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R2R Podcast: Episode #1 - Don Dokken (frontman of Dokken)

Welcome to the first official interview of the brand new Reels2Riffs podcast! I am joined today by Don Dokken, legendary frontman of the iconic 80's rock band Dokken. The band has an awesome new album “Heaven Comes Down” out now on all platforms. We discuss the new album, memories of Eddie Van Halen, the original lineup of Dokken, song-writing, living in Santa Fe, and so much more! Don and I have developed a great connection and friendship since I met him at my first Dokken show 5 years ago. Dokken is one of my absolute favorite bands ever, has been for quite a while, and this interview was a long time in the making. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy stories with one of rock's most impactful pioneers! TABLE OF CONTENTS 00:00 - Intro. 00:00:19 - Recording the new album. 00:03:03 - Touring in 2023 / Making the tour setlist. 00:06:40 - Don's songwriting process. 00:08:46 - Don's modern voice & dealing with moronic critics. 00:15:40 - Headspace while working on the new album. 00:16:37 - Don's lyrics, spirituality, and philosophy. 00:18:21 - Evolving as an artist / Painters / Growing up. 00:20:48 - Fans / Getting fan mail. 00:21:58 - Happiness & being blessed. 00:22:53 - Chuck Norris' Morning Kick. 00:24:24 - Picking up the guitar as a child / Dealing with post-surgery paralysis. 00:25:31 - The Monsters of Rock 1988 tour. 00:27:07 - SoFi Stadium & history of the Hollywood Bowl. 00:29:40 - Kiss / Dokken touring with Kiss in 1985. 00:31:27 - Thanksgiving at Gene Simmons' house. 00:35:05 - Van Halen / Memories of Eddie Van Halen. 00:37:06 - David Lee Roth / Don studying martial arts. 00:41:42 - The Weasels. 00:42:05 - PC culture / classic comedy. 00:44:09 - Thankful that Dokken is still around. 00:45:45 - the 90's and early 2000's Dokken lineups. 00:46:27 - Playing a reunion show with Reb Beach during 2020 in Florida. 00:47:13 - Billy White / the Up From The Ashes album. 00:48:45 - losing the rights to his own name in the 1990 court case. 00:51:08 - the 90's grunge scene. 00:52:35 - Losing Chris Cornell (Soundgarden) and Chester Bennington (Linkin Park). 00:53:36 - Dealing with depression and the dislike of being labeled a "hair" band. 00:54:29 - the Erase The Slate album (1999) and Live From The Sun live DVD (2000). 00:55:31 - Jason Becker. 00:56:36 - How ideas for songs come to Don. 01:00:04 - The strength and history of Dokken as a band. 01:01:12 - Dokken's catalogue / Dokken's diverse audience. 01:02:04 - Meeting younger fans / the staying power of the song Breaking The Chains (1981). 01:02:55 - My journey and introduction to Dokken / Meeting Don for the first time in 2018. 01:04:18 - Playing Fremont Street in Vegas and the Whisky A Go Go in La. 01:05:11 - Releasing the new album / Fugitive's music video getting high views online. 01:05:41 - The music videos for the new album / inspire by Extreme's music video releases for their new album Six. 01:07:02 - The future of Dokken as a band. 01:10:06 - Getting impacted by the lyrics of the songs on the new album. 01:10:54 - Working on music with the original lineup versus other lineups of Dokken. 01:11:29 - Reb Beach. 01:11:51 - Whitesnake. 01:12:34 - Getting personally invited by Don himself to the band's show at the Whisky A Go Go on Saturday, November 18th. 01:13:33 - A possible reunion tour or final album in the future with original bassist Jeff Pilson and original guitarist George Lynch as a farewell to end Dokken as a band? Special thanks to Don Dokken for his kindness, generosity of his time, 5 years of an awesome friendship we've developed together, and for personally inviting me to his show both before and during the taping of our interview. Major shout out also to both of Don's publicists for setting this interview up and the great channel ‪@StarcadeMedia‬ for their help as well. #dondokken #dokken #rokkenwithdokken #classicrock