The difference with Legend was we were not afraid to do things differently based on the musical influences we had, and still make it our own. LEGEND was a power trio of which many before us existed and gave to the world their take on music made by guitar, bass and drums. We just juiced it up some, and added the sarcastic lyrics. It was Kevin's thought that that song would probably end up getting the most airplay simply because of its genre, which was still pretty big back then. The general consensus is, 'What is THAT doing on the album?' But if you lived in that time of music history, the song would actually make a lot of sense to have on the album. Today, in commentary I see on the web about LEGEND, I read fairly common thoughts about R.A.R.Z. I wrote the lyrics, came up with basic melody lines, and the other guys put it all together. I also mentioned the 'Three Musketeers Suite.' 'Arimus the Lover' was a rather funky/gliding kind of rock song with a pretty seamless flowing chorus. It was far more Gentle Giant in nature than it was heavy metal. That was originally based on a weird drum beat I came up with. I mentioned 'The Court Jester' in the interview below. LEGEND simply took myths and legends, whether historical or fabricated, and set them to music of the times based on our own personal influences. Matter of fact, he recently mentioned in an email to me that when fans of LEGEND find out Fred isn't playing heavy metal today they seem to be disappointed, if not indignant. To be classed, today, with Heavy Metal, the likes of which did not exist in our day, is really odd to me, and Fred as well, in communicating with him. I think I can safely say the musical interests of both Kevin and Fred were of the same categories. I listened to some Big Band now and then and other Jazz artists, as I could absorb what they were saying, musically. I listened to Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, the Doors, and other such groups. Truly, my days of heavy metal were largely well past my younger teen years of Black Sabbath, et al. I also began to listen to Classical composers, as well. I also was listening to ELP, Yes, Kansas, Triumvirat, Gentile Giant, Renaissance, and many other Progressive groups out at the time.

At the time LEGEND was formed (mid to late 1970s) my musical world was prominently filled with 'Fusion' bands, like Chick Corea's Return to Forever, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and the groups of Jean LucPonty.

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