Kevin Cronin

I remember I stepped on the piano, and I looked at him, and we looked at each other, and it was like we kind of knew.

Well, I mean, you know, some people would say I was fired.

Other people would say that creative differences arose.

I was fired.

The plane was found with no seats, full of quaaludes, pot, and guns.

I agree.

all catholic all caucasian suburb and i grew up thinking that there were catholics and non-catholics and you know where all the non-catholics go at the end of the road you know so but it was weird and i remember you know getting to be about you know into my teen years and i'm like i i'm not buying this you know this doesn't feel right to me you know there's i

There's other people in the world, but I'm not living amongst them.

So when I graduated high school, man, I hightailed it up to the north side and went to Loyola University for a couple years, played in local bands around Chicago, and...

And you and I share something, because I did a little homework, and I was looking for, when I went to the north side, I was looking for a guitar player and a bass player for my band.

So I called the Chicago Sun-Times.

And I said I needed to place a want ad for guitar player and bass player wanted for original music band.

That would be the right.

And she said, nope, you have to take out two want ads, one for each instrument.

I'm like, where am I going to get $30?

So I, long story short, I start something called the Musician's Referral Service.

I'm running it out of my second-story walk-up just off in Rogers Park near Loyola University.

I get a call.

from a guy who says, uh, I'm in a band, we have one record out, we're signed to Epic Records, and you know the old saying, you have your whole life to write your first album and a year to write your second.

So, long story short, that was Gary Richrath, who, if you know anything about REO Speedwagon, Gary Richrath is...