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“I was raised a good little Catholic. What's more theatrical than the ritual of the Catholic church?”

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Chuck Panozzo is an American musician known for his role as bassist in the rock band Styx. Born on September 20, 1948, he spent over 30 years with the band, significantly influencing its development. more

“We need a more widely shared burden on the part of society to keep asking, "What are our collective values, what kind of world do we want to bequeath to our children, and to what extent are these particular technological developments helping us go in those directions? I think that corporations, every bit as much as governments, social movements, and universities - we all have a role to play in asking those questions. I don't think anybody should have a monopoly on that responsibility.”

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“I like to get away from noise, although I will play noisy music in my car to keep myself awake. But my ears need a rest sometimes. I do enjoy listening to classical music.”

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Author:Chuck Panozzo

“I kind of lost my sense of organized religion and became more spiritual from the experience. I would walk in the woods and to the sand dunes and the lake every day. That spoke to me more than getting up at six and the morning and saying some prayers. That had nothing to do with religion to me.”

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Author:Chuck Panozzo

“Rock and roll is based on pretty boys who look like little girls. The girls love them because they're not threatening. As someone who is dark and kind of hairy and whatever, I said, "I don't have a chance with that." Luckily!”

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Author:Chuck Panozzo

“It's not that I'm anti-religion. I'm anti any religion that doesn't practice the core, which is love.”

Author:Chuck Panozzo

“Shaming and blaming your kid isn't going to make them change. You can't change yourself. Would I love to be tall and blonde? Yes, but that's not going to happen. I'm always going to be short and dark-haired, maybe gray-haired now.”

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Author:Chuck Panozzo

“When I'm onstage and the singer sings, "I think about childhood friends and the dreams we had" and "on board I'm the captain, so climb aboard and we'll search for tomorrow forever more."My head is down because I'm trying to keep the beat. I'll turn and look at the audience and my eyes will scan the entire space. This is a transcendent moment. I can't explain it. It has a lot of meaning to me.”

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Author:Chuck Panozzo

“I think if you forget your roots you're lost. It helps to ground you.”

Thinking Helping Forget Forget You

Author:Chuck Panozzo

“People are disappointed when the world doesn't end on their watch.”

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“What does it mean to be an American today? The question of that is always pointing at now. It allows someone to say what lens that will be through. A lot of my work has been about identity in different ways. Part of that for me falls into the question of gender identity certainly but also about what it means to be an American theater artist.”

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