Ed responds to allegations, Well, sorta Options

[Gertjan]

In a recent article Life after Live in a Dutch magazine, Ed responds to the allegations brought forward by Chad Taylor (secret contract, leadsinger bonus). Sort of.

Without specifically denying anything, Ed says he does not recognize himself in the stories. "Lots of misunderstandings and an incorrect picture of my character", he says. "Live split indefinitely. Will we ever reconcile? Hard to tell, but I don't see it happening anytime soon."

Should it not hurt after twenty years of Live? Ed seems liberated other than left alone. "I had an enormous need for change. If you play in the same band for twenty years, you reach a point of saturation. I wanted something new, I wanted to keep developing. That's why I took this road. When all those disturbing stories started circulating, end of last year, I could let it slip easily. I was so focussed on my new album, my new songs, that I barely gave it attention."

http://www.livexs.nl/Joomla/201005036350/E...en-na-Live?ed=3

[Sakhmet2]

We could spend all day pointing out sets of brothers who have either split or stayed together over things, that's got nothing to do with the situation though.

But the fact that family members - especially brothers - can hate each other like no one else does point to the fact that being family doesn't guarantee anything. (Hey, shouldn't gotirz show up to point out the story of Cain & Abel right about now? )

Apologies for my sweeping generalisation, but it's probably true of the AK/EK/TGF situation and that's why I said it. Gallagher brothers - sure.

It's all good man.

My dealings with Pat, Chad and Chad have been that they're all really great guys too ... Ed's the only one I've met (twice) who came off as a bit of a dick both times.

You guys have me at a bit of a disadvantage since I haven't met Live that often, although I used to hang out with people who had met or dealt with them for business. (I haven't seen them for a while since they were an ex-gf's friends and when she left, they left). So the only people I know who have met Live more than once met them a long time ago, and weren't part of fan interactions.
First time was back in the early 90s, when they thought the guys were the epitome of nice and humble - all of them.
Then around 97, when I met them too, they were a bit more rock star. I remember one of my friends telling me that the word was that Ed had always been prone to being moody - and that's why he was so into Eastern religion. I kind of let this pass because it was just gossip. Around 99 I met them again as a fan, during the hanging-out-with-D-Rod phase. Everyone was kind of rockstar-y and I thought Ed was being a bit of a twat because he seemed like he was really into the role. On the other hand, that's people seemed to expect of them, so I thought maybe it was a persona. The last time was in the early 2000s when I unexpectedly saw Ed in a pub. He was mega pissed-off about some other group in the bar being too noisy, but it wasn't in a rock star way and he didn't do or say anything to them.
So you know, I don't have really firm opinions about what kind of people they are now based on my interactions or those of my former friends.

But then I'm a really cynical person and have found that brief personal interactions aren't always a good guide to what someone's really like.

This post has been edited by Sakhmet2: May 5 2010, 7:43 am