Dust in the wind is one of the easiest beginner finger picking songs - I use it to warm up before more complex tracks - so I absolutely agree with his assessment that it was an exercise
So there I am, 2012, on S. Topeka Blvd, in my 82 Camaro & "Carry On My Wayward Son" is just BLASTING. A Harley matches pace with me & I look over & its Kerry. Got a nod, grin, & devil horns & he pulled away, passing me. BEST DAY EVAR!
I didn't know that dust in the wind was a song, but now I get the reference in Bill and Ted where Ted's translating Socrates and says all we are is dust in the wind
My kids' Grandpa, Jim, named his son Dusty, after his favorite song, Dust In The Wind. Dusty passed away as a young adult. Kansas played a gig in Arkansas, and Jim wound up getting to drive the band from the hotel to the gig and back. He told them that, in honor of his son, he had the lyrics with Dusty's photo, printed and framed. The band made him drive them to his house so they could sign it.
I saw them in Detroit this past fall, and right before they played Life's Been Good, Joe said "You know... It's a lot harder being 70 in the 20's than it was being 20 in the 70's!"
Strategicgnomer
Wife: You should do something with that finger exercise...
Him: Makes song.
Wife:đ
AdelineThatsMeYo
Nerds. â¤ď¸
dirtybarnacles
I thought he said âfinger bangâ and had a whole different understanding of VickiâŚ
Kilsta
YOU'RE MY BOY BLUE!!!
necrojoe
FĂźr Elise may be similar in that regard
Sandproblems
Dust in the wind is one of the easiest beginner finger picking songs - I use it to warm up before more complex tracks - so I absolutely agree with his assessment that it was an exercise
DwightLikesManMeat
Guitar
sadurdaynight
you can pick your friends, and you can pick your nose, but when you pick your finger on these certain cords you apparently create a hit
hetherweaversmagic
DrasticBastard
My wife says the same thing, I canât play guitar, but she is astounded by my fingers.
Nim449
"Hi So-crates. Um, now what? I don't know...philosophize with him! 'Oh uh, All we are is dust in the wind, dude'"
Macadaynu
DustâŚwindâŚduuude
djangojazz
So many great songs I have heard are this. Sweet Child of Mine, Thunderstruck, I think Over The Hills and Far Away too.
palmmute
I knew immediately this was the story behind Dust in the Wind
bumCandle
Dude didn't get the hint from his wife
Eldibs
It's definitely worth seeing them play it live if you can.
thatsbadmmkay
Her: you should do something with those fingers.
Him: Babe! Leave me alone Im practicing guitar!
What a king
battlebetter5772
I think Vicci wanted a go
ImagineArtsStudio
One of the best existential songs ever wrote.
brobinson2001
So there I am, 2012, on S. Topeka Blvd, in my 82 Camaro & "Carry On My Wayward Son" is just BLASTING. A Harley matches pace with me & I look over & its Kerry. Got a nod, grin, & devil horns & he pulled away, passing me. BEST DAY EVAR!
TheRealDude19047
pullingsixty
Great story. Man that long hair and pornstache look really had a heyday.
casbott
He's still committed to the stach, and will die on that hill.
MarsIsAfire
Source: Kansas: Miracles Out of Nowhere documentary https://youtu.be/I53Y57OcRlo?t=3870
nachosyndicate
I thought she meant something else.
cbjfan
ThomWill
Keep your fingers out my wife's damn mouth!!
andydicktracymorganfairchild
I didn't know kevin nealon was in Kansas.
quadraspaz1
I didn't know that dust in the wind was a song, but now I get the reference in Bill and Ted where Ted's translating Socrates and says all we are is dust in the wind
SkeksiLady
Duuuuude
RickWilde
Men are bad at hints.
lalwaysupvotecatsandTHT
I think it's a very similar story for "Sweet Child of Mine": finger picking exercise turns into great riff.
Noahbalboa82
Kind of like piano exercise that turns into Dre
RedIronCrown
They forgot about Dre
Malsbury
Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straights too.
CormacTheCat
It was a string skipping/alternate picking warm-up that turned into Sweet Child Of Mine. But yeah, same principle.
MachinatioVitae
Slash has gone on record saying it was built like any other riff, not from a warmup or exercise.
Chimponzoo
Twinkle-Twinkle little star's tune was written by Mozart as practice work.
jekath
Yeah. And the "where do we go now" was Axl really not knowing where the song was going and it worked.
Eldibs
Yeah, if my memory serves correctly, their manager or something told them the song should be longer and they had no idea where to go with it.
Badprenup
I thought it was symbolic of being at the airport and you can't find your gate
jekath
...I like that story better and I will insist it is true from now on and you can't stop me.
WillemHellfire
I came here to say the same. +1
bigboneded
My kids' Grandpa, Jim, named his son Dusty, after his favorite song, Dust In The Wind. Dusty passed away as a young adult. Kansas played a gig in Arkansas, and Jim wound up getting to drive the band from the hotel to the gig and back. He told them that, in honor of his son, he had the lyrics with Dusty's photo, printed and framed. The band made him drive them to his house so they could sign it.
thebonesofmyancestors
That's a really great story.
bigboneded
I cry every time I think about it.
marbiter
Life in the Fast Lane started similarly. It was just a warm up Joe Wash played.
CaffeineEnabler
aShogunNamedMarcus
Joe's fingering technique will surely make you lose your mind
DongleDingler
Life's been good to him so far
pookieeatworld
I saw them in Detroit this past fall, and right before they played Life's Been Good, Joe said "You know... It's a lot harder being 70 in the 20's than it was being 20 in the 70's!"
cuddleskunk
That's my favorite Eagles song...which has gotten me weird looks from hardcore Eagles fans.
ThailandExpress
Mines âThose Shoesâ & I think âTequila Sunriseâ sucks.
hyperchondriac
Doolin' Dalton
BokchoyIsAWhiteVegetable
My finger exercises led to me becoming a teen parent....
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
It was probably the penis in the vagina that actually did that.
BokchoyIsAWhiteVegetable
lololol
WeAllTransform
It was probably the ejaculation from the penis that actually did that.
ThomWill
It was probably the one sperm that penetrated the egg that actually, actually did that