Dio 'Don't Talk To Strangers' REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach / Opera Singer

I can't get enough Ronnie James Dio. I hereby further profess that he is my vocal crush, and we're digging into your next highest requested song "Don't Talk To Strangers." This is by far one of my favorite songs of all time. Its message, the vocal runs and how flawlessly Dio brings out that emotion is insanely captivating. He is a god.

Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Dio performing "Don't Talk To Strangers” live for the first time.
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Performed by Dio - Words and Music by Ronnie James Dio
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[mattrleon]

During this tour he was sick, His health wasn't getting better but he wouldn't stop touring. He loved his fans and his job so much. He toured up to the day his body literally said no more and he couldn't physically do it. A true rock GOD.... There will NEVER be another Ronnie James Dio!!!

[frasler]

Is this becoming a Dio channel? Because I'm totally cool with that!

[shiftstart]

When Elizabeth hosts Dio. No question, just show up.

[ianross]

In my opinion, Dio was the the soul of Rainbow. No other vocalist came anywhere near the great man. He is missed so so much in the world of rock. From an old fan in UK

[WoodyCarpenter]

Fighting cancer at this time. Still rocking it. Makes me sad he is gone.

[zon]

It's too bad that Dio isn't still here to hear what you have to say. He had great respect for those that intelligently critique his work.

[kyles]

Ronnie James Dio. The Man on the Silver Mountain. Now and forever, RIP

[Dehumanizer]

Dio talking about his singing if anyone is curious

DIO: Well, that-- I’m always asked questions about singing: “How do you sing like that? How do you do this…” and I usually get that from other singers who say it to me like this [speaks in raspy voice]: “How do you sing like that?” Well… I know what you’re doing wrong… are you singing from the diaphragm? “No, I sing from up here.” Well, there you go -- there’s your first mistake. But, it goes so far beyond that and all the things that I’ve learned about how to do it which all came very naturally to me because I started as a trumpet player. I started when I was five years old, so I just applied the same technique. So, I think that I probably will, at some point, do a video, and show people how I do it, anyway, and see if that helps ‘em out at all.

Because I’ve had one guy -- only one guy -- that I’ve ever really told any of my secrets to, and that’s a guy by the name of Jeff Pilson. Jeff, who’s played with George Lynch and Dokken, and who played with us as well. Jeff had come to me and said, [in a high, strained voice], “Gee… how do you do that?” [laughs] “Oh, well, Jeff, here’s what I do… THIS!” and he goes, “Ohhh… so that’s it!” He was able to apply it. Everybody else that I’ve told this to, they get this big blank look on their faces, so I think I just need to learn how to explain it a bit better to people, perhaps. Or I think maybe I should just have more time to do it, as usually it’s the guy going [raspy voice] “How do you do that?” and it’s between sets, you know? Well, I tell them I’ll be doing a video someday. And they go [raspy voice] “I’ve give you thousands of dollars if you’ll just teach me -- just be my teacher!” You know, that’s not what I do. I’ll do that when it’s all over for me. I don’t want to give my secrets away anyway! [smiles]

I just know how to do it, you know? There are ways to do things. The first thing you do is you start with a song that warms you up: you don’t start with something that’s going to blow your brains out, ‘cause if you do that, you’re screwed! The unfortunate thing for me is… song #2, through whatever comes next will blow my brains out! But at least I’ve had a chance, via that first song, to find out what shape I’m in, what I need to do and how I need to do it. See, I’m a very lucky person. When I sing, I get stronger and stronger and stronger as I go along. So if I do two hours, by the times two hours has passed, I could do another four hours ‘cause it’s easy for me. Then I’m really, really warmed up. But warming up has been something that I’ve always hated. I hated warming up as a trumpet player, so I never did that either. And I hated warming up as a singer, ‘cause I couldn’t stand to hear people in the next dressing room going, “oh-ho-ho-ho-HO-HO”! What the fuck are you doing, anyway? This is rock and roll, pal! You know? If you can’t do it without doing that -- FUCK OFF! But that’s what they have to do; that’s what they have to do, and I’m one of those very, very fortunate hybrids of nature who doesn’t have to do that. Hey, perhaps I’d be ten times the singer I am if I warmed up -- but I don’t think so. My attitude has always been this: I’ve only got so many notes in my voice that someone either there [points up], or there [points down], has given me, and I’m not gonna waste ‘em. I don’t waste them in the shower, in the car: I only sing when it’s time to sing. So, when it goes, “One, two, three, four”—BAM -- I sing! The first note goes out, I go, “Not bad. I can deal with it.” I’m just giving my secrets away already here…

Dio talking about opera and Tony Bennett

DIO: The guy’s unbelievable! You think to yourself, “How can he possibly do this anymore at that age?” Simple, he’s that good. You know, some of the great opera singers have been able to do it for so long, because they’ve got technique -- just like I know how to do it, Tony knows how to do it. Pavarotti knows how to do it -- that’s a different animal though… opera. Opera singer is a different animal. That’s so much tax on the voice, I mean, at that level all the time, it’s hard to be that… and most of them die of heart attacks, anyway, because they start to overeat and emote so much. I think, again, if hey, Sinatra was still singing when he was that old, you know? It can be done. Why not? Sammy Davis, Jr. was belting it out before he died, and I mean that was the greatest entertainer that ever lived, so, why can’t I do it? [smiles] Sure I can. If I can be this much of what those people were, then I’m blessed.

Dio: But growing up for me, first hearing music, was with my grandmother and grandfather who listened to opera all the time. My hero was a guy named Mario Lanza -- he was my hero. I loved that man so much when I heard him sing, I thought, “Wow! Check him out!” My dad was a really good singer, too, never was a professional, never even sang in an amateur way. I used to hear him sing and would think, “Whoa! That’s pretty good…”
But in the case of opera, I heard these people singing, and I went, “Wow! Check that out! Wow, that’s amazing!” So I always wanted to take that attitude, and put it into a rock-attitude, when I had a chance to create my own things. Of course, I started out in copy-bands -- everybody does. You have to learn your craft somehow. So I sang a lot of R&B; as a kid; then when I got to write things, wrote in a more classical way, because as a trumpet-player, I played orchestra music all the time.

So I applied all those themes, and I’m talking classical ideas, opera ideas -- and was smart enough perhaps to put them into the music, and then lyrically, populate it with the people that I read. As a kid I was an only child, and I was just a voracious reader -- still am to this day, and I read a lot of Walter Scott, Edgar Rice Borroughs -- the John Carter of Mars series; I used to love that stuff that Borroughs wrote and all those wonderful things that maybe used my imagination. Knights on charges, you know? You didn’t know about those ‘cause nobody will ever see that -- nobody will ever see a dragon. So I had to create these things in my mind. I thought, “Wow, that’s so cool!” So when I had a chance to write I took all of those parts of my life and put them together, and what you got was “RONNIE JAMES DIO” – “Mister Fantasy” who’s stayed very true to what he’s done, which is one of the other reasons why I’ve been successful.

I’ve been given a strong and flexible voice that realized its potential because of my trumpet training. My instrument technique was transferred to my vocals and has allowed me to do it properly and to last this long. Opera was something always around me when growing up and influenced much of my later style.

[andremunari]

Ronnie was 64 yo when this presentation was recorded. Besides his powerful and unique voice, it´s really amazing his passion for music and to entertain his fans. Once again, thanks Elizabeth for this reaction, will be fantastic!

[erwinamesz]

Ronnie was the heaviest metal, but also the softest one. Dearly missed, never forgotten ❤️

[kenklein]

Doug Aldrich is the guitar player. He’s played with just about everybody in hard rock and metal. Here he is paying homage to Vivian Campbell who did the original version of the song, while still making it his own solo, as always he did a fantastic job. The song they were starting at the end of the video is ‘Straight Through the Heart’, which you should also do.

[derekgooden]

He was sick here. He only stopped touring and singing when his body simply couldn't do it anymore. He was known for taking the time to sign autographs and spend time with fans all over the world. He was not only an incredible singer but a really good guy.

[stacyhandchild]

Ronnie James Dio would have turned 79 years old today, god bless him

[DrDommm]

I love her passion for DIO. He was one of the greatest singers ever

[JeffFrickww]

"He Sounds Glorious" truer words have never been spoken

[scottgarcia]

To me, the best thing about Dio is he's the hero who wouldn't disappoint the fans who met him. So many times we meet people we've admired and they just disappoint. I'm sure at times they just have bad days, but I haven't heard of one person who ever met him who walked away with a bad word to say about him. That's an amazing legacy to leave behind.

[KingArthas]

The specific show was recorded live at London Astoria back in 2005 and is part of the live album "Holy Diver - Live" on DVD. Ronnie James Dio was 62 years old at that time! As far as the fantastic solo Elizabeth talks about (11:57), the man on the guitar is the amazing Doug Aldrich!

[robbailey]

Doug Aldrich is the guitarist, he's amazing. A BEAST !!!!

[Scientist_Salarian]

“It’s not the size of the pencil, it’s how big you write your name.” —Dio on the difference between his physical stature and his vocal power.

[imrankayacanan]

I love how every time she giggles when Dio shows his brilliance. Loved it..