The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

In the context of the series Chuck chafes under an oppressive spokesperson contract with Mega Lo Mart and eventually goes into hiding inside one of their own stores. Relatives
Chuck Mangione's relatives include his uncle Jerre Mangione (Mar 20 1909 – Aug 16 1998) who was an American writer and scholar of the Italian-American experience. He had only nine hours the day before to rehearse at A&M studios with the orchestra's musicians and was never able to run through the entire set list once in its entirety.

Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (pron. " Mangione has released more than thirty albums since 1960.