REO Speedwagon broke up this year due to “irreconcilable differences” (and were of course included in our annual in memoriam video). It wasn’t Kevin Cronin’s idea. Ahead of the band’s final show, which will take place Dec. 21 at the Venetian in Las Vegas, the REO frontman spoke to Billboard about his future career plans, mentioning that he never intended to jump off the Speedwagon.