 | wjamflan: Why? Aren’t all public figures open to scrutiny? Would you feel better if it was someone from Rolling Stone magazine or a guitar magazine or Billboard (for that matter) that said it? Is Mike beyond reproach because you’ve heard that he’s a nice guy? Do you know him personally? Were you there when all the band interactions were going down over the past 40 years? Or is it just because Ed said these things? My thought is that none of us who weren’t there and know the guys and the band interactions personally would be more qualified to talk about these things than Ed, like it or not. Does it come across as bitter? Yes. Does that mean he’s wrong or not entitled to say such things? Absolutely not. Honestly, I don’t remember an uproar when Sammy said basically the same things in his book. I guess he’s entitled to say them but Ed’s not???? Ok….
Basically this. From everything I know Mike is a great guy. Eddie may not have the same opinion and does not value his contribution to VH. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Eddie voicing his opinion. Likewise, there is nothing wrong when Sammy, Dave etc do it. In many ways it is refreshing from the same cookie-cutter responses that almost all people give in interviews.
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