# Did Greed Just Ruin the Sweetest Deal in Fan History? (2016)

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Podcast: [Classic Metal Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/classic-metal-show-6731810)
Published: 2026-09-01T13:26:50+00:00
Episode link: https://cmspn.substack.com/p/did-greed-just-ruin-the-sweetest
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## Resource

Peter Cetera spent decades getting hit with pure hatred for turning Chicago into a ballad-heavy pop machine. But once you dig past the classic rock grudges, the guy was running one of the most ridiculously generous fan-interaction setups in the music business. He was writing personal posts, updating his own site, and literally signing mail-in memorabilia for free—until entitled morons ruined it for everybody. GET CHICAGO THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1969-1978 HERE: https://amzn.to/461uHfL Neeley and Chris Akin dig into how an absolute rock giant went out of his way to treat his audience right, only for greedy collectors to ruin the party. Was Cetera genuinely being a good guy, or was this just a desperate PR move to scrub his reputation? Watch commercial free and without delayed publishing by becoming a CMS VIP at https://classicmetalshow.locals.com All comments are merely the opinions of the people speaking them, are for comical performance, and are in no way stated as factual. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cmspn.substack.com/subscribe

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