"Steve was really one of the main focuses for me. From their first record on, he was a f**kin' rock star, with the attitude and everything. And I like playing guitar and being creative, but I also dig the attitude of the rock star trip. Not being an asshole or any of that stereotypical thing, but just some kind of suave coolness, and Steve had it."
~ Tommy Skeoch (Tesla)
King Steve,
It's been 21 years since "The Day The Music Died"... and here we go on with our daily lives, getting older and wondering about what musical magic you could have shared with us over the course of time.
Your fans around the world all still remember your unique command of the stage, your songwriting skills, your guitar playing, your style, your natural coolness - it just radiated effortlessly from you and that dazzling smile that we were treated to at times. Right from the beginning you had a brilliant musical brain and I am so proud of you.
I'm not quite sure whether you realized just how talented, respected and loved you were - and you still are today.
To me you were the best damned Rock Star the world will ever see. And what else I loved about you so much was that you were a real gentleman - a truly decent bloke as well as being a real musician. And in 21 years time... my feelings will still be as strong as ever for you. I miss you...
So... once more I'll end my note here with the familiar phrase I just can't help saying to you...
I Love You Steve...
My heart belongs to you...
Always, Bev.
I see him there
Most everyday
A lonely Man
And his guitar
Within his eyes
I see the pain
All the faces
And the places
All the trouble that he'd seen
There was a time
There was a day
They'd come from miles around
They all knew his name
But days gone by are gone
Now only memories remain
The he starts to play
Suddenly the pain slowly fades away
Tattered, torn, and frayed
There's a place within his heart he'll always save
Song & emotion
He knows he's got to his dyin' day
Song & Emotion
Still I can hear him play
You can hear him say
Better run for cover
'Cause it looks like rain again!
And now his life is but a shadow of his dreams
The calm is over, been stormin' for years
He turns and leans his shoulder to the wind
Lost again!
All along, on his way to the top
Somehow, somewhere, somethin' was lost
But through it all, he knew his only friend
Song & emotion
Where are they now, where are those people
who promised him his dreams?!
For this lonely creature on the streets?!
Broken, humbled by the cold reality
Life at the top ain't always what it seems
Run for cover
Looks like rain again
You best be careful
Of what you dream
'Cause it ain't always what it seems
~~~
"Song & Emotion" written by Keith/Hannon/Skeoch/Barbiero & performed by TESLA
Copyright: Tesla Electric Company Recordings/Geffen/City Kidd Music/Ringbearer Music Ltd 1991
