Terry Kath
Terry Kath
Terry Alan Kathwas an American musician and songwriter, best known as the original guitarist, co-lead singer and founding member of the rock band Chicago. He has been praised by the band for his guitar skills and Ray Charles-influenced vocal style...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth31 January 1946
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
fast slow solo tunes wild
Usually I solo on these wild tunes where I have to play as fast as I can. I get all jacked up on a gig, man, and I just can't slow down.
american-musician band believe change guy kept name telling
This guy kept telling us that rock was the big thing, everyone's talking about the big thing, our band was the big thing. So he made us change our name to The Big Thing. Can you believe that?!
american-musician
I just get all jacked up when we start cooking.
dug smith ventures
After The Ventures I dug Johnny Smith quite a bit.
firsts want wells
Well, first I'd want a better vibrato.
want next necks
About the only other thing I'd want would be a wider neck. My fingers are so fat that sometimes I deaden the string next to the one I'm fretting.
believe cat men
But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it, when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.
worry missing size
Sometimes I'll be playing along and find I'm missing the strings. I'll worry about it for days until I notice that the pick has worn down to half its size.
worry movement busy
I'm too busy playing to worry about the movement or the fingerboard.
suicidal worry loaded
Don't worry, it's not loaded.