Kansas kicks off their 50th anniversary tour on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and guitarist and founding member Richard Williams is certainly excited to b
Emily Butler PhotographyKansas kicks off their 50th anniversary tour on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and guitarist and founding member Richard Williams is certainly excited to be celebrating such a big milestone.
“Fifty, it s a big number, it s half a century,” Williams tells ABC Audio. “Suddenly there s like a whoa moment that s, like, Wow, 50 years, that s a lot. ” He described the tour as "a celebration of the entire career."
Williams says when Kansas first got together, their biggest dream was simply “to record an album and then get it played on the radio if we were lucky,” and then possibly get to open for some big national acts.
“We couldn t imagine dreaming beyond that,” he says. “You know, the world stage and being a headlining act and continuing to make records and all that was so distant that it wasn t even a thought. That wasn t a dream. . the last 49 years have been all gravy.”
And at 73, Williams has no plans of slowi
Kansas kicks off their 50th anniversary tour on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and guitarist and founding member Richard Williams is certainly excited to b
Kansas kicks off their 50th anniversary tour on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and guitarist and founding member Richard Williams is certainly excited to b
Emily Butler PhotographyKansas kicks off their 50th anniversary tour on June 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and guitarist and founding member Richard Williams is certainly excited to be celebrating such a big milestone.
“Fifty, it s a big number, it s half a century,” Williams tells ABC Audio. “Suddenly there s like a whoa moment that s, like, Wow, 50 years, that s a lot. ” He described the tour as "a celebration of the entire career."
Williams says when Kansas first got together, their biggest dream was simply “to record an album and then get it played on the radio if we were lucky,” and then possibly get to open for some big national acts.
“We couldn t imagine dreaming beyond that,” he says. “You know, the world stage and being a headlining act and continuing to make records and all that was so distant that it wasn t even a thought. That wasn t a dream. . the last 49 years have been all gravy.”
And at 73, Williams has no plans of slowi