- Lead singer for the rock band Steppenwolf. "Born to Be Wild" peaked at #2 in 1968. "Magic Carpet Ride" peaked at #3 in 1968. "Straight Shootin' Woman" peaked at #29 in 1974, this was the last Top 40 single for Steppenwolf.
- Kay suffers from increased sensitivity to light, so he wears his trademark sunglasses. He also has congenital achromatopsia (complete colorblindness), a defect of the cone cells in the eyes which causes him to see in black and white, and results in legal blindness. Despite this condition, he is an avid videographer.
- He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario in 2004.
- His son, Shawn, was born in 1968.
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