i personally dont like 80's chicago. i love the jazzy rock music they produced earlier in their careers. i mean come on did anyone here the 25 or 6 to 4 remake they did on one of the 80's albums, not sure which one. BUT, i respect what they did and i accept those albums as chicago albums. same thing with genesis, or journey, started of edgy, then came off poppy. but in the end they made great memorable music that we love. peace. chicago forever.
I don't know why people have to bicker over the different eras of Chicago's music. Their earlier material is undeniably fantastic, and a wonderful blend of many musical inspirations. Great stuff. But, I (like so many other people who were kids in the 80s), was introduced to the band BECAUSE of the Foster era. I loved 16 and 17 so much that I learned about the history of the band, and discovered how innovative and cutting edge they were. I love both eras, and I see no reason to choose one only.
Who's the interviewer? I got a few laughs from his laid-back attitude. I also like the verbal jabs between him and Foster. Like, when Foster says "Thanks Molly". Today everything is so damn serious, and people take themselves too seriously (including me). More rudeness and arrogance, please. Less perversion.
Peter is the greatest!! He can sing and play anything!!! I'm sad he's no longer in Chicago but everything must change. I believe Terry would have quit eventually had he lived.
i gotta say, i'm not a fan of his solo stuff. but as someone once said to me- we'll take whatever we can get from the man who is doing what he does best- thank you adorablejaney.
This is a very akward interview to say the very least!!!! It was a transition time in the life of Peter Cetera and Chicago!!! Just him and David Foster being interviewed without the rest of the band pretty much says it all!!!! I can definitely understand Peter getting annoyed toward the end of the interview because he plains says at least four times he is leaving Chicago and the interviewer keeps asking him what his plans for the next album is going to be!!! Very unique end to a legend!!
@williamkatt81 I Was telling that to anyone that pisses all over Peter... He has an amazing voice, and people slam him for leaving the group... He has the right to make his own records... Chicago kid... I did not direct that at you... To the people that state that he should be with chicago, lEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!
Yes, Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Chicago was buried under the ground when Original Drummer and Co-Chicago Founder Danny Seraphine left them in 1990 after 23 years.Terry Kath was the other Co-Founder of Chicago.
RIP Doug Fieger of the Knack during the last 5 years when Pop Music was still good up to 1985. i switched to totally Country in 1986 and have never gone back to Pop Music since because of my complete distaste of the direction it eventually went. Rap Hip Hop like crap Music in Pop starting in 1986 killed it all completely for me.
@NiagaraFalls4424 Totally country, eh? Like Restless Heart? In my opinion, the last great country LP was Country Club, by Travis Tritt. After that, the "Hats" took over the business, with their fake "tough guy" persona and their bullshit 1980's rock-arranged music. Country music today is as soulless (and meaningless) as ever.
It's hard to pick my favorite Chicago songs because there are a lot of good ones. But if i had to personally pick my favorite Chicago songs they would be in this order from earliest to latter,Introduction,Beginnings ,Wake Up Sunshine,Color My World,Dialogue,Feeling Stronger Everyday,Call On Me,Old Days,Another Rainyday In New York City,Baby What A Big Surprise,Alive Again,and No Tell Lover.
I believe No Tell Lover was released off their "Hot Streets" album. While all the albums were released by the number in order they came out with....releasing an album per year nonstop! Yeah "Hot Streets" would have been the first album released after Terry Kath's accidental death.I too like just about everything Chicago's ever done. But a lot of fans weren't impressed with the 80's era of their music.
@imachildofthe80s8089 For good reason, a lot of their 80's stuff was mindless ballad after ballad and the albums got worse. Chicago 21 had to be the worst
Looking back in hindsight, Chicago without Peter Cetera would have let them continue to be the innovators that they started out as, and they would have stayed that course. But those of us who were fans from the very beginning know what happened instead.
Cetera started the syrupy ballad sellout/downfall, the band saw the new money potential, and the rest is history.
Sorry, but facts are facts... Chicago will always be remembered as one of the biggest sellouts in music history.
@trilogypart3 You are totally correct man you say it how it is and i think i have worded it like that before. However there are some people Women that eat up those cheesy ballads. What they dont realize is a lots of those stupid songs were written by outside writers. The band doesent actually believe that crap they are singing about
wow,I love his stuff with chicago, but he seems pretty full of himself here..........He did grow into his looks though, back in the early 70's he looked freakish
It was more like Cetera was getting all the top billing and there were hard feelings (understandably). It was either a case of all the good songs were given to Cetera to sing or Cetera's songs kept becoming the hits. Chicago was a true conglomerate of talented musicians, so for any one member to stand out SO much was anti-Chicago...and that was what was happening with Cetera. Don't get me wrong...I love Chicago and Peter, but I think the split WAS for the best, unfortunately.
yeah....it would be (in my opinion) a lot better if henley either quit the "I'm a 60 year old man who is still anti establishment" and just sing. either that..or left the band all together.
no. i wasn't even speaking to you. if you don't like what i have to say...then just go on about your business. there is no need for you to address me.
I'm really sad that we all will no longer able to see these 2 great musician create something awesome, as sure as good music had died in the mid 90's with the very sharp decline in the late 80's. They are very2 true legends!!! I miss that era and love them both!
Chicago was already famous. However during the late 1970's when Terry Kath died they began to go downhill. The two albums they did with Donnie Dacus bombed, then Chicago 14 was a big failure.
Chicago was then dropped by Columbia records.
Warner Bros records picked them up and they brought in David Foster because Danny Seraphine knew him.
Chicago 16 came out in 1982 and it was an enormous success. Then Chicago 17 came out in 1984 and it was the biggest album they ever had.
@Riddler95 that blows me away that just shows how bad of music taste some people have. Chicago Transit Authoirty and Chicago 2 blow that album they arent even comparable. Why does this make me so mad
@Riddler95 Yah man Chicago-16 is the newest album of theirs that i own it was far superior to 17 Chicago-16 had more rocking songs and Bill and Peter blended their voices on so many songs. 17 had way to much cheese the only song i like from that album is Only You because it has all three singers featured on it.
@TheBeaugraham Good question Beaugraham. Why does this make you so mad? Do you have something personal against Cetera? Did you get chained to a furnace & forced to listen to 80's music as a child? If you prefer the old 70's Chicago that's fine. But bashing almost everything they did in the 80's & Peter's entire solo career just makes you sound like a bitter old dude who can't stand the fact that there may be peopleout there (lots in fact) who like things that are different than they do.
@vodude I guess there is no accouting for taste. Peter Cetera did lead and wrote some of Chicago's best stuff those songs however are from the 1970's when they were at their best lyrically and musically. Its kind of well known about how their albums in the 80's are more than few steps down from Chicago Transit Authority through Hot Streets. I realize the music and the business had changed but definitely not for the better. I will say that Chicago-16 1982 was their best album in the 80's.
As as bassist/vocalist myself, I idolized Cetera. Seeing him squirm, giggle and act like a 12 year old girl with her boy-toy on her arm is as depressing as all hell. Since the, he has done nothing but run Chicago down and record bloated sugary glop. The interviewer is a total tool. Thanks for making this available. I needed to see what a yutz Cetera is.
I always thought he was of Italian origins but recently found out that he was a mixture of Polish and Hungarian. Of course all the best people are mixtures, i am a mixture of Irish and Maltese!
One thing about the whole band that I was always interested in hearing was what any one of the guys sounded like while they were talking not singing.
I know that there are a few references out there NOWADAYS, but until 1995 or so I had no idea what anybody but Terry and Bobby sounded like while they were TALKING.
I love Cetera. Saw him in concert two years ago and it was fantastic. He's so talented! But man, the guy has an ego. He did a few videos and decided to become an "actor." It's a shame. Take a look at the youtube clip "Peter Cetera Snubs his Fans."
From what I have heard, Peter would get pretty nervous when going in front of the TV. Therefore, I really think he was just acting cocky out of nervousness.
as for PC.Great voice. Some of his initial post chicago solo stuff was good, some was a bit pukey to me (and I like to think I have an appreciation for schmaltzey stuff if it's good- am not shallow). I'm sure he didn't have to share royalties equally while in the drivers seat with chicago! Going solo was prob just a bit more in his interest financially.
Hard to say if he did the right thing. As for Scheff, I think he was a dream replacement. I'm glad ceteta left so I got all that scheff stuff
way to overdo the gay references like another reviewer said. Stimulating and rub was the worst, then it just went on and on. I mean, I'm not homophobic at all but why oh why.
Foster is a sweet producer. I don't like half of his post 80's though (coors, celine dion etc as just two examples). Its just a personal thing it doesn't sit with my taste.
I don't think he "couldnt care less about chicago" as another reviewer suggested. He did a great job and showed at least some respect to their roots
I find the interview strange. I can't put my finger on why. It's the pacing, perhaps. Or the questions. Or the way Cetera answers the questions. Something is just weirdly vague.
Cetera seems to be a bit full of himself in this interview, too. I cannot tell where he is being sarcastic and where he laces his arrogance as "joking."
Just weird. I come away from the interview asking "....uuhhh.... ??? what did they say?"
Cetera is one of the most talented bass players, singers and songwriters I have ever seen but he got a little too arrogant in this time period. This coupled with the political infighting of the time within Chicago....well you know the rest of the story
Peter Cetera and David Foster were in fact writing a song for ROCKY 4. However, Stallone chose to pass on it. "Glory Of Love," was picked up by the producers of Karate Kid 2 and went on to win Best Song at the 1987 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and was nominated for 1987 best pop vocal Grammy Award.
Sorry Brandonkirk, but PC didn't have that much talent and he didn't contribute that much material to Chicago. If you bother to look at Chicago's albums prior to Chicago 16, you'll see that PC really didn't contribute much of the writing or the singing. He got lucky, inasmuch as he and the times (early eighties) mixed just perfectly. He soon fissled out after a couple of hits, whereas Chicago continued to be successful for many years afterwards.
Cetera evolved into a great bass player, singer and songwriter, but as you say, in the early days his writing component was minimal. The first minor hit he had he co-wrote (Lowdown), and the next he also co-wrote (Feeling Stronger Every Day) and it wasn't until Chicago SEVEN where he had a few hits, he co-written Call On Me, the Beach Boys participating Wishing You Were Here (on which Cetera just sings backing vocals and the bridge - unusual for a Cetera song Terry sings lead)...
Call On Me was written by Lee Loughnane! Peter was a great bass player from the beginning, but David Foster had to come in and start playing the bass parts on keyboards, at least on the albums. These ARE two talented guys (Cetera and Foster), but they combined to turn Chicago into a "wimpy" pop band for teenage girls. Sorry to say that, but just about any Chi fan from the Terry Kath days will tell you that, unless they're living in denial.
You are correct, Call on Me was a Lee Loughnane song, as my CD credits show. I thought the credit was split with Cetera - perhaps it says that on my vinyl, or I'm recalling an interview where Lee had the basic song and Cetera helped him finish it? But it is quite a jazzy/latin song for Cetera's style, though his Happy Man had a latin feel.
I don't disagree that the Kath era was better, but like anyone that is just my opinion. As for Foster's synth-bass, wasn't that just part of the NEW sound?
True, it was part of the new sound, but in my opinion (and yes, it IS just an opinion), the new sound was an homogenized sound, just like the "fake" drum sound that they incorporated at the same time. It is beyond me how anyone could listen to Peter's bass playing on the early albums, OR Danny's drumming, and actually think the "newer" sound had anywhere near as much soul, and inspiration as the older sound did! I know Danny was devastated when he was fired, but he should have felt LIBERATED!
@maysno24 You are correct man but just say Opinion use the word fact because that is exactly how it is. Danny Seraphine must have been pissed here is a superb drummer and he has to sit back and program drum machines. Man the 80's were bad
Singing in a lower key on what? Wishing You Were Here? Terry sang lead on that because the key was too low for Cetera. Not sure how that happened if he wrote the song. But I have heard him sing rather low on Song for You from XIV and How Many Times from his first solo album.
well I know some of the members were in "Electraglide in Blue" along with Robert Blake,around 1973,Cetera was a punk type Motorbike guy,,its a cult classic.
That's so funny how much slower things worked back then... you could send in the trivia answer to a physical address! I don't think they do stuff like that any more. the movie they were talking about I'm pretty sure is "Electra-Glide in Blue", which was made by their producer James William Guercio. Very cool movie.
If you had the majority of the talent in a band and did most of the writing, would you want to split your royalties 5 ways with the fellow band members. He was smart to leave.
I don't think he's being arrogant, I get the feeling he got tired of the internal politics as they were being played out in the mid-80's and decided it would be best to just cut his ties completely. Besides, what could he POSSIBLY say regarding Jason Scheff without insulting the guy? Best to remain silent...
Robert Lamm was so pissed when Cetera started getting all of the press, and then left for a solo career, after 17. Pete told them he wanted to go solo, Lamm & Walt wanted to continue touring. Alot of bad blood after the split. Chicago still continues to rock!!!
I agree BDOUG72 Absolutely nothing to RHH. exept stupidity. I don't know if foster is really genuine, He saw Peter as a nice voice and couldn't care less about chicago. I may be wrong but i think he saw 16 as a recording of Cetera. Period.
Considering the massive departure they made from the classic sound of Chicago to what 16 and 17 ultimately sounded like, I agree that Foster saw right away that Cetera's voice would be the central figure in the production and songwriting for those albums.
I guess you can't blame them for going with the trendier sounds and production of the 80's...but for all the records they sold in the aftermath, they were never the same band as when Terry Kath was alive.
WEll Lamm said It corrretly Sceff was the best pick he was destined in a way I guess he fits in very well. And the chemistry of his play is that worked very well Just as well and Kath were working together.I am not saying really anytghing about Kath(I think he was briliant)but I am comparing the chemistry. I think Scheff was equally easy to work with. Foster put the microphone into PC's voice I think PC always was a great singer Foster just made hima better microphone(so to speak)
In my opinion the sound of Chicago died when Terry did... Granted they are all great musicians as a whole but something was missing and their direction took a deep turn, but they are still great nonetheless....
Yeah I hear that alot (I am not old enough to remember Kath, But the band is very resilliant they said they wouln't last after Kath, then Peter, then Danny, then Donie, they have not really stayed within the parameters of exclusively Kath but they have still are the legend of kath that makes them still very resilliant. So i agree and disagree. Scheff, Tris and Kieth have lived a legend that will always be remembered by me. i listen to kath these days, but the critics will dtill be critics
To say that Peter used Chicago for his solo career is wrong - he was a full fledged band member for YEARS. After all that time, one can't refer to him as a "user" - geez, he was there for a long time. Also, to say Chicago is better without him........? They are still entertaining but without Cetera, this is a totally different band and will never achieve the success they had prior to him leaving. Everyone has an opinion though and that is cool.
I cannot stand these two people. Peter and David used Chciago for his solo career which is so evident on 16 and 17. The day he left was the best day for Chicago post Terry's passing. Terry, Robert and Jimmy wrote the songs and Peter came up with two hits that are the worst songs of their career and do not even have the band playing on them. I hope the band never reunites with him.
I'm going to have to agree. But I think it was more Foster's idea to use Cetera to put some cash in his pocket. However, Peter was a vital part of the group with his bass skill and his vocals. But by the time the eighties rolled around he was the frontman. The original members being shunned out of the spotlight like that makes me cringe.
Chicago is still going strong without Peter Cetera. Even better off without him, there still selling out concerts all over the world despite the changes in band personel, but with origional members Robert Lamm, Jimmy Pankow, Walt Parazaider and Lee Loughnane going strong along with the other member sof the band Jason Scheff, Bill Champlin, Tris Imboden and Keith Howland, their still rocking, fans keep coming to see their concerts regardless who's in the band.
I think its funny that Cetera gave hint at 3:18 that he wasnt in the group anymore. "Well if he is, I AINT GONNA BE THERE PAL!" This interview had to be awkward lol
REO SPEEDWAGON????????????????? What a joke! That so explains why I DON'T like any of the Peter Cetera stuff after he went solo! I hated REO SEEDWAGON............they were bubble gum like and annoying!
My mistake! My first response was to a comment made about another Chicago video.
Someone said something like "Chicago was lame and untalented" and that "REO Speedwagon was the best rock band ever" and that "Chicago wished they were as good as REO Speedwagon" (something along those lines.) THAT'S where REO Speedwagon came into the conversation.
RGjr146....too bad I'm not perfect like you! I should say "sorry" but I won't because I couldn't care less about what you have to say or think!
Speedy, if you couldn't care less then why bother to respond? My comment was rude. Sorry. By the way, if you don't like Peter Cetera why are you watching his interview? I'm puzzled. Sort of like a homophobe watching and commenting on vids with gay tags.
I was surfing through the Chicago videos one day, plain as that. Terry David Mulligan and David Foster are both Canadians, as am I, so I was merely interested in what was being said.
You just can't help yourself can you? You apologize for being rude (thanks for that), but then you turn around and do it again!
Kind of cancels out the apology, don't you think? Save your breath and my time, and don't bother responding. I have a sneaking suspicion that it will be more inanity anyways.
@speedyqltr Do me a favor listen to Reo Speedwagons 1971 self titled first album. I have a feeling you will like what you hear good early 70's hard rock. Terry Lutrell is the singer and way better than Kevin Cronin who took Reo down the same sappy ballad crap drive road. I cant believe what crap the mindless masses like
The interviewer is Terry David Mulligan, a Canadian music biz "hang around"..... David Foster, also another Canadian took Chicago and Cetera into the tank (IMHO)... Chicago as a band had their ba$%^ cut off when Terry died..... Cetera had so much potential, and he took the Phil Collins route and went soft and commercial.....
He does seem mad at Foster... the final line "Stay Away From Foster" for example...Maybe he was a Chicago insider mad at David for stealing the star. :-) I think Peter had made his mind up all the way never to return but wasn't quite ready to announce he was done with Chicago as he was still working on his solo album.
David's still kickin' So's Robert and company!. Where are you dear Ego?
michaelericksonmusic 5 months ago
i personally dont like 80's chicago. i love the jazzy rock music they produced earlier in their careers. i mean come on did anyone here the 25 or 6 to 4 remake they did on one of the 80's albums, not sure which one. BUT, i respect what they did and i accept those albums as chicago albums. same thing with genesis, or journey, started of edgy, then came off poppy. but in the end they made great memorable music that we love. peace. chicago forever.
slayerized27 5 months ago
I don't know why people have to bicker over the different eras of Chicago's music. Their earlier material is undeniably fantastic, and a wonderful blend of many musical inspirations. Great stuff. But, I (like so many other people who were kids in the 80s), was introduced to the band BECAUSE of the Foster era. I loved 16 and 17 so much that I learned about the history of the band, and discovered how innovative and cutting edge they were. I love both eras, and I see no reason to choose one only.
EmotionallyExhausted 8 months ago
Some of the music David Foster has produced just has not aged very well.
philumber 8 months ago
David Foster was a HOTTIE!!! Hahaha
Bianx65 9 months ago
- Stay away from Foster.
- I will.
I love this type of dry tongue-in-cheek humor.
joroma77 10 months ago
Who's the interviewer? I got a few laughs from his laid-back attitude. I also like the verbal jabs between him and Foster. Like, when Foster says "Thanks Molly". Today everything is so damn serious, and people take themselves too seriously (including me). More rudeness and arrogance, please. Less perversion.
joroma77 10 months ago
@joroma77 That's Terry David Mulligan
CityslickCaptain 10 months ago
gAY BOBS
fraink7 11 months ago
The David Foster produced Chicago albums sounded then and still sound very "80's", but the albums produced by JWG in the 70's still sound timeless.
IMHO anyway.
gearguitarguy 1 year ago
History has proven that Pete is lame, the band has prospered, buh bye cetera!
cptndon57 1 year ago
@ChicagoKid1969 Thanks A Lot!
renues 1 year ago
you're the perspiration?
musiclover5543 1 year ago 4
Peter is the greatest!! He can sing and play anything!!! I'm sad he's no longer in Chicago but everything must change. I believe Terry would have quit eventually had he lived.
1484ish 1 year ago
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privatewayfarer 1 year ago
i gotta say, i'm not a fan of his solo stuff. but as someone once said to me- we'll take whatever we can get from the man who is doing what he does best- thank you adorablejaney.
kimberkley 1 year ago
This is a very akward interview to say the very least!!!! It was a transition time in the life of Peter Cetera and Chicago!!! Just him and David Foster being interviewed without the rest of the band pretty much says it all!!!! I can definitely understand Peter getting annoyed toward the end of the interview because he plains says at least four times he is leaving Chicago and the interviewer keeps asking him what his plans for the next album is going to be!!! Very unique end to a legend!!
MultiBluesapphire 1 year ago
@williamkatt81 I Was telling that to anyone that pisses all over Peter... He has an amazing voice, and people slam him for leaving the group... He has the right to make his own records... Chicago kid... I did not direct that at you... To the people that state that he should be with chicago, lEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!
williamkatt81 1 year ago
you're the perspiration? was that a purposeful joke? or a mistake?
Firebirrd85 1 year ago
It was so obvious he was leaving Chicago. Kind of like the pink elephant in the living room...
jacme1219 1 year ago
Our realtionship is...gay....
l0l
chinchonchinchon 1 year ago
@chinchonchinchon Thank you!
bjoelfn55 1 year ago
David Foster, nice Canadian accent.
tromboneJTS 1 year ago
This is worth gold indeed... Amazing how you get these videos.
drkam6 1 year ago
Yes, Chicago died when Terry Kath died. Chicago was buried under the ground when Original Drummer and Co-Chicago Founder Danny Seraphine left them in 1990 after 23 years.Terry Kath was the other Co-Founder of Chicago.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
Original Lead Guitarist Vocalist Terry Kath and Drummer Danny Seraphine not only was Chicago.
TERRY KATH AND DANNY SERAPHINE IS CHICAGO.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
RIP Doug Fieger of the Knack during the last 5 years when Pop Music was still good up to 1985. i switched to totally Country in 1986 and have never gone back to Pop Music since because of my complete distaste of the direction it eventually went. Rap Hip Hop like crap Music in Pop starting in 1986 killed it all completely for me.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
@NiagaraFalls4424 Totally country, eh? Like Restless Heart? In my opinion, the last great country LP was Country Club, by Travis Tritt. After that, the "Hats" took over the business, with their fake "tough guy" persona and their bullshit 1980's rock-arranged music. Country music today is as soulless (and meaningless) as ever.
rayjr62 1 year ago
It's hard to pick my favorite Chicago songs because there are a lot of good ones. But if i had to personally pick my favorite Chicago songs they would be in this order from earliest to latter,Introduction,Beginnings ,Wake Up Sunshine,Color My World,Dialogue,Feeling Stronger Everyday,Call On Me,Old Days,Another Rainyday In New York City,Baby What A Big Surprise,Alive Again,and No Tell Lover.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
The only Chicago songs i liked after the Terry Kath era were Alive Again and No Tell Lover.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
I believe No Tell Lover was released off their "Hot Streets" album. While all the albums were released by the number in order they came out with....releasing an album per year nonstop! Yeah "Hot Streets" would have been the first album released after Terry Kath's accidental death.I too like just about everything Chicago's ever done. But a lot of fans weren't impressed with the 80's era of their music.
imachildofthe80s8089 2 years ago
@imachildofthe80s8089 For good reason, a lot of their 80's stuff was mindless ballad after ballad and the albums got worse. Chicago 21 had to be the worst
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
Chicago was never the same after Terry Kath's death.
Peter Cetera really originally wanted out of Chicago in 1978 after his death.
NiagaraFalls4424 2 years ago
Wow and wound up staying another 7 years instead. Guess he grinned and beared it!
imachildofthe80s8089 2 years ago
David Foster was the worst thing to happen to the band. That is unless you like the simple ballad and synth and eschew music.
94z07 2 years ago
I'm gonna try the stripe V neck bare chest look. Now.
SouthJerseyMatt 2 years ago
Me too, from the Pete Cetera school of hottie. I'm in.
jsb779 2 years ago
chicago without peter cetera is like the jackson 5 without michael jackson
jsteed3 2 years ago
@jsteed3:
Looking back in hindsight, Chicago without Peter Cetera would have let them continue to be the innovators that they started out as, and they would have stayed that course. But those of us who were fans from the very beginning know what happened instead.
Cetera started the syrupy ballad sellout/downfall, the band saw the new money potential, and the rest is history.
Sorry, but facts are facts... Chicago will always be remembered as one of the biggest sellouts in music history.
trilogypart3 2 years ago
@trilogypart3 You are totally correct man you say it how it is and i think i have worded it like that before. However there are some people Women that eat up those cheesy ballads. What they dont realize is a lots of those stupid songs were written by outside writers. The band doesent actually believe that crap they are singing about
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
Those two looked like lovers more than anything else... Cetera was great with the band, but he is a total dick... Thats life...
austexpilot1 2 years ago
wow,I love his stuff with chicago, but he seems pretty full of himself here..........He did grow into his looks though, back in the early 70's he looked freakish
kissed61 2 years ago
It would be nice if Peter could sit in with the band once and a while. Or maybe just one show with the old gang.
tanyafoxx 2 years ago
He never should have left Chicago. The only problem was that Lamm and the rest of the group were going in a different direction.
AbbeyRoad52 2 years ago
It was more like Cetera was getting all the top billing and there were hard feelings (understandably). It was either a case of all the good songs were given to Cetera to sing or Cetera's songs kept becoming the hits. Chicago was a true conglomerate of talented musicians, so for any one member to stand out SO much was anti-Chicago...and that was what was happening with Cetera. Don't get me wrong...I love Chicago and Peter, but I think the split WAS for the best, unfortunately.
Ovrkyl 2 years ago
Chicago without Cetera is like Eagles without don Henley....
MyRickyz 2 years ago
yeah....it would be (in my opinion) a lot better if henley either quit the "I'm a 60 year old man who is still anti establishment" and just sing. either that..or left the band all together.
BigBoiJC 2 years ago
bigboijc you are (in my opinion) a cunt.
Now fuck off
dooombringerrr 2 years ago
no. i wasn't even speaking to you. if you don't like what i have to say...then just go on about your business. there is no need for you to address me.
BigBoiJC 2 years ago
Can't even listen to this crap
paisleygerry 2 years ago
but you did butt breath
davehuddy 2 years ago
Cetera was so smug by this time.
Trouble was he started believing his own publicity!
Still, he needed to leave Chicago, and let them continue to grow!
CANARVONKID 2 years ago
Wow, never saw this before. Must have been quite a shock for a lot of people.
Heh..."You're the Perspiration", wonder if that was a joke or an accident XD
Chuixupu 2 years ago
I'm really sad that we all will no longer able to see these 2 great musician create something awesome, as sure as good music had died in the mid 90's with the very sharp decline in the late 80's. They are very2 true legends!!! I miss that era and love them both!
farawayelf 2 years ago
go back to chicago pete-retard!!!!!
4cClubT 2 years ago
Who is Foster?
keed48 2 years ago
keed48,
are you serious???
tifjoking 2 years ago
Yes, I'm afraid I am. I'm assuming he is the producer of some of their albums, right?
keed48 2 years ago 2
Electra Glide in Blue from 1973 was the 'big' film they appeared in.
dagm80 2 years ago
What was the answer to the trivia question?
Billyjk72 2 years ago
Peter Cetera had one hell of a tenor!
mrceleb2006 2 years ago
It was David Foster that made Chicago and Peter Cetera famous. In fact, Foster made just about anyone whom he recorded with.
abroodofviper 2 years ago
Chicago was already famous. However during the late 1970's when Terry Kath died they began to go downhill. The two albums they did with Donnie Dacus bombed, then Chicago 14 was a big failure.
Chicago was then dropped by Columbia records.
Warner Bros records picked them up and they brought in David Foster because Danny Seraphine knew him.
Chicago 16 came out in 1982 and it was an enormous success. Then Chicago 17 came out in 1984 and it was the biggest album they ever had.
Riddler95 2 years ago
@Riddler95 Are you trying to tell me that Chicago-17 (Puke) was bigger selling than the first few albums 1969,1970. That is sad if thats true
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
Yes it is true, Chicago 17 is still the biggest selling Chicago album of all time.
Riddler95 1 year ago
@Riddler95 that blows me away that just shows how bad of music taste some people have. Chicago Transit Authoirty and Chicago 2 blow that album they arent even comparable. Why does this make me so mad
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
I have to agree with you on that one, the early Chicago albums are far superior to the later albums.
However I still enjoyed some of the songs on Chicago 16 and Chicago 17.
I only listen to the albums with Peter Cetera.
Riddler95 1 year ago
@Riddler95 Yah man Chicago-16 is the newest album of theirs that i own it was far superior to 17 Chicago-16 had more rocking songs and Bill and Peter blended their voices on so many songs. 17 had way to much cheese the only song i like from that album is Only You because it has all three singers featured on it.
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
@TheBeaugraham Good question Beaugraham. Why does this make you so mad? Do you have something personal against Cetera? Did you get chained to a furnace & forced to listen to 80's music as a child? If you prefer the old 70's Chicago that's fine. But bashing almost everything they did in the 80's & Peter's entire solo career just makes you sound like a bitter old dude who can't stand the fact that there may be peopleout there (lots in fact) who like things that are different than they do.
vodude 8 months ago
@vodude I guess there is no accouting for taste. Peter Cetera did lead and wrote some of Chicago's best stuff those songs however are from the 1970's when they were at their best lyrically and musically. Its kind of well known about how their albums in the 80's are more than few steps down from Chicago Transit Authority through Hot Streets. I realize the music and the business had changed but definitely not for the better. I will say that Chicago-16 1982 was their best album in the 80's.
TheBeaugraham 8 months ago
He's Polish dumbass. Yiou wish.
rmielen30 2 years ago
Is Cetera in love with Foster? Because he sure acts like it.
keed48 2 years ago
As as bassist/vocalist myself, I idolized Cetera. Seeing him squirm, giggle and act like a 12 year old girl with her boy-toy on her arm is as depressing as all hell. Since the, he has done nothing but run Chicago down and record bloated sugary glop. The interviewer is a total tool. Thanks for making this available. I needed to see what a yutz Cetera is.
dertrommler54 2 years ago
I was like that myself when I use to play bass.
I learned 25 Or 6 To 4 and I really studied the live performances with Peter Cetera when he was a member of Chicago.
Riddler95 2 years ago
Great voice
Irritating personality
selmansax 2 years ago
You got that right bud
dragonmasterernesto 2 years ago
'You're the Perspiration' !!!! lol!! i'm assuming that guy did that on purpose!!?? haha!!
RICKOBEAR 2 years ago
i always wondered...does anybody know if Cetera has Hispanic roots? the name just sounds like it. just curious. ;)
RICKOBEAR 2 years ago
I always thought he was of Italian origins but recently found out that he was a mixture of Polish and Hungarian. Of course all the best people are mixtures, i am a mixture of Irish and Maltese!
khogey 2 years ago
ohhhhh! that's cool! ;) i believe i'm Irish and Indian. ;)
RICKOBEAR 2 years ago
Indian from India or Native American? ;)
khogey 2 years ago
Native American. ;)
RICKOBEAR 2 years ago
He's Italian
dertrommler54 2 years ago
Well this is a waste of an interview, Cetera did his best work with Chicago.
brownhot1 2 years ago
Are these guys married?...........
bjoelfn55 2 years ago
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barnabas50 2 years ago
YOU SOLD OUT, CETERA!!!
bds1167 2 years ago
can anyone put english subtitles?
pedro2000pe 2 years ago
One thing about the whole band that I was always interested in hearing was what any one of the guys sounded like while they were talking not singing.
I know that there are a few references out there NOWADAYS, but until 1995 or so I had no idea what anybody but Terry and Bobby sounded like while they were TALKING.
nudist0885 3 years ago
I love Cetera. Saw him in concert two years ago and it was fantastic. He's so talented! But man, the guy has an ego. He did a few videos and decided to become an "actor." It's a shame. Take a look at the youtube clip "Peter Cetera Snubs his Fans."
kengullette 3 years ago
From what I have heard, Peter would get pretty nervous when going in front of the TV. Therefore, I really think he was just acting cocky out of nervousness.
jrterrierz 3 years ago
as for PC.Great voice. Some of his initial post chicago solo stuff was good, some was a bit pukey to me (and I like to think I have an appreciation for schmaltzey stuff if it's good- am not shallow). I'm sure he didn't have to share royalties equally while in the drivers seat with chicago! Going solo was prob just a bit more in his interest financially.
Hard to say if he did the right thing. As for Scheff, I think he was a dream replacement. I'm glad ceteta left so I got all that scheff stuff
dave9384 3 years ago
way to overdo the gay references like another reviewer said. Stimulating and rub was the worst, then it just went on and on. I mean, I'm not homophobic at all but why oh why.
Foster is a sweet producer. I don't like half of his post 80's though (coors, celine dion etc as just two examples). Its just a personal thing it doesn't sit with my taste.
I don't think he "couldnt care less about chicago" as another reviewer suggested. He did a great job and showed at least some respect to their roots
dave9384 3 years ago 3
I find the interview strange. I can't put my finger on why. It's the pacing, perhaps. Or the questions. Or the way Cetera answers the questions. Something is just weirdly vague.
Cetera seems to be a bit full of himself in this interview, too. I cannot tell where he is being sarcastic and where he laces his arrogance as "joking."
Just weird. I come away from the interview asking "....uuhhh.... ??? what did they say?"
bonzelite 3 years ago
Cetera is one of the most talented bass players, singers and songwriters I have ever seen but he got a little too arrogant in this time period. This coupled with the political infighting of the time within Chicago....well you know the rest of the story
antharc 3 years ago 3
I'm not familiar with the infighting. I'm sure it existed, but what was it? I'm not a Chicago student.
bonzelite 3 years ago
why is this host hates david foster ?
apallera 3 years ago
I think you might need to do a little reading on human sycolidgy and perhaps a little life experience
MrSteveUtah 3 years ago
I entered that contest, but did not win!! Used to watch Good Rockin Tonight on Friday Nights on CBC back in the eighties.
RonRaddio 3 years ago
Peter Cetera and David Foster were in fact writing a song for ROCKY 4. However, Stallone chose to pass on it. "Glory Of Love," was picked up by the producers of Karate Kid 2 and went on to win Best Song at the 1987 Academy Awards, a Golden Globe, and was nominated for 1987 best pop vocal Grammy Award.
USTUBE4000 3 years ago
Sorry Brandonkirk, but PC didn't have that much talent and he didn't contribute that much material to Chicago. If you bother to look at Chicago's albums prior to Chicago 16, you'll see that PC really didn't contribute much of the writing or the singing. He got lucky, inasmuch as he and the times (early eighties) mixed just perfectly. He soon fissled out after a couple of hits, whereas Chicago continued to be successful for many years afterwards.
samsmutt 3 years ago
Cetera evolved into a great bass player, singer and songwriter, but as you say, in the early days his writing component was minimal. The first minor hit he had he co-wrote (Lowdown), and the next he also co-wrote (Feeling Stronger Every Day) and it wasn't until Chicago SEVEN where he had a few hits, he co-written Call On Me, the Beach Boys participating Wishing You Were Here (on which Cetera just sings backing vocals and the bridge - unusual for a Cetera song Terry sings lead)...
jamescastelli 2 years ago
Call On Me was written by Lee Loughnane! Peter was a great bass player from the beginning, but David Foster had to come in and start playing the bass parts on keyboards, at least on the albums. These ARE two talented guys (Cetera and Foster), but they combined to turn Chicago into a "wimpy" pop band for teenage girls. Sorry to say that, but just about any Chi fan from the Terry Kath days will tell you that, unless they're living in denial.
maysno24 2 years ago
You are correct, Call on Me was a Lee Loughnane song, as my CD credits show. I thought the credit was split with Cetera - perhaps it says that on my vinyl, or I'm recalling an interview where Lee had the basic song and Cetera helped him finish it? But it is quite a jazzy/latin song for Cetera's style, though his Happy Man had a latin feel.
I don't disagree that the Kath era was better, but like anyone that is just my opinion. As for Foster's synth-bass, wasn't that just part of the NEW sound?
jamescastelli 2 years ago
True, it was part of the new sound, but in my opinion (and yes, it IS just an opinion), the new sound was an homogenized sound, just like the "fake" drum sound that they incorporated at the same time. It is beyond me how anyone could listen to Peter's bass playing on the early albums, OR Danny's drumming, and actually think the "newer" sound had anywhere near as much soul, and inspiration as the older sound did! I know Danny was devastated when he was fired, but he should have felt LIBERATED!
maysno24 2 years ago
@maysno24 You are correct man but just say Opinion use the word fact because that is exactly how it is. Danny Seraphine must have been pissed here is a superb drummer and he has to sit back and program drum machines. Man the 80's were bad
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
jamescastelli. that was cetera singing lead. but at a lower key
RJiminez51 2 years ago
Singing in a lower key on what? Wishing You Were Here? Terry sang lead on that because the key was too low for Cetera. Not sure how that happened if he wrote the song. But I have heard him sing rather low on Song for You from XIV and How Many Times from his first solo album.
jamescastelli 2 years ago
I'm sorry to say this but i was never a fan of his solo work...He was at his best with the group.
kcory1 3 years ago 5
you're the perspiration
whitedevil2 3 years ago
well I know some of the members were in "Electraglide in Blue" along with Robert Blake,around 1973,Cetera was a punk type Motorbike guy,,its a cult classic.
toolbox58 3 years ago
That's so funny how much slower things worked back then... you could send in the trivia answer to a physical address! I don't think they do stuff like that any more. the movie they were talking about I'm pretty sure is "Electra-Glide in Blue", which was made by their producer James William Guercio. Very cool movie.
originalfunkyfry 3 years ago
'You're the Perspiration'? what the hell is that?
CobaltBlue76 3 years ago
If you had the majority of the talent in a band and did most of the writing, would you want to split your royalties 5 ways with the fellow band members. He was smart to leave.
brandonkirk 3 years ago
No argument. They were joking around.
NostalgiaBob 3 years ago
I wonder what that argument between Foster and Cetera was about at 0:10. Anyone notice that?
guitarplayer344 3 years ago
I've never liked Foster as a producer.
He homogenises everything that he touches.
ueberRegenbogen 3 years ago
Does Cetera talk about Chicago at ALL anymore? He almost acts arrogant in this video...
banther1972 3 years ago
I don't think he's being arrogant, I get the feeling he got tired of the internal politics as they were being played out in the mid-80's and decided it would be best to just cut his ties completely. Besides, what could he POSSIBLY say regarding Jason Scheff without insulting the guy? Best to remain silent...
roswell1965 3 years ago 3
So,what the hell was the name of the movie they were in?????
davidpcoppola 3 years ago
"Electra Glide In Blue" starring none other than Baretta himself, Robert Blake!
roswell1965 3 years ago
Your one of the few I know who remembers that movie. Pete was the motorcycle punk, right?
THB79 3 years ago
You got it! Great movie.
roswell1965 3 years ago
This is one of the 1st signs of the metrosexual era...very sad...
ssharkman 3 years ago
lol
drummerboyjac 3 years ago
you're the perspiration! HA!!!
that's a hand collection of tools in that toolbox
Yarbols 3 years ago
These guys are all dickheads
anythingdammit 3 years ago
Robert Lamm was so pissed when Cetera started getting all of the press, and then left for a solo career, after 17. Pete told them he wanted to go solo, Lamm & Walt wanted to continue touring. Alot of bad blood after the split. Chicago still continues to rock!!!
GumDealer227 3 years ago
And now PC is pedaling an "A" but he is a good singer. He payed great stuff with the band now he is solo and (like I said) "A"
Lammfan36 3 years ago
I love the 80's I grew up then It was a happy time.
Lammfan36 3 years ago
Same here. I'm 37 and music back then was a lot better than most of the crap kids listen to nowadays.
BDOUG23 3 years ago 2
I agree BDOUG72 Absolutely nothing to RHH. exept stupidity. I don't know if foster is really genuine, He saw Peter as a nice voice and couldn't care less about chicago. I may be wrong but i think he saw 16 as a recording of Cetera. Period.
Lammfan36 3 years ago
Considering the massive departure they made from the classic sound of Chicago to what 16 and 17 ultimately sounded like, I agree that Foster saw right away that Cetera's voice would be the central figure in the production and songwriting for those albums.
I guess you can't blame them for going with the trendier sounds and production of the 80's...but for all the records they sold in the aftermath, they were never the same band as when Terry Kath was alive.
Bassman968 3 years ago
WEll Lamm said It corrretly Sceff was the best pick he was destined in a way I guess he fits in very well. And the chemistry of his play is that worked very well Just as well and Kath were working together.I am not saying really anytghing about Kath(I think he was briliant)but I am comparing the chemistry. I think Scheff was equally easy to work with. Foster put the microphone into PC's voice I think PC always was a great singer Foster just made hima better microphone(so to speak)
Lammfan36 3 years ago
In my opinion the sound of Chicago died when Terry did... Granted they are all great musicians as a whole but something was missing and their direction took a deep turn, but they are still great nonetheless....
krugin72 3 years ago 4
krugin72 What do you think about Foster? I don't know him well but I just thought I'd pick your brain.
thanks
Lammfan36 3 years ago
Yeah I hear that alot (I am not old enough to remember Kath, But the band is very resilliant they said they wouln't last after Kath, then Peter, then Danny, then Donie, they have not really stayed within the parameters of exclusively Kath but they have still are the legend of kath that makes them still very resilliant. So i agree and disagree. Scheff, Tris and Kieth have lived a legend that will always be remembered by me. i listen to kath these days, but the critics will dtill be critics
Lammfan36 3 years ago
It's the 80's every one looked and dresssed gay in teh 80's, but they aren't.
GisherJohn24 3 years ago
Man, this clip is creepy!
klct2006 3 years ago
Yes. Creepy, weird, strange. I think Peter's on powder.
dit076 3 years ago
whoa, whoa, whoa... way to many gay referrences, much rather hear him sing than talk
ajbusk 3 years ago 3
To say that Peter used Chicago for his solo career is wrong - he was a full fledged band member for YEARS. After all that time, one can't refer to him as a "user" - geez, he was there for a long time. Also, to say Chicago is better without him........? They are still entertaining but without Cetera, this is a totally different band and will never achieve the success they had prior to him leaving. Everyone has an opinion though and that is cool.
surfocaster 3 years ago
Coming off a little gay, these two! Still love Cetera though!
dboch3716 3 years ago 3
I cannot stand these two people. Peter and David used Chciago for his solo career which is so evident on 16 and 17. The day he left was the best day for Chicago post Terry's passing. Terry, Robert and Jimmy wrote the songs and Peter came up with two hits that are the worst songs of their career and do not even have the band playing on them. I hope the band never reunites with him.
dakotaescher 3 years ago
I'm going to have to agree. But I think it was more Foster's idea to use Cetera to put some cash in his pocket. However, Peter was a vital part of the group with his bass skill and his vocals. But by the time the eighties rolled around he was the frontman. The original members being shunned out of the spotlight like that makes me cringe.
drummerboyjac 3 years ago 2
Chicago is still going strong without Peter Cetera. Even better off without him, there still selling out concerts all over the world despite the changes in band personel, but with origional members Robert Lamm, Jimmy Pankow, Walt Parazaider and Lee Loughnane going strong along with the other member sof the band Jason Scheff, Bill Champlin, Tris Imboden and Keith Howland, their still rocking, fans keep coming to see their concerts regardless who's in the band.
conlanding 3 years ago
cetera's a fucking clown
geraci89 3 years ago
fucking bitch, if you don't like cetera's music just no listening to it.
sweetpie76 3 years ago
Who said anything about his music? I said HE is a clown reffering more to the band that made him big
geraci89 3 years ago
well he does say he wanted to do some other things before doing a Chicago album
Riddler95 3 years ago
I think its funny that Cetera gave hint at 3:18 that he wasnt in the group anymore. "Well if he is, I AINT GONNA BE THERE PAL!" This interview had to be awkward lol
drummerboyjac 3 years ago
REO SPEEDWAGON????????????????? What a joke! That so explains why I DON'T like any of the Peter Cetera stuff after he went solo! I hated REO SEEDWAGON............they were bubble gum like and annoying!
speedyqltr 3 years ago
You're a moron. What does REO Speedwagon have to do with Chicago? Dipshit
RGjr146 3 years ago 3
My mistake! My first response was to a comment made about another Chicago video.
Someone said something like "Chicago was lame and untalented" and that "REO Speedwagon was the best rock band ever" and that "Chicago wished they were as good as REO Speedwagon" (something along those lines.) THAT'S where REO Speedwagon came into the conversation.
RGjr146....too bad I'm not perfect like you! I should say "sorry" but I won't because I couldn't care less about what you have to say or think!
speedyqltr 3 years ago
Speedy, if you couldn't care less then why bother to respond? My comment was rude. Sorry. By the way, if you don't like Peter Cetera why are you watching his interview? I'm puzzled. Sort of like a homophobe watching and commenting on vids with gay tags.
RGjr146 3 years ago
I was surfing through the Chicago videos one day, plain as that. Terry David Mulligan and David Foster are both Canadians, as am I, so I was merely interested in what was being said.
You just can't help yourself can you? You apologize for being rude (thanks for that), but then you turn around and do it again!
Kind of cancels out the apology, don't you think? Save your breath and my time, and don't bother responding. I have a sneaking suspicion that it will be more inanity anyways.
speedyqltr 3 years ago
Sigh :(
RGjr146 3 years ago
REO are another example of a band that went soft. Have a listen to their first half dozen or so albums—especially the first few.
ueberRegenbogen 3 years ago
@speedyqltr Do me a favor listen to Reo Speedwagons 1971 self titled first album. I have a feeling you will like what you hear good early 70's hard rock. Terry Lutrell is the singer and way better than Kevin Cronin who took Reo down the same sappy ballad crap drive road. I cant believe what crap the mindless masses like
TheBeaugraham 1 year ago
Thanks for all those great videos Chicago Kid!!!
GeorgeRizov 3 years ago
The interviewer is Terry David Mulligan, a Canadian music biz "hang around"..... David Foster, also another Canadian took Chicago and Cetera into the tank (IMHO)... Chicago as a band had their ba$%^ cut off when Terry died..... Cetera had so much potential, and he took the Phil Collins route and went soft and commercial.....
babebutz 4 years ago
Perspiration hahahaha
jkdkidisbk 4 years ago
Interviewer: You're the Persperation
Peter Cetera: That's Insperation PAL! Hahaha.
at90percent 4 years ago
that was funny
stacyINC 4 years ago 2
Mighty Peter Cetera is tied w/ Reo Speedwagon led by Kevin Cronin as greatest bands ever.
Thanks for great video:)
Satori1800 4 years ago
Australisman, what did you mean by your comment? What's wrong with David Foster? Does anyone know?
StephanNaylor 4 years ago
Australisman doesn't know a joke when he hears one.
tikmol 4 years ago
The interviewers final words were "Stay away from Foster"
Never a truer word spoken within the musical industry!
australisman 4 years ago
What in God's name is he wearing? A terri cloth bathrobe with no shirt underneath?? A kimono??? Unbelievable!!
welchsa 4 years ago 3
He does seem mad at Foster... the final line "Stay Away From Foster" for example...Maybe he was a Chicago insider mad at David for stealing the star. :-) I think Peter had made his mind up all the way never to return but wasn't quite ready to announce he was done with Chicago as he was still working on his solo album.
spiniton 4 years ago