Ed Kowalczyk working for LIVE Reunion?! Options

[SJN1279]

Kowalczyk said he left Live in 2009 because he needed a creative spark. But the band has not been pleased. Just last week, Live, which has a new singer, filed a lawsuit, trying to prevent Kowalczyk from using the Live name.

“I don’t take any of that seriously,” said Kowalczyk, referring to reports of discontent. “I mean, the fans obviously are interested and deserve some sort of reunion with the four original members. And I’m still working for that.”

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/07/26/v-...ck-stardom.html

[themaestro]

“I don’t take any of that seriously,” said Kowalczyk, referring to reports of discontent. “I mean, the fans obviously are interested and deserve some sort of reunion with the four original members. And I’m still working for that.”

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/07/26/v-...ck-stardom.html

The latest promotion for his Green Bay show and "I Alone' tour suggests otherwise.

[FishOutaWater]

1. I would take the lawsuits seriously if I was Ed. And I think Ed takes it seriously too, which means that the whole last quote is shrouded in bull shit from the very first clause.

2. I would rather have Chris Shinn in Live, or even no Live at all, than to have Ed return to Live and see the band make music like BoP, SFBM or Alive. I think CCP feel the same way. And Ed can't change. He is incapable of making music like TGF or what this new Live music seems to be. He isn't able to do it. It's over.

3. I've said it before and I will say it again - I don't like any talk of the door being open for Live. If Shinn is in, then that's that. Next chapter started. No looking back. I don't want this to be a temporary experiment.

4. I wouldn't trust Ed farther than I can throw him. If he thinks that he will be stuck singing old Live tunes billed simply as Ed Kowalczyk for the rest of his life, he will do ANYTHING to make a bigger business out of himself than that. He will push for control and more compensation. He will want to do his solo acoustic shows using Live's name again.

Here is the only way I would want Ed back in Live.

-Chris Shinn would have to leave the band on his own, or get thrown out due to legitimate reasons.
-Ed has to physically crawl back on his hands and knees, crying and apologizing to Chad, Chad, Patrick, their families, and all fans of Live in the world.
-Ed must reimburse CCP for the stolen money and unpaid royalties.
-He must split everything 1/4 with CCP.
-Ed must only participate as a collaboration with CCP and has to cede all final creative decisions over to CCP.
-He must publicly renounce his Christianity and become a spiritually-lost seeker.
-He must move back to York.
-He must give up all of his material possessoins.
-He must stop being so happy with his family.
-He must admit that he never liked Songe Bob and the Ugly Doll and any of that cutsie child-like stuff that he has gushed about.
-He must swear off coffee and stop drawing stick figures and charging fans for phone calls.
-He must take down his website and shut down his Twitter account and Facebook account.
-He must delete that rendition of Silent Night from You Tube like he did of the embarassing Kings of Leon song.
-He must disassociate himself with Nick and publicly rebuke Nick.
-He can never do the same show or setlist twice.
-He must stop gesturing and dancing and stripping at concerts.
-He cannot crack another smile at any concerts.
-He can never use the words LOL or rawk in a sentence ever again.
-He must come to this website and post a real apology to each and every one of us who he has disapointed and vow to be like his old self.

Then, and only then, would I even consider it. The first point about Chris Shinn is a pre-requisite for any of the other stuff. Chris Shinn is our guy now. But if he isn't some day, then those are my terms.

This post has been edited by FishOutaWater: Aug 1 2012, 10:50 am