Peter Gill, leader of the band 2nd Grade and guitar player in the band Friendship, joins us to talk about his music history, his songwriting and more. And, of course, we talk about his favorite things about Chicago.

Time Stamps:

2:30: How easily did Easy Listening come together for you?

3:50: At what point did you decide you wanted to be a musician?

5:53; What music was inspiring you on your way up?

12: Do you intentionally write short songs?

13:28: When did you decide you wanted to make your own music versus writing for Friendship?

16:45: Is the reissue of Wish You Were Here Tour a new work or is Hit to Hit now LP 1?

18: Has your creative process changed since the band is a band now?

22: Is Friendship more of a collaborative effort or more driven by one person?

24: Recording "Alive Twice" had to have been unexpected

25:45: Would you like to set the record straight about Tom Petty being a power pop musician?

27: When you write are you writing for a power pop framework?

29:50: Do you have a song that you feel like you nailed the power pop formula?

32:30: How do you go about writing your lyrics?

33:51: What's your favorite Bob album?

36:46: Are the 90's cool again?

39:46: How close are we to LP 4?

42: Do you hold the LP to be above all else?

45: How did the tour with Slaughter Beach, Dog come together?

47: Deep dish or thin crust pizza fan?

48:30: Do you have a favorite venue to play in Chicago?

49:10: What makes Chicago music unique to you?

52:45: What have you been listening to lately?

53:50: What's your go to cheap drink?

56:40: Anything you'd like to plug on the way out?