12-11-2006, 10:19 AM
I also wonder what exactly the split was after Jerry died. I remember Mickey whining in the press about Phil, but with no specifics. I assumed it had something to do with the download site flap, since they publicly came out on opposite sides on that.
Since Phil said in the book that he was tired of all the touring, and wanted to spend more time with his family, that is probably part of it. He also named Jerry as the person he had the strongest musical connection to, so that could also be something.
It seems to me that when Jerry died, everyone realized that the cash cow was gone, and focused on the money. So I figure that's money is one of the issues as well.
Probably the saddest manifestation of that was when the organization refused to honor Jerry's instructions in his will to return his guitars to the maker. Even if the company did own them, to reject his final wish was a flat out F-you to Jerry and the supposed ideals of the scene.
Since Phil said in the book that he was tired of all the touring, and wanted to spend more time with his family, that is probably part of it. He also named Jerry as the person he had the strongest musical connection to, so that could also be something.
It seems to me that when Jerry died, everyone realized that the cash cow was gone, and focused on the money. So I figure that's money is one of the issues as well.
Probably the saddest manifestation of that was when the organization refused to honor Jerry's instructions in his will to return his guitars to the maker. Even if the company did own them, to reject his final wish was a flat out F-you to Jerry and the supposed ideals of the scene.
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