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SUMMER 2010
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FAVORITE PLACES TOPLAY:
Chicago,myhometown,which
of course isnumberone.New
Yorkwouldbea close second,
andsince Imoved toLasVegas
in 2004, I really likeplaying
there.
—WALT PARAZAIDER
BEST THINGABOUTBEINGON
THEROAD:
beingable to take
ourmusic todifferentpartsof
theworld. It’s reallyamazing
towatchpeople’s faceswhen
westart the intros tomanyof
oursongs.Youcanactuallysee
them rememberback to the
first time theyheard thesong,
and thenof course it’sup tous
tomake thesongsound like
we’replaying it for thefirst
time.
— LEE LOUGHNANE
FAVORITE SONGS TOPLAY LIVE:
“JustYou ’N’Me”becauseof
the jazzinessof thisgreat tune
and “25 or 6 to 4” because re-
gardlessof the countrywe’re
in, this rock-anthemsong reso-
natesacrossbordersand
across time.
— ROBERT LAMM
DOWNTIME ON THE ROAD CON-
SISTS OF:
relaxingand re-
charging, enjoyingagreat
meal, and languishing inmy
solitude.
— JIMMY PANKOW
THE ONE THING I CANNOT DO
WITHOUT ON THE ROAD:
good coffee. I bringmyown,
eitherOrens (NewYorkCity),
Stumptown (Portland,
Oregon), orGraffeo (SanFran-
cisco).
— ROBERT LAMM
THE SECRET TO THE BAND’S
LONGEVITY:
We respect each
other’s differences aswell as
our similarities.Wehave
somehowknownwhen to
confront eachother andwhen
to stayout of eachother’s
way.
— LEE LOUGHNANE
IF I HADN’T BEEN IN THIS
BAND FOR THE LAST 40-PLUS
YEARS:
Iwouldhavebeen
a clarinet player in the
ChicagoSymphony. I hold
myplayingdegree from
DePaul Universityandwas
theprotégé of the clarinetist
in theChicagoSymphony.
—WALT PARAZAIDER
WHERE I GET MUSICAL
INSPIRATION:
pre-’70s jazz,
chambermusic (quartets
especially), Brazilianmusic,
andDJmixes (TowaTei, Tan-
akaTomoyuki, Shantel, Rae&
Christian).
—ROBERT LAMM
BESTWAY TOSTAY IN SHAPE ON
THE ROAD:
Theperformance
itself isan intenseaerobic
workout, especiallyat outdoor
summervenues,where the
heat andhumidityarehigh.
Pushingair throughahorn
whilemovingonyour feet
nonstop for twohours isabout
theequivalent of a 10-mile
run, aerobically.Ondaysoff, I
try todoa two-hourpower
walk, and Iweight-train three
to fourdaysaweek.
— JIMMY PANKOW
FIRST THING I DOWHEN I RETURN
FROMA LONG TOUR
: hugmy
wifewhohas supportedme for
43years,walkaroundmy
house, appreciatebeinghome,
andenjoy the sunset at the
closeof theday.
—WALT PARAZAIDER
W
Withacareerofconsistent
annual touringspanning
more than fourdecades,
Chicago isonemusicalact thatdefines the term
endurance.Releasing itsfirstalbum in1969as
ChicagoTransitAuthority, thegroup landedon
thechartswith“DoesAnybodyReallyKnow
WhatTime It Is?”andhasn’t lookedbacksince.
Thisyear’sChicago tour is trulynewsworthy,as
theoctethas joinedwith theAmericanCancer
Society toraisemoney forbreastcancer—at
everyconcert,awinning
biddergets to join the
bandonstage tosinga
song.Wecaughtupwith the fouroriginalmem-
bersstill touringwith theband—RobertLamm
(keyboards,vocals),LeeLoughnane (trumpet),
JimmyPankow (trombone),andWaltParazaider
(woodwinds)—rightbefore theyhit theroadagain
forabigsummer tour.Alsoon the bill are the
DoobieBrothers.Go tochicagotheband.com fora
full listofconcertdates.
— JAMESMAYFIELD
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