In other cities, where it’s just “Footloose” and “Danger Zone,” those are tougher audiences. When I get up there, I can play anything and they’re going to respond to it. In L.A., the audience has always been really good for me. How are you feeling about returning to that stage in July with Jim Messina? In your book, you mentioned seeing Jimi Hendrix perform at the Hollywood Bowl in 1968. He said, “I can’t imagine anyone but you singing it.” When I met Kevin from REO Speedwagon, he was someone they approached to sing it, but he couldn’t reach the high notes. I also wasn’t supposed to be the guy to sing it. Giorgio Moroder had the essence of the song written and when I came in I said, “Well, it needs new chords here and there.” I helped structure the bridge of the song and massaged it. I kind of cheated on that one because I came in late. What was it like writing that song originally? It was recorded at Musicland Studios so it was well-recorded, but it would have had a lot more punch if I could have done it in 5.0 But that said, he wanted to keep it reminiscent of the first “Top Gun” and set that mood right from the beginning. But he wanted the original vibe that song had. Because that was 36 years ago and the audio had only gone so far. No, I tried to do a re-recording where it was sounded, if not exactly like the original, as close as possible - but with better audio and sounds. Is this updated version of “Danger Zone” what we hear in the film? So, I did a duet with Butterfly Boucher, who’s an Australian punk rocker, but it didn’t fit the movie. He wanted to see if I would try a remake of “Danger Zone” and he wanted to try a remake of “Playing with the Boys” because now there are female pilots. The director met with me when I was playing at the Hollywood Bowl with Michael McDonald. I said, “I know you’re doing the new ‘Top Gun,’ but what’s the deal? Is ‘Danger Zone’ a part of it?’ He said, ‘It wouldn’t be ‘Top Gun’ without ‘Danger Zone.’ He stayed true to this word. The last thing I expected was a rerun of “Top Gun” 36 years later, but we have been talking about a sequel since the first film came out.Īnd six years ago, I ran into Tom when we were both booked on Jimmy Kimmel. Are you looking forward to having a new generation discover “Danger Zone?”
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