Reply To: Intersting Take on the Billboard Interview

jroundy: Alex didn’t really contribute either…. Ed has always said he really writes the music, and Dave or Sam would write the lyrics.

For me… Mike brought as much to the band as Alex.

for me in any band…usually the bass player and drummer aren’t bringing in songs (not traditional songwriters)… but in my mind they are songwriters and I always prefer the 4 way split. Like Alex is coming up with his own parts. He’s “writing” them. Now I believe Ed recorded or showed Mike lots bass parts, more because he’s the musical genius, control freak.

But in Sammy’s leaked bio… He goes off on Alex not being a songwriter and Alex making $ off Sammy’s songwriting action in the band. Sam basically confirmed the stuff Ed said about Mike here, and then demeans Alex like Ed demeans Mike about songwriting. Too much drama.