Chords for Tom Petersson Cheap Trick Interview. 1998
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Do you remember the first time like you really thought you know how bands are they you go I guess
Period we're not sure if you're gonna make it, you know, or you know, you're cutting that before you really
Kind of know that you're gonna be accepted.
Do you remember that moment?
You remember coming you the band discovered it
We'd never I don't know if we thought about it really either way if you really think you're gonna make it I mean you're in for a
Big disappointment and it's I don't know what that means
Some people think that they made it if they've signed a record deal that usually means it's all over
That means you'll never make any money and we we never were at that point.
I don't think we've ever we've never made it
That big really, you know, we were never sold millions and we never were as big as
Even Hootie and the Blowfish or Guns and Roses or the Spice Girls or any you can name millions of acts that have sold
Millions of records we never did that.
I think the you know, so we [C] we've always
Been trying to succeed.
I really don't think we've made it but you're a platinum-selling artist.
Yeah after
20 albums yeah, Adam all together
That yeah, that's only a couple million
Yes, but we'd had I think four albums before that
That didn't sell anything
Probably sold but
Basically, I mean actually they they lost as much money as we made on Budokan to almost break even
Not that it's all you do it for is money
but you do it to survive and we just I really think we haven't we're kind of like a
Big cult group.
We're an underground band.
It's kind of like we're underdogs.
We've never really made it for a little while
Sort of but we when we sold to in it two million albums
There were all these other groups like Boston and Frampton and foreigner selling 10 12 15 million [F] albums
Two million albums.
It was like it was embarrassing.
That was nothing so
Never really did that.
Well, you know, I mean as big success wise
So we've I think that's why we kind of hung in there because we never really made it in our opinion
But I mean others there's a [Cm] whole generation of artists who would you know consider that you have made it you have songs that
[C] Have a longevity that have a lot of lasting appeal [G] that are still enjoyed and heard on radio and you know
Well, that's somebody else looking at it.
Yes.
Yeah, I suppose it [N] looks as if we're doing great and you know in it compared to
a lot of things we are
But I think that's what keeps us going
One more yeah, you guys ready to the collaborative like a group thing or does one person started off you jam it out and
We will write different different ways.
Sometimes we'll sit around together.
That's pretty rare.
We usually just have
Individual come up with ideas and then we'll say have got this and Robins got this and Rick's got this and what do you think?
It will kind of bounce
The individual ideas off of each other.
So it's pretty rare.
We sit around all together and start out from scratch
we will sit around at home and
Think of ideas and then
Kind of present them to everybody else
We're kind of being dragged you are
Period we're not sure if you're gonna make it, you know, or you know, you're cutting that before you really
Kind of know that you're gonna be accepted.
Do you remember that moment?
You remember coming you the band discovered it
We'd never I don't know if we thought about it really either way if you really think you're gonna make it I mean you're in for a
Big disappointment and it's I don't know what that means
Some people think that they made it if they've signed a record deal that usually means it's all over
That means you'll never make any money and we we never were at that point.
I don't think we've ever we've never made it
That big really, you know, we were never sold millions and we never were as big as
Even Hootie and the Blowfish or Guns and Roses or the Spice Girls or any you can name millions of acts that have sold
Millions of records we never did that.
I think the you know, so we [C] we've always
Been trying to succeed.
I really don't think we've made it but you're a platinum-selling artist.
Yeah after
20 albums yeah, Adam all together
That yeah, that's only a couple million
Yes, but we'd had I think four albums before that
That didn't sell anything
Probably sold but
Basically, I mean actually they they lost as much money as we made on Budokan to almost break even
Not that it's all you do it for is money
but you do it to survive and we just I really think we haven't we're kind of like a
Big cult group.
We're an underground band.
It's kind of like we're underdogs.
We've never really made it for a little while
Sort of but we when we sold to in it two million albums
There were all these other groups like Boston and Frampton and foreigner selling 10 12 15 million [F] albums
Two million albums.
It was like it was embarrassing.
That was nothing so
Never really did that.
Well, you know, I mean as big success wise
So we've I think that's why we kind of hung in there because we never really made it in our opinion
But I mean others there's a [Cm] whole generation of artists who would you know consider that you have made it you have songs that
[C] Have a longevity that have a lot of lasting appeal [G] that are still enjoyed and heard on radio and you know
Well, that's somebody else looking at it.
Yes.
Yeah, I suppose it [N] looks as if we're doing great and you know in it compared to
a lot of things we are
But I think that's what keeps us going
One more yeah, you guys ready to the collaborative like a group thing or does one person started off you jam it out and
We will write different different ways.
Sometimes we'll sit around together.
That's pretty rare.
We usually just have
Individual come up with ideas and then we'll say have got this and Robins got this and Rick's got this and what do you think?
It will kind of bounce
The individual ideas off of each other.
So it's pretty rare.
We sit around all together and start out from scratch
we will sit around at home and
Think of ideas and then
Kind of present them to everybody else
We're kind of being dragged you are
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Do you remember the first time like you really thought you know how bands are they you go I guess
Period we're not sure if you're gonna make it, you know, or you know, you're cutting that before you really
Kind of know that you're gonna be accepted.
Do you remember that moment?
You remember coming you the band discovered it
_ _ We'd never I don't know if we thought about it really either way if you really think you're gonna make it I mean you're in for a
Big disappointment and it's I don't know what that means
Some people think that they made it if they've signed a record deal that usually means it's all over
That means you'll never make any money and we we never were at that point.
I don't think we've ever we've never made it
That big really, you know, we were never sold millions and we never were as big as
Even Hootie and the Blowfish or Guns and Roses or the Spice Girls or any you can name millions of acts that have sold
Millions of records we never did that.
I think the you know, so we [C] we've always
Been trying to succeed.
I really don't think we've made it but you're a platinum-selling artist.
Yeah after
20 albums yeah, Adam all together
_ _ That yeah, that's only a couple million
_ _ Yes, but we'd had I think four albums before that
That didn't sell anything
Probably sold but
Basically, I mean actually they they lost as much money as we made on Budokan to almost break even
Not that it's all you do it for is money
but you do it to survive and we just I really think we haven't we're kind of like a
Big cult group.
We're an underground band.
It's kind of like we're underdogs.
We've never really made it for a little while
Sort of but we when we sold to in it two million albums
There were all these other groups like Boston and Frampton and foreigner selling 10 12 15 million [F] albums
Two million albums.
It was like it was embarrassing.
That was nothing so
Never really did that.
Well, you know, I mean as big success wise
So we've I think that's why we kind of hung in there because we never really made it in our opinion
But I mean others there's a [Cm] whole generation of artists who would you know consider that you have made it you have songs that
[C] Have a longevity that have a lot of lasting appeal [G] that are still enjoyed and heard on radio and you know
Well, that's somebody else looking at it.
Yes.
Yeah, I suppose it [N] looks as if we're doing great and you know in it compared to
a lot of things we are
But I think that's what keeps us going
One more yeah, you guys ready to the collaborative like a group thing or does one person started off you jam it out and
We will write different different ways.
Sometimes we'll sit around together.
That's pretty rare.
We usually just have
Individual come up with ideas and then we'll say have got this and Robins got this and Rick's got this and what do you think?
It will kind of bounce
The individual ideas off of each other.
So it's pretty rare.
We sit around all together and start out from scratch
we will sit around at home and
Think of ideas and then
Kind of present them to everybody else
We're kind of being dragged you are _ _ _ _ _
Period we're not sure if you're gonna make it, you know, or you know, you're cutting that before you really
Kind of know that you're gonna be accepted.
Do you remember that moment?
You remember coming you the band discovered it
_ _ We'd never I don't know if we thought about it really either way if you really think you're gonna make it I mean you're in for a
Big disappointment and it's I don't know what that means
Some people think that they made it if they've signed a record deal that usually means it's all over
That means you'll never make any money and we we never were at that point.
I don't think we've ever we've never made it
That big really, you know, we were never sold millions and we never were as big as
Even Hootie and the Blowfish or Guns and Roses or the Spice Girls or any you can name millions of acts that have sold
Millions of records we never did that.
I think the you know, so we [C] we've always
Been trying to succeed.
I really don't think we've made it but you're a platinum-selling artist.
Yeah after
20 albums yeah, Adam all together
_ _ That yeah, that's only a couple million
_ _ Yes, but we'd had I think four albums before that
That didn't sell anything
Probably sold but
Basically, I mean actually they they lost as much money as we made on Budokan to almost break even
Not that it's all you do it for is money
but you do it to survive and we just I really think we haven't we're kind of like a
Big cult group.
We're an underground band.
It's kind of like we're underdogs.
We've never really made it for a little while
Sort of but we when we sold to in it two million albums
There were all these other groups like Boston and Frampton and foreigner selling 10 12 15 million [F] albums
Two million albums.
It was like it was embarrassing.
That was nothing so
Never really did that.
Well, you know, I mean as big success wise
So we've I think that's why we kind of hung in there because we never really made it in our opinion
But I mean others there's a [Cm] whole generation of artists who would you know consider that you have made it you have songs that
[C] Have a longevity that have a lot of lasting appeal [G] that are still enjoyed and heard on radio and you know
Well, that's somebody else looking at it.
Yes.
Yeah, I suppose it [N] looks as if we're doing great and you know in it compared to
a lot of things we are
But I think that's what keeps us going
One more yeah, you guys ready to the collaborative like a group thing or does one person started off you jam it out and
We will write different different ways.
Sometimes we'll sit around together.
That's pretty rare.
We usually just have
Individual come up with ideas and then we'll say have got this and Robins got this and Rick's got this and what do you think?
It will kind of bounce
The individual ideas off of each other.
So it's pretty rare.
We sit around all together and start out from scratch
we will sit around at home and
Think of ideas and then
Kind of present them to everybody else
We're kind of being dragged you are _ _ _ _ _