I did a load out with Guns and at the end Steve came up to me and handed me a $100 bill and said enjoy a drink on me .I’ll never forget that RIP Steve

He was a monster on WASP live in the raw. Fantastic and underrated drummer. RIP Steve :(

Rest In Peace Steve! Grew up listening to W.A.S.P. and LA Guns since I was a little kid in the 80's. He was always a class act.

We must support Mick Mars, as he battles health issues too. #TEAMMICK

Inside the Electric Circus was a masterpiece. RIP Steve Riley 🥹

Rest in peace Steven, you've done a great stuff with WASP, L.A Guns . You're gone but not forgotten dude 😢😢😢.

We have lost one of the greats. Steve was true class act.

My son and I were lucky enough to meet all of LA guns 10 years ago when Steve was still drumming for them, and he was the nicest, and most sincere man out of all of them 😢 wonderful drummer

RIP Steve Riley. Jason - you have a great talent with words. A special tribute to your friend. Much appreciated.

Heavenly father, thank you for all the contributions, Steve made to our lives, I lift up his family and ask for peace for them, in this difficult time. Amen. I never met Riley, but I feel I knew him thru his work. And In that way I loved him. IT was very obvious he really understood what LA guns was to people. He carried the look, and imagery, and the essence, of the band. HIs sensibilities were obviously impeccable. He gave the fans a lot of love. Steve will always be one of my favorite figures in music,. I am very sad. JL

RIP Steve,. Seen him play live prob 15 to 20 times. Will be jammin WASP today.

I can't believe. The drummer from my all time favorite band LA guns died. Rest in peace Steve Riley will be missed.

Not only played in 2 of my favorite bands ever but he was one of the nicest guys that i had the oportunity to meet in person after an LA Guns gig in my hometown in Greece.Such a cool cat...RIP Steve

Sad news. I met Steve once, he was a VERY nice guy.

I caught L.A. Guns for the first time in 1989 at a place called "The Bowery" in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hurricane Alice opened up for them. They were promoting "The ballad of jane". They absolutely blew the roof off that joint!!!! The club was only supposed to have 500 people in the club, but I heard 1000 tickets were sold. It was standing room only!!!!! Their tour bus was parked right out front, with not a lot of security. I was outside after the show and ran into Steve and Tracii. They were both super cool and asked what I thought of the show. We talked for a few minutes and they asked me if I wanted to see the bus, as they wanted to change clothes. we hung out for a while and they talked about how grueling the touring was, but that they were happy how the record was doing with video being out for "The ballad of jane" and they told me they were going to make a video for "Never enough". I saw them 5 more times through the years and they always put on a stellar show. So sad to hear of Steve's passing. He was truly one of a kind!!!!

Very sad........ Met Steve back in 2005 when the band I was in Nothing Sakred played its first show opening for LA GUNS at Goodfellas in Pottsville Pa..... He was very cool to me and we had a very cool conversation about his time in WASP......... RIP STEVE RILEY

Such sad news. My old drummer just told me. We met him back early 90’s in Latham NY. My second time meeting him and LA Guns. Really a cool dude and a great drummer! As we are all getting up there in age, I’m watching friends and band dudes that I enjoyed die it’s rough… rest in peace. I wish your family peace as well.

I've loved L.A. Guns, for many many years and I've met Steve and hung out with him and Tracci on their bus probably in 97 or a bit later and anytime they came to NY he hooked me up with passes and backstage to hang with the band, he was always a super super cool guy and was always appreciative of his fans. It's very sad to hear of Steve's passing since he was very young. Thank you very much to you Jason for what you do and what you've done for Rileys L.A Guns. Steve was a good man, he will be missed. Thanks again Jason I enjoy your show very much.

Rest in peace Mr.Steve Riley, a fine rock n' roll drummer and a real gentleman. Rock on!

Rest in peace steve !!!Met him once hung out for half a hour,Very nice guy !

So sad, chatted with him briefly back in the day, about Wasp and Steves drum sound on the Live in the raw album... RIP brother.

Steve was one of THOSE drummers. The type that were in a band but not taking a backseat. An icon and a force in his own right. R.I.P. Steve.

Very sad. Big supporter of all Steve’s work. Hard worker, intelligent, great drummer. What i loved about him he wouldn’t throw dirt back at those who threw dirt at him. Humble and Kind, traits money can’t buy. I’m really sad about this. Since you a friends of his, sorry for your loss. We lost a Hollywood soldier.

😢 another part of my childhood has passed, so sad, I spoke to Chris Holmes last year he had nothing but fond memories of Steve and the times they spent together ❤ as you say life is short never pass up the opportunity to see those bands we grown up with. Rip Steve, keep hitting those skin's from way up high brother 🤘😎 xx

Saw him with WASP way back when they opened for Iron Maiden. Good show. My condolences.

RIP to Steve. He was an amazing talent and I was always a huge fan of W.A.S.P and L.A Guns. I really enjoyed your past interviews with him as well. Seemed like he was a very cool and down to earth guy. 😢

So sorry for Your loss Jason. I never had the honor of meeting Him.

Jason, I am sorry for the loss of your friend.

We saw Steve Riley's LA Guns at The Cannery in North Las Vegas last year. The band was tight! We met all the guys afterward, however we heard that Steve was backstage. Heard that he was using a cane at that time. RIP Steve.

Met Steve once back in 09. Was such a kind man and would take the time to chat. Thank you for sharing your stories! Love your interviews and what you bring to the fans, the stories of these bands, and amazing musicians! Praying for Steve's family and friends. Thank you, Jason, for reporting this. I look forward to seeing your pictures and other stories in remembrance of Steve. Fly High Steve Riley! RIP

I met Steve Riley a few years ago at a club called blackjacks in Morgantown Pennsylvania, went up to them after the show, and told him a story about L.A. Guns coming to Jim, Thorpe, Pennsylvania, and my friend that was alive at the time was actually handling LA GUNS and escorting them around the town and area actually came to my parents house looking for me to introduce me to LA GUNS and I wasn’t home and I told that story to Steve and he lit up like a Christmas tree. He was very cool and appreciative of that story. That’s my story of Steve Riley. R.I.P. Steve

OMG so sorry to hear about Steve Riley! That is terrible news, he will be missed!!! My condolences to you and his friends / family 😥

You made some great and eloquent points Jason. Life and death are definitely more of a concern than music and the drama it entails. R.I.P Steve (Rest In Percussion)

Sad... Steve was a good guy... every interaction I had with him was positive. RIP Steve Riley

I am shocked to hear this news. I was lucky enough to meet Steve a few times when he was in LA Guns. He was always very nice. After reading some of the comments below, it seems his niceness was very genuine. It is a sad day.

Rip Steve Riley, you will be missed

Jason, I am pretty sure your interview with Steve Riley was how you got on my radar. I love LA Guns and have for a long time. It's a shame that LA Guns split some years ago but I usually saw both versions of the band at M3 and whenever any version played local to me here at the Jersey shore. Rest In Peace Steve Riley, the legend.

American Hardcore is one of my favorite albums....My band at the time got to open for LA Guns...I remember talking to Steve about his drum tone on that album and he was loving the fact that we were sitting there for 2 hours talking about it..

Thank you so much for talking to us about this terrible loss. He is framed in my drum studio and will always be one of my top favorite drummers ever.

Very sorry for the loss of your friend ! Praying for family and friends.🙏

Sorry for the loss of a good friend to you and all family.

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. I like LA Guns, and as you said, death is a part of life. When I die , I hope that people would say kind things about me like you have said about Steve.

Man! RIP. Sorry to hear this. from the same city of Revere, same street I grew up on too. Very cool and nice guy!

Saw him with Wasp in 86 open up for Sabbath and several times at M3 with LA Guns.Great guy and drummer

Thanks Jason...Animal is playing on the radio station here in the Uk ..glad you got to meet Steve i bet he thought you was cool too..

What a drummer he was and is in the afterlife in heaven job well done Steve you touch many life's

That was a very affectionate, delicate and respectful way to remember a friend that happened to be famous and important to thousands of people around the world.

Very sad and shocked to be hearing this. RIP Steve Riley 😢

I initially thought this was another one of those joke death headlines on KZfaq but when I saw it was Jason’s channel I knew it was true. Damn! RIP Steve, thanks for the many years of entertainment.

Omg I’m just hearing about his passing I’m sorry to hear about it my condolences go out to his family 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

RIP Steve Riley. He was a great musician. His music lives on and hopefully will continue to inspire.

Rock solid drummer & his work with WASP & LA Guns will always be cranked up make people rock. RIP Steve.

You did very good with this video , Jason. I really appreciate it.

RIP steve you will be missed

Jason, thanks for taking the time to post this tribute. Steve was a great player with an identifiable sound and feel. I got to meet him in NYC at the Cocked & Loaded after party. He took the time to chat with me about drummers, click tracks (he hated them) and Led Zeppelin. He was a cool guy and I’m glad I got the chance to meet him. R.I.P.

He was a kick ass drummer. RIP

Steve was a cornerstone for 80$ metal, great in 88 opening for AC/DC, meet him in 02, cool 😎 👍 guy. RIP. Also cool of him to jam with Kelly last few years!

Wow so sad. I met him once at a show really nice guy 😢

RIP Steve Riley he was a class act

Thanks Jason, this was very kind of you to talk and remember Steve. Luv u Brotha!

Jason this was a great show. I appreciate you being there for our community and being a reasonable and intelligent voice on remembering our heroes. There aren’t many place to go to get reaction to these types of things so I thank you for being there for this special community.

😢RIP’ STEVE RILEY ......

Very sad to hear. RIP Steve.

RIP Steve 😔🙏🏼

Steve great guy and musician!

Very sorry to learn of this. So glad I saw him play... if only once... in Toronto many years ago. Sorry for your loss, Jason. Glad we have a couple interviews from you with Steve. RIP Steve Riley

Sad to hear the passing of Steve Riley so from one Steve to another Rest In Peace brother you will be missed

Really sad seeing all these musicians passing away 😢

Steve was great guy and drummer will be missed he was kind to me when I saw him God please continue to confront his son and wife through this difficult time in Jesus Christ name Amen

I'm from a small town in Canada. I never saw Steve live. WASP or LA Guns never came close from me . Steve influenced me on my drumming. I looked up to him since he was in WASP. I do love Steve Riley LA Guns better. LA Guns was great on their two first albums. It's a sad day today. RIP Steve Jason you do a great job with your videos. This one is great too. Thanks for the sad news and sharing your time with Steve.

Rest in Paradise Steve....Forever an ICON and I will Never forget his Magnificent musicianship. Just AMAZING 360 ❤ Bless his family and Thank You Jason for letting his fans know...Serious loss..❤🤘🤘🤘🙏🙏🙏❤️

The news of Riley passing came late last night (swedish time). I've just watched this episode (early morning) and it's automatically followed by the tour diary from Hannibal. Will consider it a celebration of life, living and rock and roll. Thank you for a very personal episode talking about Riley with dignity and respect at a somber time.

Seen him once with LA Guns in 2012. Great drummer and this was shocking to hear. RIP :(

Take it easy Jason. Your words were well put. He would be smiling at you now.

Sad loss. Steve has a legendary career, fan of LA Guns since debut (88) and before that with WASP. Missed them in the heyday due to cancelling but finally saw Guns in 01, 2012 and 2016. Steve was the constant and had the pleasure of meeting him in 2012.

Saw him with the B'zz in the early 80s. He played at a club west of Chicago and he had a large gold sparkle Ludwig kit and his playing floored me. The band sounded amazing. My friend was dating the singer's sister and we crashed at the singer's house after the show. Woke up and was watching wrestling and cartoons with Steve, sharing leftover pizza. He showed me a blue sparkle Ludwig kit he had for sale but I was a broke teenager. Nice kit tho. He was a slamming player and a solid guy. His work with LA Guns was what kept me interested in drumming while I was serving in Germany. I wore those cassettes out. He served the music so well. May he rest in eternal peace.

Sad to see this. I love his drumming

I never met Steve but I enjoyed the bands he was in and the interviews I’ve seen him interviews and he seemed like a genuinely nice person and a cool dude. Solid drummer too. R.I.P. Steve.🥁⌛️💔

REST IN PEACE STEVE

Sorry for your loss Jason. Didn't know who Steve was until your channel. Thanks for the opportunity of learning about another cool musician.

What a bummer I saw him with WASP late 80's 😢 this is awful I just found out on this channel appreciate this tribute to him from u Jason 🙏 ❤️ Another great artist who will be deeply missed 😢 RIP brother Steve❤🖤

Sorry for your loss of your friend

Great job J. Saw Steve many times and he always seemed to be having a great time during the M3 festivals. Prayers to his family and band mates. #RestEasy

Thank you Steve for all the great years of awesome music 🤘🏻. Got to see 2019 M3 festival. Heard you on all my childhood albums W.A.S.P. And LA Guns that I still listen too. Thank you

VERY WELL DONE JASON ! WE APPRECIATE YOU AT THIS SAD TIME ! 🙏

Sorry for the loss of your friend. Although I have no idea who he is your description was good enough for me to know he is a great person! RIP SIR!

Wow so sorry loves Riley he was old school from the 60s 🙏🏼🤘🏼

Or deepest condolences to his band and family.

So sorry to hear about Steve. God bless him and his family. Thank you for letting us know Jason.

Saw WASP in 1985 Metallica was opening band!

Nice listening to you J.G. even though it was bad news,you were spot on.Its like the old LA Guns song Long Time Dead.Thank You.

I met Steve Riley when he and Scottie were still in LA Guns in 2014. Both of them were extremely Nice to the fans . We were in Memphis, and Steve was driving the van. He was soooo nice. He talked to fans about All the bands he has played in and signed any album, old poster, or whatever fans brought. He Always said, " Absolutely ! I will sign all that stuff and take pictures will all of you. " God speed , Mr. Riley. I Appreciate your kindness, sir.

Thank you Jason for sharing your thoughts on Steve. Rest in Peace Steve.

Thanks for the positive story. LOVE L.A.Guns, have seen them live many times! At the Stone in San Fran! They are and were one of my favorite rock bands from 1989 on. Sad day - remembering, Steve. 🤘💔🥁

RIP, he was excellent!!! I saw him several times with Guns.....he will be missed!!!

love LA guns,thank you jason for the video,I'm sure it's not easy..thanku brother.. sounds like he battled pneumonia for a few weeks,sad RIP Steve riley❤❤

Shocking news. RIP Steve ❤

Back around the year 2000 when it was a metal Mania tour with Stephen pearcy, Metal church, La guns, and wasp headlining it it was a great tour we went for several days in a row and got to go on the LA Guns bus and hang out with the guys for a while, they were very down-to-earth, and I have nothing but good to say about Steve Riley! I have heard him in every band that he played in and he really rocked, he will be missed severely , and my heart goes out to his family and friends exclamation point

I just watched your great interview with Steve before coming here. First... RIP Steve and condolences to his family and friends. I was a big WASP fan and saw Steve perform with them during The Last Command tour. I really dug Steve's vibe. He had a great stage presence. I remember being upset when Tony got fired and thought he was irreplaceable at the time but Steve showed up and instantly forged his own identity. You don't work as long and consistently as Steve did without ability and personality. He will be missed.

Jason , I am very sorry to hear about , your friend Steve. I can't say I was a big fan of the groups he was in but did enjoy alot of the music , if that makes sense. I'm listening to you and you are making me feel as though I've missed out on alot. Steve sounded like a true rock and roller. Doing anything to make it happen and succeeding. Thank you for making this video , your words hit home and I'm going to make sure I let the people know who have been or meant something to me know it... Again , Thank you.