31 - Persevere

David “Rock” Feinstein of The Rods, and formerly of Elf.

Lyrics reference: The Rods

Topics and quotes:

• I had to call Ronnie back and say, “Ronnie, as much as it breaks my heart. . .”
• Lots of amazing stories about his cousin Ronnie James Dio, their time together in Elf, the tragic 1968 car accident, Ronnie’s departure to join Rainbow, Ronnie’s talent. . .
• The Rods legendary career, plus the new album: “Wild Dogs Unchained”
• How he got the “Rock” nickname
• In the 80s, you wrote songs about partying, and girls, and, you know, the whole sex, drugs, and rock and roll type of thing.
• The actual 40 minutes, 45 minutes, hour, however long you're on stage playing is the actual drug that we are hooked on.
• 99.9% of all the shows that we've done in the last 15 years have been break-even shows.
• All it takes is one song.

https://therods.com/

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