Loverboy w/ Paul Dean – EP041

Loverboy  lead guitarist Paul Dean is a rare breed in a rock
band. He’s loyal to almost a fault, and in a world dominated by
Guitar Gods, his ego is checked at the door while focusing on
writing music not to suit his own stature, but rather put his lead
singer Mike Reno in the best possible situation to use what Paul
says is “one of the best rock voices in history” Formed in Calgary
in 1979, Loverboy ruled the rock airwaves and MTV from 80 -85 with
an amazing string of hits and platinum albums. Tunes like “Turn Me
Loose”, “Hot Girls In Love”, “Lovin’ Every Minute Of It”, “Working
For The Weekend”, and more. After a successful debut album with
Canadian rockers Streetheart, Paul Dean was sent packing back to
Calgary where he got back up on the horse, coming together with
rock solid vocalist Mike Reno to form Loverboy. Paul Dean was
instrumental in the success of Loverboy, co-writing on almost all
the songs for the first 4 records, which by the way were the ones
that made Loverboy a household name in the 80s. In this episode,
Growin’ Up Rock’s Steven Michael talks on the phone with Loverboy’s
guitarist Paul Dean to discuss his early years, growing up in a
remote Canadian resort area, playing around the campfires, and
seeing Jimi Hendrix and Vanilla Fudge play live. We get into his
early bands, Loverboy, and what he feels his role in the band has
always been. We discuss why he thinks Loverboy’s members have
stayed in tact for so many years continuing to play out live each
and every year. We talk about the release of his new single and
solo album, and just have a genuinely great conversation with one
of Steven’s many influential Growin’ Up Rock  bands Like
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