Peterik experienced the song`s wide appeal first-hand. ''.Indeed, Peterik can boast of one achievement that immediately sets him apart from many show business types: a successful 19-year marriage to Karen, his high school sweetheart.A former interior designer who now devotes most of her time to raising Colin, gardening and teaching four weekly aerobics classes at the Willowbrook Athletic Club, Karen says: ''We love not having a 9 to 5 routine. Also, musicians are now going to start carpooling it so there aren`t as many cars on the street, and I`m taking great efforts to contain the sound. This was one of the most awesome abodes I've ever seen with a private club with stage, lights and pro sound that any real club would die for. I`ve been on vacation with him, and even on the beach, he`s constantly getting ideas, jotting down phrases in this little notebook he carries around, or singing melodies into his tape recorder. As an added bonus, ‘Winds of Change’ also features the previously unreleased track, “Love You All Over The World,” sung by the late Jimi Jamison.Jim Peterik and World Stage arose from the idea that the musical and spiritual collaboration of great artists and friends could make something magical. When I listen to it now as a whole, it all hangs together. All the while I’d find myself writing songs that were influenced by the amazing songs from those Survivor records. ''.Peterik also admits that the Ides affords him a chance to be back in the spotlight.
But Rocky III also introduced me to something else: something even more powerful than Mr. T’s gold chains or feathered earrings. We always used to think we had an identity crisis. Our team currently working, we will update Family, Sibling, Spouse and Children's information. I`ll get up and walk across the hall to the studio, turn on the tape recorder, and distill the best ideas from the day before.
He liked our band, and the guys at our label (Scotti Brothers) were friends of his. Sure, sometimes it’s all about love but on a track like this it’s more about self-contemplation. We both thrive on unpredictability: eat when you`re hungry, sleep when you`re tired. Peterik first became fascinated with pop music when he discovered his two older sisters` collection of 45s at the age of 2.He learned the ukelele at age 5, took piano lessons (which he hated) at age 7, and finally found his metier when he started playing guitar in 6th grade. He explores the often torturous power struggles within the band contrasted by the giddy highs that accompany a trail of worldwide hits. . Peterik continues to write for other artists such as the,"Vehicle" found new popularity when it was performed by.In 2001 Peterik produced and co-wrote the first album by AOR group Mecca with his long-time friend Joe Vana.In April 2011 Peterik played a sold-out run of eight nights at the Pioneer Place Theater as a special guest of the Fabulous Armadillos in St. After several days of pleading with Peterik, road manager/sound man Rick Weigand persuaded him to meet with guitarist Frankie Sullivan. Jim Peterik: Sometimes it seems impossible that it’s been fifty-five years and other times it seems to have gone by in the blink of an eye. ''.Last summer, the Ides played seven festival dates, and this year, 11 concerts and an independently produced CD of new material are planned.
It features songs that span the band’s career, plus re-arranged versions of Survivor songs and hits Peterik wrote with 38 Special and Sammy Hagar.I recently spoke with Peterik about the Ides of March’s 50th anniversary box set, his new project with Marc Scherer and more.There are so many thoughts. ''The thing is,'' says Peterik, ''I`m always gonna do this band, to keep that spirit alive. Thus started their partnership co- designing most of the custom fashion Jim wears on stage (and usually to the supermarket- LOL! Different singers, bass players and drummers have come and gone. ‘Winds of Change’ continues that trend by not only displaying the versatility and talents of Peterik but also the musical embellishment by a seasoned (and legendary) cast of singers, musicians and friends.I recently spoke with Jim Peterik about ‘Winds of Change’ and more in this exclusive new interview.But prior to launching Survivor in 1978, Peterik was the front man for another successful group—the Ides of March—whose signature 1970 song, “Vehicle,” is still played regularly on the radio and in TV shows and films.This year, the Ides of March are celebrating their 50th anniversary. This song made me think: “Is it really written in stone that we wind up alone?”….Just the other day I gave a listen to it again and really caught for the first time the moving guitar part in the chorus. For me there was no doubt.The first album I ever purchased was Vital Signs, the fifth studio album from the band.I spent many months in guitar lessons eagerly dissecting this record with my teacher learning all the nuances and theory behind the music contained on it. The Ides are really my Chicago thing. After we found that phrase, the rest of the song wrote itself. Now a resident of Burr Ridge, Peterik still tours with several groups including the Ides of March, and also develops and produces talent on his own label, World Stage International.For me you can’t have one without the other.Contemporary Jazz, Acoustic Alchemy, Mindi Abair.Elvis Presley, John Lennon and my dad.
All rights reserved.This page requires javascript. ''The people who put on the Berwyn Summer Fair asked me to do an Ides reunion. I`m making every effort now to contain the sound. Hugh Hart CHICAGO TRIBUNE When you pull up to Jim Peterik`s driveway in Burr Ridge, there`s no sign that this is a house that rock built. There’s no need for me to know all the reasons why.
2018-Jim began writing with 38 Special for a new album.