Deen Castronovo (Journey, Revolution Saints, ex Ozzy Osbourne)

Deen Castronovo is a drummer and singer best known for being a member of Journey. He has also been a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band and Bad English, as well as playing with Steve Vai & Paul Rodgers.  He is also currently drumming and singing with Revolution Saints, whose new record “Against the Winds” will be released on February 9th. We discuss that record along with an update on Journey, almost joining KISS, Deen’s time with Ozzy & Hardline, playing at the recent NFC Championship game, his future plans to help people with addiction issues and more! 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Welcome Deen! 01:14 - Playing the NFC Championship 02:15 - Oregon, Jamie St. James & Wild Dogs 03:05 - Shrapnel Records 04:30 - Rock n Roll Dreams 06:05 - Possibly Joining Kiss 06:50 - Hardline & Johnny Gioeli 09:25 - Deen's Singing Style & Smoking 12:20 - Joining Journey & Jeff Scott Soto 13:20 - Arnel & Other Singer Who Auditioned 15:13 - Deen's Relationship with Neal Schon 17:15 - Mending Fences Within Journey  18:45 - Upcoming Journey Tour 20:27 - Ozzy Osbourne & Zakk Wylde 23:43 - Neal Schon on Dimebag & Slipknot & Style 27:00 - Revolution Saints 29:05 - Other Styles of Music & Drumming Style 31:05 - Working with Producer Michael Beinhorn 32:35 - Making an Impression & Producer's Vision  34:15 - Deen's Bucket List 35:55 - Work with Prisoners & Comeback 39:50 - Future Plans with Revolution Saints 41:11 - Outro Journey website:https://journeymusic.comChuck Shute Linktree: https://linktr.ee/chuck_shuteSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!