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.

In 1970 the name was shortened to Chicago. Kath did not use special tunings or unusual guitar modifications. Johnson had warned Kath several times to be careful.

He died in early 1978 eight days before his 32nd birthday from an unintentional self-inflicted gunshot wound.