry wrote. No one knows Or should judge anyone

THE SON WANTED KERRY,WHEN HE WANTS YOU ,YOU WILL COME TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HIS MAJESTY,KERRY CONTINUALLY TALKS OF HOW SOME OF THE THINGS IN HIS LIFE ARE A MYSTERY RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM,HIS GENIUS IS FROM ABOVE,HIM WEARING A CROSS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HIS MYSTERIES,GOD BLESS KERRY AND EVERYONE HE TOUCHES

He had a stroke? I wonder if it has affected his playing, his writing?

Black Sabbath was never satanic. I won't call them christian but I wont lie and call them satanic, unless of course you feel Elvis is satanic.

Please God kerry debate neal peart from rush show rush fans np is no genus and in fact is very much in the occult thanls mw

Kerry should give credit to the person that actually wrote all the words and music to Dust in the Wind. She even named the song. Follow your doctrine..

Kerry Livgren and Rich "Goose" Gossage........Separated at birth? At least in this video at this distance.

I think Kerry "Might " be wrong about the record companies not liking Christian music. Maybe I am wrong BUT.....IF Steve Walsh was singing those songs instead of John Elephante I don't think anything would of been different. John was the WRONG choice to replace Steve Walsh. John is a great guy,talented but he simply was the wrong choice. He was WAYYYYYY TOO bubblegumish which to me was a HUGE turn off. Not to mention he would be dressed up in concert like he was on his way to a DISCOTECH . To me this is NOT what KANSAS was about. I truly think Christian music would of been successful with KANSAS if STEVE WALSH would of not only sung the songs but let him have input on how the lyrics came across. I absolutely cringed when I saw John Elephante in his sky blue body suite come out on stage at the Spectrum in South Philly . I'm saying to myself .....what ? There was no professional musician with a great voice that Kansas could of hired other then Elephante? I think this choice set KANSAS back and never completely overcame from it. When Walsh came back,but Kerry left even though they brought in my favorite guitar player Steve Morse, it was not the same. The lyrics were definitely not the same. The double album later was Awesome with Kerry writing alot of the lyrics. Look,I THINK KANSAS was/is thee Greatist band that ever existed. But they did have their highs and lows fer sher. God bless ALL the members who ever played in KANSAS.

Natural BORN CHRISTIaN or Kirsten ??

Kerry, please read 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins. It makes a LOT more sense than any religious 'holy' book written by flawed, mortal men. There is not one religion on this planet that is certain about their purported 'truth'. That said, your work with KANSAS was utter perfection!

Although Kerry is a good man and I respect him,there is only one Christian and we all know who that was.There is a difference between a Christian and a practicing Christian. Jesus Christ would never vote for a politician for a start and he would not seek fame and put himself on a stage.Religion tends to f....k people up and confuse people simply because none of us will ever understand it until we are long gone.If any of us were a true Christian then why did Jesus die for US.Kerry is A good song writer and very humble and a good man but in no way a true Christian as it is impossible to do so under a political system.Our imperfection has been handed to us from the beginning of time,so don't fool yourselves. Calling ourselves a Christian is an insult to the very Christian who gave us his life.

Since writing songs like DEATH OF MOTHER NATURE in the early 70s, does Kerry believe in climate change? I get the impression he DID feel we were to blame for what was happening to our world, but has his politics changed that?