With John and I, I think the reason we had so much success is I related so much to what he wrote about, and wouldn't sing anything I didn't understand or didn't feel in my gut. I understood, as an actor, the importance of bringing honest emotions to a situation that I didn't create, whether it's a script or a song. If I'm going to do somebody else's song, I better mean it. I better find something in my gut that feels what this song is saying. "Take My Breath Away", our number 1 hit, I didn't write either, but I got it, I understood it. I was going through it myself.
In 1986 Berlin had a number one hit with "Take My Breath Away" from the movie Top Gun. Instead of propelling you forward, the band broke up shortly thereafter. How did that happen?
We were already having problems trying to figure out what to do with Berlin at that point. We were on the third record, and it was a mess. We were fighting within the band, mainly John and me, because we were the partners in the band and the people around us kept changing. He wanted to keep Berlin the same, I wanted to try new things. Now looking back, I don't think either of us was wrong. I think his idea of keeping the same elements was good, but I was so bored with doing it for 4 or 5 years and wanted to do new things. We just imploded. We couldn't agree. By the last tour, we weren't even speaking.
Click here for part 2, where Terri talks about her solo career, the reformation and current version of Berlin, and their new CD, Voyeur: http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/3985...
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