For Dennis, Styx is very much a part of him. It's part of his identity. And he feels like that has been taken away. It's like someone has taken away a part of himself from him.

It's easy for us to sit on the outside and see that Dennis's musical interests have strayed from what Styx is about. But what Dennis sees is someone taking something that's a part of him away from him. Styx is a part of him and he doesn't want to lose it, but he feels like he is.

Dennis needs to deal with who he is. It's like, he's going through a personal identity crisis. He needs to resolve for himself the issues of who he is and what part of him Styx is. And the only way he will get Styx back is by letting go of Styx. Otherwise either there will be no Styx or Styx will continue to go on without him. If Dennis can let go of Styx, then there will be the possibility of a reunion between Dennis and Styx.

If you think about it, Chuck let go of Styx. He didn't say Styx couldn't tour without him, or should wait till he is willing and able to tour. Chuck said "I don't want to tour right now, so let's get Glen to play bass, and Styx can still tour" (not an actual quote, just a summary of what he did). Chuck understood that if Styx toured without him, there would still be a Styx for Chuck to be a part of.

I think Dennis needs our prayers.

You all might not agree with what I've said here. And I can't prove my perspective is right. But I hope you will give it some consideration. And if you don't agree, we can agree to disagree.