"His last 2 shows in the U.S. were in Chicago and St. Louis. I don't know what made me go on the trip with him, but I'm so very glad I did. They were two of the finest concerts I've ever seen"

"Hell has been described as a pocket edition of Chicago"

"Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world"

"Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world"

"I have a friend who lives in the South Side of Chicago. I helped out at a church charity there where they try to give a bit of cohesion to a desperate area. Everyone was very welcoming"

"I was born in Chicago and grew up in the suburb of Evanston"

"I worked hard learning harmony and theory when I was growing up in Chicago in the 1920s"

"Hollywood is run by people who sit up in their executive office, who are not connected to Mississippi, Alabama, Chicago, South Carolina. They know nothing about that, they don't go to church, and they make their decisions about what they think is right"

"Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds worse"

"I live and die with the Chicago Cubs"

"While I've lived in L.A. since 1985, I'll always consider Chicago my home town and have much affection for it. My parents and sister still live there so I try to visit as often as I'm able"