It was the whole cornucopia of fleshly material, carnal stuff. It was all there.ĭan: Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll. I did everythingĭan: Drugs, rock’n’roll, you name it. Scott: You took another road at that point?ĭan: Absolutely, I did a 180. I decided to just taste all the fruits that the world had to offer. I had a spiritual compass but I abandoned it completely. By then Dan Peek was fully immersed in the rock’n’roll lifestyle.ĭan: People you know sending limos, flying here, doing this or that. Scott : America took home the Grammy for Best New artist in 1972. Ventura Highway in the sunshine / Where the days are longer / The nights are stronger than moonshine… Scott: At what point did America go to America?ĭan: We came back to the States and made our second album Homecoming that had “Ventura Highway.” We went from not having anything we wanted materially to suddenly having whatever we wanted. It’s like being a kid in a candy story with a sweet tooth. Scott: When “A Horse with No Name” hit and it hit big, what did it do to you mentally?ĭan: The rocket took off so quick and was followed by hit after hit after hit that we were running so hard to keep up with the success. Scott : Dan Peek recorded his breakthrough album with America shortly after graduating high school. I think all of us looked at each other and went, “We’ve got something special here.” Scott: Did you know you had something when you got together and began to play and sing?ĭan Peek: We were sitting around one acoustic guitar and as we began to sing, our voices combined in this little space. Dan Peek’s dad was stationed in the UK as were the fathers of his classmates who would soon become his bandmates. Scott Ross : The band with the name “America” actually got its start in London. I’ve been through the desert on a horse with no name… LEGENDS Dan Peek: An American Tale By Stephen Hubbard and Scott Ross
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