Reply To: Intersting Take on the Billboard Interview

mrmojohalen: So Ed would give Mike a basic framework of the song & he would add his own thing to it.

So, Ed would “show him what to play” or “tell him what to play”, especially on all of the albums where Ed played the bass. I don’t know about the camera, but there seems to be some truth, according to both Ed and Sam. Mike didn’t write and that was always Ed’s bone of contention with Mike. He always said he didn’t feel Mike “contributed” and just “did what he was told”. Not saying Mike isn’t talented or anything. I’m just pointing out that, even Sam admits Mike didn’t add anything to the writing process. He just played was he was told/shown and then added a bit of his own flavor.