marco17 Wrote:
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> Otherwise, Richie always says it's
> about his kid and no issue with the band, etc.

Richie also made comments about not enjoying the direction that the band were headed in musically, the constant touring and that fact that he isn't going to miss playing some songs (he specifically mentioned Runaway).

Richie and Jon have not got on for years, there's always been tension there. There's no way he left for one specefic reason after 30 years. It was a build up of lots of reasons, I'm sure, on both sides.

> AJS doesn't look like Hugh, who could be your
> boring next-door neighbor, but as time has gone
> on, JBJ shifted away from that late 80's image,
> and now it doesn't matter what the players look
> like. Not to mention, AJS was never know as a
> superior bass player.

Exactly right. Once the 90s hit and Jon wanted to move away from the 80s rock image, he couldn't wait to get rid of Alec. The interview was the perfect excuse, so Alec handed it to him on a platter. Maybe he knew his time was up anyways.

Thinny
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Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 05/18/2021 02:50AM by thinny.