I-95 Drive Home Featured Artist [VIDEO]

Tonight’s featured artist had a hit song that he said was a message to his band mate so stop being such a bummer and enjoy the ride.  Any guess the artist or song?

Turns out our “Dear Abbey’ was in this instance Tommy Shaw of Styx. The song? Fooling Yourself. According to Songfacts Shaw said he wrote this song, which was in part a message to his bandmate Dennis DeYoung, who hated touring and often seemed miserable. Said Shaw: "In a way that song was from me to Dennis. The seeds of discontent had started to take over on the road. The rest of us were all really happy at the time, but Dennis wasn't getting quite the same joy. I was trying to tell him there was all this great stuff going on, and to enjoy it more. It was frustrating to see someone so talented and loved, but not getting more out of the experience. Whether or not he understood, I don't know. It was fairly subtle."  Shaw would later downplay the DeYoung connection and say that he realized the song could also apply to himself, as he could become cynical at times.