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Peter and danny. welcome to the uk. lets start with you, terry. where did you get the song from? >> you have to start with him. he wrote this song. >> say that so i can get to that. >> i did write the song. just from experience. >> somebody wandered out of your life? >> many times. i dont know. i have no idea. >> when peter presented the ballad, of course, one of the things that chicago was about was lets record and write whatever we want, including songs that maybe not everybody in the band lov...

Away ♪ >> this is what you dream about. its not always in the form you wanted, but we were able to pretty much do as we wanted. >> the process was bifurcated. we used the band, but with if you leave me now, bobby was on the road and everything else. >> those of us who were all about being in a rock band were looking in sayinghat is this? why are we doing this? >> those songs were not chicago songs. those songs were peter songs. >> i think the person most affected by it was terry. he did not wa...

Played on the radio and becoming hits. we were just working constantly. it never stopped. we had very little time to slow down and think about anything. we are the epitome of a band. i mean it has always been a team effort. when it starts getting weird or -- somebody always steps up to take whatever slack is going on in the career. they step up and add a little more to it. we survive it somehow. >> so tera felt less than because he wasnt a songwriter or instrumentalist. he was a great singer but...

Different styles. we were able to do what we wanted. >> the process was bifurcated. we used the band. "if you leave me now" its just danny on the drums. everything else peter and i did. >> those of us who were all about being in a rock band were looking at each other saying, what is this? you know? why are we doing this? >> those songs werent chicago songs. those songs were peter songs. ♪ >> i think the person who was most affected by it was probably terry. he didnt want to go there. he didnt ...

Continued on and they loved to perform. >> i would like to thank my manager who believed in us for well over 30 years and im biased because im from the neighborhood of chicago. 12th and polasky. you are a great friend and you have a heart of gold. >> he has been our offense and defense. somehow found a way to keep us working for almost 50 years. we love you, peter. >> he is like an energizer bunny. he never needs bat wes though. he keeps going and going and going. >> they have been around for a ...

In the 70s they sold over 60 million records with an unbroken string of hits like saturday in the park, does anybody know what time it is and if you leave me now. they are continuing that sex -- sex? they are continuing that success -- i dont know. its hard to know who to talk to. they are all stars of the band, right? [ applause ] >> mole hills never become mountains. it is a democratic organization. there is no front man. everyone has an equal say-so. >> peter cetera. >> bobby. >> danny on dru...

>> at that point adding a new approach with a new enthusiasm was fortuitous timing. >> we were desperate for a hit record. >> okay. if that will put us on the radio, okay. ♪ hold me now >> david would start dictating lines to us. he wrote the song with peter. >> he did a wonderful job on the records. >> i know im great. you cant have 16 grammys and not be great. >> he had his crew. it didnt do some of us any good. he wouldnt use us on the records. >> because peter was part of of the writing te...

In the 70s they made over 60 million records saturday in the park and if you leave me now. they are continuing that sex. that success. i dont know. its hard to know who to talk to because they are all-stars of the band. right? they become mountains. its a democratic organization and there is no front man and everyone has an equal say so. >> peter cetera. >> my first day of rehearsing we had to hide in the pool house because no one had told don he was out of the band. we auditioned unbenounced to

>> i was looking at it as let me just play and sing these songs like a great top 40 gig. we needed -- because peter was gone, we needed a depardonure. robert and walt and jimmy, we needed to move forward. >> it has to go somewhere. we did the power ballads. they sold out and they dont take chances anymore. i dont care what they think. ♪ 25 or six to four

The very first day i said you pray played a wrong note. its an f and not an e. i dont want you to ever owe me. furthermore, i dont want to play bass anymore. you are going to play. peter was unhappy in the group. it was fortunate and unfortunate all at the same time. we were the power couple in the group. >> the first hit e mortgages from a movie sound track. everything fell in place. >> peter and i had written the song and we are singing. you can hear it nice. ♪ we are getting excited like th...