The inception of the band was an assembly of the best musicians i could find in the city of chicago. We actually discussed about making the best band we could possibly make, that the band would be a musical democracy. I said when you give me your hand, thatll be the contract. The only way you get out of it is to ask out or you die. Ive always thought of chicago in terms of a family rather than eras. You know, in the span of 40 or 50 years, there are going to be changes. I dont care if it is a family or a band. There are going to be changes. The realization becomes, man, were all replaceable. Were all replaceable. Our first pictures were in a foundation of a building. And we had suits. You know, we picked up shovels. We were leaning on shovels and stuff. I enjoyed playing music. I enjoyed playing in all the groups that i had played in up till then, which were three to four different combinations. But i really enjoyed playing with these guys. You know, it was a whole other animal. Robert