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>> my playing rhythmically was a lot like terrys. >> chris had some of the inside guitar stuff. terry was a great rhythm guitar player outside of a great soloist and great singer. >> there was no leader in the band but in terms of the driving force. >> replacing terry kath was no easy task. >> theres no touching terry, i knew that. everybody else should know it. they would have to get used to somebody elses plan. ♪ ♪ thunder and lightning, did you know our love would end this way ♪ ♪ but...

He got physically in shape. he was focused. he was really kind of like a new man. ♪ hold me now ♪ its hard for me to say im sorry ♪ >> there was never any one face in the band. but it became all about peter. ♪ after all youve been through ♪ ♪ i will make it up to you >> the focus changed. there were videos. ♪ i promise you >> when we went in to record videos the director would say, whos the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. shoot all of us. i cant do that. theres too ma...

Knees. the phone was ringing and i dont know why, but i t the word that he had passed away. that was one of the worst days of my life. >> it was at don johnsons house, our keyboard tech. he did drugs with terry, and he partied with terry a lot. >> he was cleaning his gun. this was a little automatic pistol. donny johnson kind of squawked at him about its the middle of the night. you havent slept. dont clean your guns. dont mess around with the guns. go to bed. terry said, hey, look, man. i know ...

And i have been lessed with three things that never failed me. music, my trumpet and the guys in this band. >> walt, danny, lee, james, wh saturday in the park, i think about a man playing guitar. i give it a quick look up to the heavens to say hi. >> im still working through losing terry. >> my greatest recollections is when they were playing in those days and they played six sets. they worked hard and its ironic because nothings changed. that was how they started and they continued on.

Lakers game. i got a phone call from our manager. >> he did one of those, are you sitting down things. he said, terrys dead. [ voice breaks ] obviously, it still hits me. >> 25 days into the new year and the front line of the rock and roll ranks are depleted again. the lead singer of chicago, terry cath is dead. >> what? >> i didnt believe what i heard. >> i just -- i almost -- i got up and i almost fell to my knees. the phone was ringing and i dont know why, but i got the word that he had passe...

In the band. but it became all about peter. ♪ after all youve been through ♪ ♪ i will make it up to you >> the focus changed. there were videos. >> when we went in to record videos the director would say, whos the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. shoot all of us. i cant do that. theres too many guys. there would be no focus. so guess what. they focus on the lead singer and peter cetera became the star. ♪ couldnt stand to be kept away ♪ ♪ just for the day ♪ from your bo...

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