Highly HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY underrated band

To dedicate your life to Rock and not receive financial reward, yet still smile. That's True spirit.

Don't Close Your Eyes will always remind me of a special time in my life. My best friend's brother had the KIX tape. So timeless like Cinderella's Long Cold Winter. Congrats on the timeless music guys.

Kix and Great White were the 2 most underrated bands of the 80’s. Great bands live and great songs

_Midnight Dynamite_ is still their best, in my opinion. Pure hard rock gold.

What an underrated band!

Seen KIX 3 times! Every show was awesome! These guys are legends in Maryland and surrounding areas. We love KIX!

I remember in college KIX playing at George Mason Univ. and along with my friend we were in the restroom standing at the urinal and we look over at the urinal next to us and its Steve! We were like WTF!! He talked to us for a bit before having to head to go on stage. Super nice guy!! Use to go see these guys play all the time in DC at the Bayou!

Steve taught vocals at the music store I worked at in Lemoyne Pa. Thats where Lizzy took lessons. Steve is an AWESOME guy! My band opened for Funny Money often and I took some vocal instruction from him because I was singing 4 times a week and blowing my voice out to the point where I lost any high end to it. I walked into Steve's studio in the basement of Wrays Music House and the first thing he said to me was "Brian you know how to sing there is nothing I can show you that you cant already do. I am going to show you how to TAKE CARE of your voice. The best thing I ever did. Eternally grateful to Steve. My voice has changed through the years and I have adjusted but thinking about breathing and warming up and cooling down saved it! Thank You my Friend!

I miss going to Hammerjacks and seeing these guys. It was great when they came down to Leonardtown MD to play a few years ago.

Probably one of the best front men to be onstage. and I really mean that

Sister went and saw Kix back at the old Sandstone Amphitheatre here in KC. She said Kix put on one of the best kickass shows she ever saw and she went to lots of concerts back in the day.

They deserved SO much more than they got.

KIX at Hammerjacks! Damn I'm old 😆

Just saw them tonight at The Landis Theater in Vineland N.J. The entire band are really highly polished pros that look & sound great. These guys worked that place & the crowd went nuts.

Awsome hard Rock band of the mid to late 80s very early 90s. No wonder why they're called KIX as they kix ass !! Very underrated.

The "Redneck Rocker" is the perfect, and very endearing, description of one of Rock-n-Roll's greatest singer/frontman! Cheers!

Blow my Fuse came out my sophomore yr high school. Still listening to it today. Thanks for all the great music!

I had "Blow my Fuse" played till the tape stopped working, never heard Girl Money till now, I don't know why they couldn't have had radio stations that played different styles of music, cause Bands like this could have found an audience and kept them, like Joe E from Def Leppard said "we never stopped making music, they just stopped playing our new music on the radio"

Steve is a super humble and self deprecating guy. Great interview! I’m going to fire up a couple old Kix albums. Keep em coming boys. 🤘🏼🤘🏼

That bit with splitting up the gear, actually getting together after a year and closing the book, what a cool thing to do. I have mucho respect for people who live like that. No drama. "It was fun, love ya brother, you take the board".

KIX is amazing! Going to miss the legends after September 17th! Thank you for the music! Love from Jerry in Maryland!!!

They would come through the club circuit and when the played the Switch in Raleigh, NC, everybody would go - because it was a big, good-time party. They would spray the audience with seltzer bottles. Everyone was having such a good time. Steve was amazing live then and still is - if you get a chance to check out the live in Baltimore video - it's just beyond words.

So many great memories following Kix back in the late 80's and early 90's. Me and my gang followed these guys all over MD, VA, PA. Hammerjacks was the best venue of course. Many front row shows. We would get to Hammerjacks hours before doors open so we could get front row.

Blow my fuse was my 1st Kix album. Loved the sound of it.

I bought Midnite Dynamite here in England in '85 on the strength of the cover alone, still love it! I moved to D.C. the following year to go to Georgetown and got to see Kix numerous times at The Bayou. Great live band.🤘

I was listening to KIX yesterday yall kick some ass I would see live good tunes

Just saw Kix, they were outstanding - still have it. Steve Whiteman is an incredible front man - VERY UNDERRATED BAND!!!

Cali-native that loves KIX and the song's over the years since the 80's. Finally get to see you rock live at the whiskey a go go I pray this year as it will be my last chance to see a band I've been wanting to see live for years. Now hopefully covid can't stop the show. I'm disabled and in lots of pain as it sucks getting old ,but I'm going 600+ miles to come see you all jam. I'm so stoked and pray that the show will go on. Wish I'd seen you guys before when I was doing the strip in the late 70's-90's clubin on sunset in Hollywood. I sure miss those great days and all the great bands that came from them. KIX is one of the best and have all your albums, CDs and DVDs now. I haven't been listening to anything else for awhile now as your music is still rockin me at 60. God bless you all for this last chance for me to see you play live again. Hope to see you soon. KIX rock's!!!

Steve is badass and an awesome singer/entertainer!!! Blow My Fuse and Hot Wire are 2 of the best albums ever!!!! Love Kix!!!

Don’t close your eyes is one of the greatest ballads ever written in ANY genre. Love Kix.

By far one of the best vocalists! Still tearing it up today when as you know most singers just can’t pull it off anymore! Understandably!! Kix is Rock n Roll. Peace

One of the best bands from the 80s. Blow my fuse and hot wire some of the best

Midnight Dynamite was (and still is) a phenomenal record.

Mark is a class act...have loved Kix from day 1...see them at least twice a year before f'n plandemic...still have tickets to 2 postponed concerts...can't wait to Rock my Face Off with KIX

I have seen hundreds of bands from the 70's until now and KIX had and still has one of the best live shows around. They are touring and if you get a chance go see them. Good time for sure

Love KIX and will always go see them when close by. I still believe they should be getting more respect than they get. If you never saw these guys, GO GO GO WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.

Steve was my vocal instructor as a child and someone I have always looked up to and admired. His talent is obvious, his charisma is unmatched and his whole soul is in his music. Steve rocks!

Good interview. Honest guy. I wish him and the band the best.

Kix is generally a band that makes me feel sad because they were the first band that taught me how harsh the music industry is. I found kix on KZfaq and was completely blown away. Another great band that even i being alive for 22 years never mentioned once, never said anything about how great this band is.

Steve is one of the best guys you will ever meet.

Mega Wow! This is SO awesome! Thank God Kix is back.

What a nice and humble guy.

I just can't talk enough about how cool he is 🎶🎶🎼🎼

We used to go see them at the RPM club below Pittsburgh many times and they played to all 11- 16 people there like they were playing to a stadium. Both KIX and Funny Money......after the show they'd come do shots and beers at the bar with us and just hang out.....awesome guys, best live band ever

KIX is one of the greatest bands of all time,, in my opinion.. So underrated.

They came to an after party at my girlfriend's house back in 1987. Hilarious guys. Brian is super fun. I had a great conversation with him about how they did the guitars on the Rock Your Face Off album, which was very interesting. Great band - amazing live. Holy cow - like the record loud.

SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN AT THE BOTTLE AN CORK! WE LOVE YOU STEVIE!

I've got like 5 of their albums and saw them play live once in a crummy little Florida club. They were tight and loud and awesome! Midnite Dynamite had Cold Shower, Walking Away, and Sex: Great songs that still stand on their own. Steve has managed to keep his voice from disintegrating too much, and from what I have seen on youtube, they still kick major amounts of a$$. Gotta catch them live again, before they stop touring!!

Such an underrated band. Still enjoy their catalog. Midnight Dynamite should have been a monster.

I never tire of listening to these legends. They were the gods of our generation.

That live Hammerjacks concert on here is badass. I saw them open for Whitesnake at Hampton Rhoads and man can Steve choke a harp! For Shame was amazing live with the whole arena singing with all the lighters.

since the early 80's, one of my FAVORITE BANDS!!! ...they will ALWAYS be in my cd player & in my rotation! thanx & god bless ya guys!

I love their album Hot Wire! Luv-A-Holic and Rock & Roll Overdose are my two favourite songs of the album 🤘

Fantastic live band. See them every time they come back to Pittsburgh PA

Steve is so hilarious. I would love to see him go into comedy. The road may be ending, but the music will never die.

Much respect for Steve and the KIX boys - loved 'em since '81 - highly underrated by too many!

I sang in a band that played with Steve and Kix at The Network just after their Midnight Dynamite album was released. He was chatty, super talented, high energy. The whole band was something special. We were trying to make it too...and had cut some singles for 98 Rock in Baltimore. I later struggled with booze and decided I could not stay sober and continue that lifestyle...but I always remembered Kix and followed them. I think they are probably the most underrated rock band I have seen. You have to have experienced them live to really get the full feeling of how good and tight their show was.

I have been a fan since day 1. Steve is an impressive showman. My first Kix concert was when I was 13. Many years later I took my 16 year old son, who also was a fan, it was like no time had passed. So, much energy, made me feel young again!

I wasn't even aware of these guys in the 80's, found them on SXM's Hair Nation and have been a fan ever since. The guitar sound on Blow My Fuse is amazing

I don't even know what to say, KIX is such a talented rock band and got the shaft. Steve was one of the best front man I've ever seen, and such a super nice person. You guys will always be on top for me❤

very underrated band. midnight dynamite, blow my fuse and hot wire are fantastic albums that all should've achieved much greater success. Danger Danger falls into the same category.

I love the songs Midnite Dynamite, Cold Blood, Rock n Roll Overdose, Don't Close Your Eyes.....anything off Blow My Fuse and Hot Wire.

A fantastic live band. Steve is a phenomenal talent.

I'm a VA local, been a fan since I heard "The Itch" the first time and have all of their CD's. They should have been HUGE in my opinion. Hope they put out another someday.

as a teenager in the mid atlantic area in the early 80s.i can back up what steve said about the regional success.you couldnt drive thru town without hearing at least 5 cars blaring either one of the first two albums.they used to play at a place in west virginia called shiley acres.saw them there.they played a good show back then.thanks for the memories steve.

"Blow my fuse", one of top albums of the genre.

Kix was awesome! I still listen all the time to Cold Shower & Blow my Fuse. I loved them 🤙😎

Watched and admired em for years. Always 2x2 ads in the back of Hit Parader! Rock on! Glad some success had been ongoing 🤘

I have been there following the Kix from the very beginning. The band house was right down the street in Hagerstown, Md. and the Infamous Mountain view Inn was a every weekend thing. After 40 years these guys still put on one of the best live performance's

Will forever be one of my favorite bands!

Kix had a pretty good cult following in Boston. Saw them a few times and they were quite a good live band.

Westernport MD, everyone I grew up with was "related" one way or another to Steve Whitman. "Every" party I was at had Kix blasting on the radio...every, single, one.

Love the way Steve tells it like it is . Loved seeing you guys in the clubs and big stage you guys did it right!!

I'M NEW TO YOUR CHANNEL AND I LOVE THESE INTERVIEWS!

Was never really a fan of Kix but this guy is really humble and honest.

I saw them a few times in Raleigh, NC @ The Switch. Really solid band!

I'm from Swanton. 10 minutes from piedmont. I have the first 2 records and been a fan since the beginning. Love these guys.

Charlotte NC, Steve. Yep ,we Love Kix down here ..... seen them 6 times

I love kix

I wore out the first album! Was always great on a Friday night when the Harrisburg, PA station would play Yeah Yeah Yeah!

I'll never understand why Hot Wire didn't get the play that BMF did. It showed huge improvements everywhere. I love it and still listen to it regularly. BMF and Midnight Dynamite too. Hope I get to see them live someday.

Saw them last night for the first time and they were great still sounding great after all these years

Kix rules!! Can't understand why is underrated

Kix remains one of the best rock bands on earth.

Nice to hear you say that, We know time doesn't stop for anyone. Take care of your self, and you guys rock! Still have your cassette with others and turn it up when played on series/XM radio in the car mannnnnnn. Thanks

I am a big kix fan been to every concert in Baltimore md ❤️😍❤️

I took vocal lessons from Steve. Awesome guy and awesome experience

The dirty boys from Baltimore, definitely one of my favorites 👍👍😊

one thing i noticed about kix is they shared a similar problem with kiss.their studio productions,while good,never fully captured the essence of the band.but put them on stage in front of 100 people & it was like a different band.these guys were born to play live shows.& i must add,they did it very well.

I'm from Maryland so of course i love Kix

We opened for these guys in the mid-80's in Fayetteville NC at a very small bar called 'Tracks' ...I might be confusing the club and city. It must have been a bad week for the boys as they weren't actually rude but, we began to wonder if they could speak at all? They didn't just ignore us, but they didn't speak to each other either. They and us were quite pissed that we all had to share one dressing room. But hell, everyone has those days when you would rather be anywhere but where you are. With that said, when they hit the stage...THEY BLEW THE ROOF OFF!!! Incredible performance. True professionals. Side note: Funniest dressing room wall quote was at this bar......."I thought Ozzy was God!". 🙂

This is great stuff. Can't wait for the rest of this!

‘Cold Beer’ is my fave Kix Song. Cold beer is all you need

Love kix...I've seen them l four times here in Houston they always put on a fabulous show thanks for posting your energy as you do a great job😊

Great performer highly suggest seeing kix especially for your first concert

Im from NM and I discovered KIX on Midnight D...so, they were reaching some of us

We love you here in Cumberland, Man. KIX are considered our boys like Journey is with San Francisco, GNR is with L.A., like Nirvana is with Seattle, etc. I see Dean Cramer was with you in Funny Money (who is now with Brett Michaels) - I used to work with Dean's brother. Sorry you had to end so many awesome years of rock but we all understand why at the same time. You did it the right way. Hope you aren't gonna be a stranger to the area.

Me and my friend, JR Keech followed you Steve back when you were the Shoes and the Generators

Cold Shower--great video!!!!