Why do we love him?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Steve Perry
am_buglet_82 — 19 years ago(August 25, 2006 08:49 PM)
Ahh, the universal question posed to all fans.
I'll start:
I was born in 1982.
I admit, I didn't even know what Steve Perry looked like when I was a kid.
All I knew was what he sounded like.
It wasn't until my last semester in college that I first saw the "I Stand Alone" music video with Steve.
Finally I was able to put a face with that powerful voice, and I remember thinking, "Wow, this guy's attractive".
But he's so much more than that.
Every picture I see of him he looks like the biggest sweetheart.
When I saw the "We Are the World" music video the other night, I practically squealed when Steve came on (I hadn't realized just how many stars were a part of that song!).
His smile is so warm and you just have this urge to give him a big hug (well I do).
When he sings he looks like he's giving it his all, and I believe he is.
I wish I knew more about him, so I could give a more heartfelt reason why I like him, besides just the usual annoying fangirl stuff blush.
Speaking of fangirl stuffon a completely shallow note, I've been watching music videos and concert footage from the 80'sand dude, he was so hot!
His hair looks so soft, I find myself wondering how it would feel to touch it.
Ok, that's all from me.
How about you guys?
-Amanda
"She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in storybooks written by rabbits" -
brittyalexd — 19 years ago(March 17, 2007 08:02 PM)
Yeah! I was watching a Journey concert on t.v from 1981..I wasn't even born then! Bb68ut i got so in tuned with it i almost cried!! I saw him sing with such emotion..I could really feel the music in my soul!!
Journey Forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~Britty~
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naillon-2 — 19 years ago(March 24, 2007 06:09 AM)
I remember when Journey became popular - not just popular, but WILDLY popular. The guys all went nuts over them. Their music was played all the time. There was even - I saw this for myself, on Pier 39 in San Francisco - a Journey video game. Really.
I just bought their greatest hits CD, and it just blew me away. I'd forgotten how good they were. I can't imagine going to a Journey concert without Steve Perry; it's just not Journey without him. If you want to see something REALLY stunning, catch the "Stone in Love" footage on YouTube; you probably have already, but if not, you'll see him sustaining one note PERFECTLY for several seconds. I've listened to it over5b4 and over.
Steve Perry was one of the defining voices of the '80s. I only wish he were still recording. -
minniemaxxie — 18 years ago(May 27, 2007 04:02 PM)
Steve Perry was the the defintive of the male voice perfected. I think the universe gave him the best set of pipes for siniging his genre of music. To this day, he still remains the benchmark for me and there are many great male singers out there. I was about 20 when Journey was in the limelight. I saw them in concert in LA and found Steve to be this cute skinny bean pole full of life and energy, but when his mouth opened, it brought down the house! I remember feeling my entire body shake each time he hit a high note. Twenty Five years later I saw him walk by me at the airport in NYC. I saw he had aged and I began to cry to myself with a smile on my face. I was overwhelmed it was him and that so many years had gone by and this young vibrant boy was now a mature older man and how grateful I was for the joy that hi2000s voice and songs gave me during my youth. It made me think of the young girl inside me that had this sweet crush on him for all his incredible talent. I will always appreciate this man and am so thankful that he has been placed on this planet. His songs and voice gave me so much happiness. Only if he would perform again.
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aurelie_ledoyen — 18 years ago(June 09, 2007 03:34 PM)
a buglet, you and I both have a big crush on him! Im a little older hough (b. in 1979). His eyes are deep and thoughtful and his voice is puhh..-fect!!!
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am_buglet_82 — 18 years ago(March 27, 2008 07:46 PM)
"I remember feeling my entire body shake each time he hit a high note."
That happens to me! I just melt when he does that!
My boyfriend and I don't know how he did it, and every time my brother and I listen to Journey (or any Steve songs), he's like "how does he DO that?!"
Hehe
Aurelie, and all you girls in their 20's, I'm so glad I'm not the only twentysomething to feel this way :D.
-Amanda
"She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in storybooks written by rabbits" -
OrangeIris — 17 years ago(July 06, 2008 08:39 PM)
Simple answer: Because he freakin awesome!
But seriously, he has a great voice and many great songs both solo and with Journey. WHile I don't find him physically attractive (I don't think he's ugly either), I still find him attractive due to his voice. He could be very ugly and still be attactive because he is such a great artist. Most of the pretty boy singers don't have half the talent he does.
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OlympicLeprechaun — 17 years ago(September 11, 2008 04:33 PM)
Not only is his voice the most unique and powerful in rock, but his live performances are as full of passion and energy as his songs are. His stage presence was second to none. No other performer ever demonstrated such love for what they were doing. It's a pity that he burned himself out at such a relatively young age. The music world is all the poorer for his absence.
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mistifers — 17 years ago(September 14, 2008 05:49 PM)
I could have written your post nearly word for word!!
I was born in 1982 and am slightly obsessed with Steve Perry lol.
And I DID squeal when I watched "We Are The World" a few months back (I hadn't heard it since I was a kid!). My husband looked at me like I had 2 heads lol!!
I, too, want to give him a great big hug. Okay, maybe a kiss too.
Anyway, God bless YouTube. I have found SO many videos of him on there. Just fuel for my Steve Perry addiction.
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OlympicLeprechaun — 17 years ago(September 15, 2008 04:22 PM)
"I could have written your post nearly word for word."
Great minds think alike I guess
But I think it's just that he had such a way of bringing his very heart and soul out, which in turn did the same to everyone who listened to him sing and watched him perform. Didn't matter whether you were male or femaleI happen to be a guybut he just connected on such an emotional level.
And I agree. God bless youtube. Did you happen to see that2000 clip from the day Journey got their star on the Walk of Fame? Where he was surrounded by adoring female fans and he gave a hug to every one of them? I think he knows how much love he has inspired, and no matter what your age or sex it's something you don't forget. -
mistifers — 17 years ago(October 02, 2008 09:14 PM)
Oh, yes. If there is a video of him to be seen, chances are I've seen it. And if not, I need to know about it!! I have seen the Walk of Fame video. He is an incredibly gracious and humble man. Still is today. Last week he called into a radio station because the DJ has been singing Steve's praises all day. He called to thank the DJ for saying such kind words about him and basically said he wasn't worthy of so much praise!! Completely inaccurate in any fan's eyes of course. He is amazingly talented. A true gift to this world, and I hope the rumors of new music coming are true!!
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bj_mallory — 17 years ago(October 24, 2008 04:32 PM)
I met Steve Perry standing outside his mother's house in Lemoore, CA in the fall of 1979, I believe. Sorry, it's been awhile, but anywaywhat was I sayin'?
OK here's the story: I had just recently moved to Lemoore from Hanford, CA (Yes, I'm from Steve's hometown) and had just started my sophomore year at Lemoore High School. My mom had a fender-bender car accident with someone who lived in the same neighborhood as Steve's mother and stepfather. So my mom decides she's going to go check out home of the driver of the car that hit her. Don't ask me why. So, my younger brother and I pile into my mom's yellow Toyota Corolla and we drive over to that neighborhood. My mom is driving slowly down a street when I happen to look over and see a familiar looking guy standing next to the mailbox in front of his house talking to the mailman. And then it dawns on me: it's Steve Perry.
"OHMYGAWD IT'S STEVE PERRY!" I scream. My mother immediately slams on the brakes. Right in front of the aformentioned rock star and his mailman. They both look up. Holy crap.
"DRIVE MOM, DRIVE!!!" I say, now clearly panicked. So my mom obliges, laying a little rubber because apparently, panic is contagious. As we drive away from the semi-startled mailman and Steve Perry, my mom says, "WHO was THAT??" I look at her like she has three heads. My brother is looking out the back window at Steve. I smack the back of his head so he'll stop. I can't believe my mom DOESN'T KNOW WHO STEVE PERRY IS!
I attempt to explain. "You know that album I bought not too long ago, the one with that song "Lovin, Touchin', Squeezin' on it?" She thinks for a second and then says, "ohyou mean that 'nah nah nah nah' song, the one you play all the time?"
I roll my eyes. "Yes, MOM." I reply in typical teenage fashion. So she says, "Well, why don't you let me take you back to where he was so you can meet him?" I am instantly mortified. I mean, I WANTED to meet him, sure, but I was scared to death. Remember, I was just a naive, young 14 year old girl at the time. So I consider my mother's suggestion for a fraction of a second and, unable to make up my mind, ask her what she thinks I should do. Without hesitating she said, "Hey, if that was ELVIS standing back there, believe me, I'd have jumped outta the car already."
That settled it. My mom raced back to our house so I could run in and grab my beloved "Evolution" LP and a pen. She then raced back to Steve's mother's neighborhood and I was praying that he hadn't gone inside the house, because there was no way in hell I would knock on his door. Just as she turned the corner, I saw that my prayers had been answered: there he stood, still talking to the mailman. (and you wonder why your mail takes forever to get delivered sometimes; the postal workers are all standing around talking to rock stars!)
So my mom parks the car across the street from Steve's mother's house and I get out, clutching my Journey a238lbum and the pen I grabbed from the desk in the living room to my chest. I'm too scared to move, so I just stand there. Steve sees me and waves me over and the mailman takes off. On legs that threaten to buckle underneath me, I walk across the street towards him. He's smiling at me. (!!!) He says "Hi!" as I approach, as if I were an old friend. I can't remember saying much more than, "Are you Steve Perry?" (he smiled even bigger and said "yes"), answering "All of 'em", when he asked me which song was my favorite on t16d0he album (he laughed) and of course telling him my name when he asked for it so he could personalize the autograph he was about to put on my album cover.
He couldn't have been sweeter to me, a star-struck young fangirl from way back in the day. I only stayed a short while, just long enough for him to talk to me for a couple of minutes and sign my album and wave to my mom and brother in the car across the street, LOL. I've been a fan for years and I have run into him a time or two when he used to come back to Hanford/Lemoore and visit his old favorite haunts. I haven't seen or heard of him being back in town for a long time now. It would be nice to run into him again, and perhaps buy him a drink and speak to him without panicking. I'd really try to talk him into singing again. I wonder what he'd think of my mom's comparison of him to 'The King'? -
mistifers — 17 years ago(February 26, 2009 01:01 PM)
SIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
You are a lucky lady. That was a great story. I imagine what I would do/how I would react to meeting him. I go back and forth between crying and passing out. Sure would like to find out some day heh.
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scttlessma — 16 years ago(April 13, 2009 07:08 PM)
I am 36 years old. I loved Journey since 1977 when the Infinity album came out. I used to sneak in my brothers room just to listen to the album and YES I SAID Album not cassette, cd, ipod or anything like that. Steve Perry has a angel voice. Even in 2009 NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE HAS "THE VOICE" like Steve Perry. The only other singer that is equal to Steve Perry is(drum roll please)..FREDDY MERCURY from Queen. These 2 singers will always be the best. No one will ever come close ever again. Steve, if you read these blogs or whatever they are called, you have to Tour again. At least a Final Tour! I never had the opportunity to see you live and sing. Please for the fans!!! Come back. Whether its solo or back with Journey!!! G2000od bless Steve. Happy 60th!!