Warning: This article contains spoilers forOzarkseason 3.
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How did it come about?
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When I have a question, I bring it up at the dinner table.
At that time, my [twin] sons were 19 and my daughter was 22.
They sent me the script.
I’m strictly nonfiction at this point in my life.
You know, I went through some fictional years there in the past!
It took me 10 days.
Then there’s gun violence.
How do you thinkOzarkmeant for the song to be seen?
I think the opening scene is more a literal translation of what the song is about.
She’s thinking about what her life would be like without [Marty/Jason Bateman].
So it was literally time for him to fly.
Who knows what came first, the chicken or the egg there.
But it certainly did come together.
The band is actually mentioned two episodes before you appear.
A dentist tells Wendy he wants REO to play a dental convention on the Missouri Belle riverboat casino.
He refers to the band as “The Wagon,” when fans actually call you REO.
Does anyone call you The Wagon?
Had I seen [that script]…
But that was episode one.
For our episode, they had me on stage delivering a couple of lines.
The first was a “Hey, everybody, how you doing?”
I told the writer, “You know, that’s not what I would normally say.”
And then our light guy puts the spots on the audience.
So we wrote that into the script.
But the whole thing about the dentists, that happened in episode one.
So if the viewer remembers that this is a dental convention, that line is kind of funny.
Well, that got dropped.
So my dental line kinda bombed.
Have you ever played a dental convention or equally oddball gig?
We did a tour of Mexico.
What are we doing here?"
He goes, [Spanish accent] “This is bullst.
This is bullst.”
Tell me about being on set to film your scene.
We were all psyched up.
We thought it was all going to be right next to each other, like on the show.
Well, it turns out that the casino is on one lake and the Blue Cat on another.
I thought that was just a working title.
Or maybe it was a little thing to make me feel at home?
I didn’t know what to make of it.
It was kind of shocking in a way.
I kind of operate under the brand name of REO Speedwagon.
But my friend, Sammy Hagar, his brand name is Sammy Hagar.
Now I kind of see how it feels when your own name is up there.
It’s a different feeling because I’m not used to it.
It was a little unsettling; exciting but new.
REO Speedwagon is back on the Billboard charts for songs that are many decades old.
I think it’s a combination of both.
It’s an example of the power of television.
I kind of want to hear some more about that."
I remember where I was when I wrote that song.
It was not a high point of my life.
I was in a tough position.
It’s been a pretty amazing journey.
And the journey continues.
