> Without reading the entire article and just this
> edit, I assume much of this was in response to the
> MichaelAnthony Q and not just off the cuff
> comments, and Dave simply saying he would be on
> board!? And if so shouldn't cause too much issue
> but who knows!?

Just the opposite. DLR brought up MA without ANY previous mention of that topic at all. The interviewer actually steers him away from that (he starts his next question with "Let‘s focus on the positive first.")

In reading the entire interview, it seems that (A) DLR hasn't learned any past lessons about ticking off EVH (B) DLR doesn't care what EVH thinks - he is going to speak his mind anyway or (C) the breakup/end of the band is already in the cards, and DLR is jumping out front in the PR from that.

Personally, I think it is B - DLR mentions elsewhere in the interview how much he has done in the past year (while nothing has happened in band news), how he realizes he is getting older, and he wants to get as much done on his ideas/projects/collaborations.

Dave is frustrated and venting about how stagnant Ed is. How EVH reacts will determine the future of the band.

Jonathan N.