Jonathan Cain told SongFacts, The song began with the chorus. My father had coached me. I was in Hollywood, struggling with my career, kind of lost. I was asking him, âShould I come back to Chicago and just give up on this dream?â And he said, âNo, son. Stay the course. We have a vision. Itâs gonna happen. Donât stop believinâ.' The liner notes for Time 3 say, At the bandâs Oakland warehouse, this song bubbled out of a rehearsal. [Neal] Schon developed the bass riff, the chugging guitar line, and the sweeping chords on the chorus. Steve Smith built the song around a pattern featuring a lot of tom-toms, anchoring the number to a rich drum figure. Perry and Cain drew from their experiences with the Sunset Strip scene.
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