I have a tremendous amount of respect for John Kay. Not only as a musician. But as a person.

One of the sanest rock legends, a formative element of my generation.

Wow, didn't realize how much depth John Kay has, inspiring!

I am 63. We had the coolest cars, the best of rock and roll, missed the Vietnam war, didn't carry a phone everywhere, didn't wear the silly bicycle helmets and Steppenwolf.

This is a VERY, VERY, VERY intelligent person. And he CAN sing! I grew up with Steppenwolf when in Italy nobody knew who they were... LEGEND! ❤️

John Kay is truly intellectual and introspective like many 60's rock people

Steppenwolf’s lyrics of that day are as timeless and relevant today. I played Monster for a friend’s 20 something. They thought it was written as a result of today’s events. The look on their face when told it was written in the Viet Nam era was priceless.

John Kay is the real deal... and he never sold out.

As a now retired senior I must say Steppenwolf with John Kay singing was alway my favorite band back in the 1970's! Keep singing Mr. Kay!

Still listening to and loving Steppenwolf in 2019. He still has a great voice too. Rock on, John.

Love his music. Monster is an awesome tune

John K is talented, brilliant, ethical and handsome. And I never get tired of listening to his superb music. He is amazing. Jay

Very intelligent gentleman.

What a great guy! I had no idea what an articulate and thoughtful guy!! Go John!

The song Monster should be played on all airwaves across America. EVERYDAY. A very important contribution to R&R and America is Steppenwolf.

John Kay and Steppenwolf's song Monster from 1969 is an anthem for what is happening in this country today.

Neat show, John is as good of speaker as he is a singer. It's a lot of fun listening to his philosophical side of life. Thank You for uploading.

John thanks for the great music, especially Monster.

John Kay still one of the greats

This is a man who knows, and always has, just who he is. Interesting to see him without his signature glasses.

His lyrics were right on , even back then....he was right.

This man's words certainly apply for current times today in 2022.

Well known as a kind and decent person for decades with a heart of gold. Thanks for your great songs and service to the world!

I grew up with his music. Very interesting and thoughtful man. It's so nice to be in my 60's and hear not only my musical heroes are still around, like myself, but as always have great beliefs and are still saying and singing them.

Love Steppenwolf. John Kay is a class act.

It was refreshing to see John Kay after all these years. TX

Great to have an opportunity to hear the brilliant John Kay express his personal views about his art and the culture.. Definitely one of the really major musical influences of the 60s.

And still, I can not help but wonder why isn't Steppenwolf in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!?!?

This man is my hero.His music goes deep within this Soul of mine and I have the Ultimate respect for his Opinions...👑

Impressive man...very well-spoken with appropriate humility. Appears to be a very well-balanced individual. Married to the same woman since 1966. If my calculations are correct, he's 71 here and looks and sounds amazing. I also want to give props to this interviewer...now this is how an interview is to be conducted in my opinion - very attentive, "tuned -in", but also very unobtrusive. An excellent interview overall...

The way they dealt with the censoring of the words " god damn " in The Pusher at the NC gig was genius. The audience probably had a great time doing it

I listen to Steppenwolf almost daily before heading out for my day! That band should absolutely be in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. John Kay and Steppenwolf's music will be relevant forever!

“Monster” on “Steppenwolf Live” is a lesson in American History every high school should teach, explore and discuss with students to help them understand the necessity of free speech, protest and self criticism to preserve liberty and seek the same for all people. For me it is an anthem and the perfect marriage of music and lyrical content. A masterpiece of its time and timeless in its message.

John Kay a legend in our time

John Kay, Joni Mitchell, David Crosby, Neil young and many others never stray far from the path of integrity.

"The Pusher", in the late 60s/early 70s, was the fastest way to get a Jr HS Principal on his feet and on the way to get the local band to NOT play it. There was a band that had a great prank, they'd play the beginning of "The Pusher" until he was nearly at the stage, where it suddenly became "Whipping Post", and at another dance, "Down By The River" by Neil Young. I remember at 13-14 snickering about the prank, but also how singing "God damn the pusher" was worse than "Down by the river/I shot my baby".

John Kay is the man. He has led a fascinating and exciting life. Born in Germany during WWII and living with all the terror associated with the war. Father--a German soldier. And on to the greatest 60s music I have ever heard. I listen to Monster always! Rock on, John!

What a life story. His story should be made into a movie.

I was living in Winston-Salem when they appeared. He told the story exactly the way it happened!

God bless you John Kay

I love John Kay and all the other guys from Steppenwolf. They were my favorite band growing up.

After all these years of enjoying his music and his singing... i am hearing John's personal history for the first time. I am very impressed with the man and his experiences.

John Kay was the epitome of cool back in the day... With his leather and shades on and those rockin songs...

John, you are my hero!

Love stepenwolf! This is the first time ever listening to John Kay talk and I'm blown away. He makes so much sense on so many subjects. What a cool man, I wish him the best!

met him at the agora club in dallas in '82. small venue about 200 people.he sat down at our table and drank a couple with us, really cool guy.

No big ego with this man just says it as it was

This man is awsome and is so full of cool.👍♥️

"Heretics and Privateers," John Kay's solo album is very current now, as it was when he wrote it. Still playing the soundtrack of life. Working & thinking man's songwriter. Thank you, John.

Smoked a lot of grass but I never touched nothing that my spirit would kill. Supergroup ❤

M Met John and his manager in Tulsa in 68' ..we were doing a set in the hotel where they were staying..when we came off a break we played "The Pusher" in his honor while he stood in the audience clapping..one of my favorite memories.

I saw them in Evansville Indiana several years ago and was standing close to the stairs when the left the stage. As John was walking down I yelled and said I had been a fan for fifty years and he immediately turn and walked straight to me and shook my hand and thanked me. I always thought that was special.

Loved CCR, Steppenwolf, late Beatles, James Gang, Canned Heat, the Who, the Guess Who, Woodstock Hendrix 🎸

What a great man!

love john kay he can sure draw you in to his story like you are living it with him.

Saw him back in 1996 while Kay was passin thru little ol Oconee County SC , on a one night stand in a teen dance hall . Got his signature . I got all his albums . One of the best . Dont step on the grass Sam ....

Thank God for the internet. Prior to such social vehicles as UTube, John Kay was as mysterious as Jim Morrison. Interesting fellow.

John Kay is a great man. He's always seen things very clearly.

The performance of "Endless Commercial" is amazing 20:55

Adapt, improvise and overcome. John Kay's life.

Hav always been a huge fan of John Kay & Steppenwolf..& so great 2 hear his comments on shows like this..& know of his impressive intelligence 🙂🙂☮☮✌✌💕💕

John Kay never sold out. Steppenwolf Live! remains an all-time fav.

I have been listening to Steppenwolf from the time I was 15. I liked the music and liked the lyrics of what Steppenwolf was putting out back then. One of my friends in 69/70 gave me Steppenwolf Live, it was one of the best live performances that was around. I was drawn to Monster song. This was a song which condensed the History of America. It explained the story of the white man's journey through the times in America. I think mainly Christians led the way to the promised land of America. They came here to escape tyranny, and other corrupt laws of Europe. As the people who arrived in America, they wanted to have a country, with laws that were based on the Christian Bible. Our forefathers, created the United States Constitution. This was the laws of the Land. As years went by, the people of America got use to the life of freedom, and liberty which the Constitution allowed us and the Patriots of America where the most prosperous people on the planet. Some people who's belief was of a different kind, wanted to control the masses to their own greed. They were of a different belief. They would be called satanist today. The satanist or Deepstate or Central Banks, the Rothchilds. These people created a Central Bank called the Federal Reserve.Six elite bankers from the USA and Europe had a meeting on Jekyll Island and with Woodrow Wilson signature, created the Federal Reserve Act in to law ⚖. This was a system that taxed every dollar which, this dollar was used by the American people from 1971. The Central Banks (the Monster) are responsible for the Great Depression of 1929 and the Wars in America and the world. This tryanny has gone on for over a century in my life, and has gone on for thousand of years. John Kay and Jerry Edmonton wrote the lyrics for this masterpiece, Monsters. This was a song which is timeless and this song written 51 years ago has finally been answered in 2017 by the Trump Administration. The Trump Administration are putting the Deepstate on the Red Carpet. The Trump Administration and the Patriots of America and the world are now in control of the Central Banks. The Patriots of America, the Trump Administration and the White Hats are now in Control. We do care about Our Sons and Daughters.

John is a super intelligent man!

I have the utmost respect and admiration for John Kay. His life story is amazing. Here's is a man who escaped from behind the iron curtain as a child. He and his mother made it over to America and John blossomed into the amazing man we see here. For a man whose first language was his native German, He speaks more eloquently than most people. I was an instant fan of John and Steppenwolf the first time I hear their music back in 1971. Been a fan ever since. I finally got to see John and Steppenwolf live in Atlantic City NJ and was blown away ay how great he still sounds. He a true legend.

What an amazing interview!!! Such a great musician!

Possibly the coolest frontman of all times. Great new song for staying relevant!

Thank you for including the aire date. Great singer, band, and at least three USA Anthem Songs; Born to be Wild Magic Carpet Ride and to a lesser extent but not a lesser song; Pusher Godamn!

John is a great conversationalist ( Goddamm)

For my generation, John Kay was probably the biggest voice that was screaming fuck you to the man while he was relating to us. Last night I held Aladdin's lamp And so I wished that I could stay Before the thing could answer me Well, someone came and took the lamp away I looked around A lousy candle's all I found

John Kay is impressive and very intelligent and articulate. Great interview

I saw him in Detroit at the Michigan palace in about 1976 and it don’t get any better than that.

I've always been impressed, and equally baffled, by the sheer number of outstanding musicians who were born in the 40's, and subsequently brought us such fine music in the late 60's through the mid 70's. An age we'll most likely never see again, unfortunately.

I love John Kay and Steppenwolf

One cool guy, love his views.

I met John Kay at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1996. He was eating with a woman in a booth and I noticed him on my way out. I walked up to him very casually and yelled "Booooooorn to be wiiiiiiiiiild!" and it scared the crap out of him, but he laughed and shook my hand. Very cool guy! And, by the way - he was eating a chicken thigh with mashed potatoes and drinking a Diet Coke!

I used to listen to the Pusher man and Rock me religiously. My favorite band for several years.

John Kay is one cool dude; Steppenwolf is a tremendously under-rated band. The story about North Carolina Baptists and the "Pusher" is really great. I saw Steppenwolf at the Fillmore East back in '68-9, maybe '70...This is someone from my generation that I would love to have a few beers with. '60's cool?= free of pretension, smart, funny and self-deprecating, literate.

Isn't it refreshing to listen to a rock singer who doesn't have to feel like he has to look stupid, act stupid, or talk stupid to be entertaining.

Brilliant artist...always liked Steppenwolf. I like John Kay even more now that I've seen this video. Very introspective, very artistic man and band. Fantastic interview. So glad for him, his family and all of us who love Steppenwolf, that they made it out of Prussia/Germany and made it here so we could love and enjoy the wonderful music!!!!! God bless you, John. Keep on Rockin' it!!!!!!

since I Was a child- jOHN KAY & Steppenwolf 50 years on !

For someone born in another country. He understands the importance of our constitution better that some people born in the U.S.

This is one intelligent articulate dude.....love his music....love to hear him talk about his life experiences....top shelf lyricist......

What can I say? John Kay is a great human being and a delightful artist. I discovered this video while shuffling about and was thrilled and impressed by his wisdom and his humanity! I love this guy. Dennis C.

Damn. I give him so much credit, barely an accent and a very well spoken man. Kudos to you John

When I saw him play this in Albuquerque in 1970, he played it on a guitar with a completely clear body--never saw one like it before or since.

I've only recently learned John Kay is an amazing human being. That song there is spot on.

Just didn’t know all this great music n talk existed! Thanks

Great lyrics on that first song he did!!! Kind of reminds me of Dire Straits: Industrial Disease. "Born To Be Wild was used in the Star Trek movie "First Contact" when they were launching the first space vehicle with warp drive. "Don't Step On The Grass Sam" was my favorite of Steppenwolf's songs.

Steppenwolf was the first rock concert I attended here in Oklahoma City in 1968. I was 15 then and it blew me away. As far as songs go. "Monster" is my favorite. It started me on a path of being involved in politics as a fighter for the poor and needy.

Me gusta todo lo relacionado con este hombre gracias x compartir!!

Incredible to think that English is a second language to this intelligent and erudite man....love ya, John!

Where has this attitude gone in America...Live and let Live.

He's so underrated and left out of most of the "classic rock" conversations. They were bad ass & raw.

He is truly still a 1960s protest singer. Bravo John Kay! ;)

Thank you for posting this. I've been a fan of Steppenwolf since their very early days, and have always wanted to see John Kay with his shades off. It doesn't surprise me at all to find out he's both intelligent and articulate.

Got to one of of John's shows in Houston very early and was able to see the whole set center stage front row. One of my favorite concert experiences ever, plus it was Halloween night and there were a lot of costumes there and every one was having a great time. Before they came out I spotted John back behind the stage and gave him the thumbs up, he smiled and returned the gesture! Really think a lot of John Kay.

A True Visionary.. "just park the kids by the TV, we'll do all the rest" - John Kay

Thanks for many years of great Music! Renegade, Monster, Snow Blind Friend, and many more favotites!

Happy 75th Birthday John Kay