2016 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Complete Chicago Induction Speech

pretty damn good right now thanks to the thing displayed on this bed started February 15 1967 when we played together the first time in my basement we've ever thought we'd be standing up here at this time I'd like to thank my brothers up here so the incredible experience in creating and playing music with them as well as Terry Kath front like to thank my wife of 49 actually almost 50 years inspiration and life single-man more commission son-in-law Brian for support and understanding and for all everything that is important in the life's going up a tempest I would like to thank Tom buddy and Scott you and take you on and also should let you back for this guys they're really great also get to great growth and matures in this that's Steve bomba and Jack both of them some of the best in the business and episode left and not and not the least is so our management is believed in us for well over 30 years and you've kept us working I don't know how you do it I get tired just take it as Peter shouldn't know I have to say great friend we have a heart and a bike because I'm from the neighborhood that she bought 12th and Alaskan people that 16 years that was left into the fans keep going so peg and ain't seen nothing yet I want to first acknowledge and thank all the audience's that come to see us play year after year and enlace fans and penny why don't you put it online and add it to the 37 million people who go rusticated to congratulate our fellow inductees thank you for your music thank you for your creativity and your flattered to be among you today and thank you the whole cave for this owner we if only for the opportunity to thank all the people that have helped make all this reality we as I heard said earlier tonight this is not something you can do by yourself in this case vault a re James Terry my brothers in the band not be standing here with them the current ban Jason ship missing woman well great Achilles Reyes jr. and yes we're Peter Cetera all these guys and his musicians have taught me so much about music and about living I want to take this time also to thank the effervescent Peter ship really our manager he has been our offense and defense since forever he's somehow found a way to keep us working for almost 50 years we love you Peter or generous gentlemen I was I'm trying to do this without my notes so please excuse the boss but I'm a lucky man because I've had the love and support of my beautiful wife joy for 25 years I love you three daughters somehow found a way to get here tonight from all over the country Sean Kate Sasha I love you so much I know there's other stuff in here there's going to say more business type stuff but I will acknowledge all the team at CAA who take all the papers phone calls 24 hours/day and find a way to keep us working so thank you once again Hall of Fame thank you great time hope you guys are to Purdue at this right here it doesn't just come up over here so I wrote sitting down with - life has many ups and downs but I've been blessed with three things that never failed is it my trumpet what was it you practicing and the Dodgers made a difference first me to the physician he's on the phone right now and then it's just going go go go luckily Shakespeare and what I think I will enjoy fans around the world nomination for the 37 plus million times against you news and what I think besides all the business people have already been mentioned I want to thank my mom and dad gross and sister who are here tonight doc Saracen Japanese help all with rich Franceschi Tom favors and especially my kids captive until then Brian and they had probably had a hardest because I've been gone such a big part of your lives and your we are at less than one offense why sure this is a lot this is amazing never thought we make it work we did we did and yet our it's a milestone a family I love very much the women Karen and select change sustains me every day delivered before beautiful kids they all are a source of inspiration at alternates my brothers in the vampire family all of the hard-working intelligent professionals in this industry that were very instrumental in delivering this musical message for the world 37 million fans stepped up three of you here tonight all up on this stage of meet again without you and the Hall of Fame thank you for quietly inviting us into your house okay Ellen I've been I've been kind of away for 25 years case you noticed or happened though it's probably haven't noticed but this is a I want to thank the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are making this possible I'm going to get to play with my band for the first time in the brothers 1968 we're at a Dodger game what going to see the Cubs for the dr. Peterson Terrier gets in a fight with a Marine bad idea he got his jaw broken right took him to the hospital the word of mouth shut ten days later he's on the Road performing is a so I left balls Rob said bad ass it was a bad ass man that gave me so much belief that we could do anything yeah fast forward six years Robert played basketball backstage trying to dunk white people can't dunk Robert he breaks his leg we missing gig the next day he's got a full cast and he played me three or six more weeks naturally this man was all about and that's why so successful in my opinion is what we we live together as most bands do and cried together we fought together we together we died together man bury one of our best friends our hearts were broken I miss him every day this has spoken it takes a village to do what we do and they you know you can't thank them all but I have to thank James Wade Percy oh he gave us our name right one of us in the right direction paid our bills to give us you know enough money to eat or six months while we conceived Chicago Transit Authority and there's Howard Kaufman who always made sure we had good business right Jer County always had our back for many years our road manager for 18 years or born that till he tragically passed away Larry Fitzgerald we had a dream team management even you can't do it without a great team and you have a bad advancement you rather good yard you're done so we've been really blessed and the producers we've been maybe been able to work with David Foster right make amazing directors for your loan the great boat loan Broughton Epperson Sanford I want to thank a few more people that really really made major contributions please wrap it up screw you dirty Degas how's your day lavera they deserve my bandmates are telling me to get the out so anyways tonight I get to play with them for the first time in 25 years watch me Jerry's daughter Michelle and he wasn't too into Fame but I think he would be beyond honored and extremely excited to be recognized along with his very talented band mates for this great honor in helping and I just like thank you guys for letting me get to know my dad through his music and the fans I see you with the Terry cast sign over there amazing him you

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Keywords: Chicago, Peter Cetera, Does Anybody Know what Time it is?, 25 or 6 to 4, saturday in the park, if you leave me now, James Pankow, hard to say I'm Sorry, Robert Lamm, Terry Kath, Rock & Roll, Hall of Fame, Rock Hall, Danny Seraphine, Walter Parazaider, Lee Loughnane, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Id: yHPtg9V5LGE

Length: 16min 17sec (977 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 09 2016