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Originally Posted by jmn3
I'd counter with Tom was also one of the few people left who would've told her she was a stupid moron and being ridiculous. I think without Tom's death and Mike being available, it wouldn't have happened. More likely that she would have just quit or acted like a giant idiot until someone like Petty would have called her out on it. With Mike being available it allowed her to twist the knife in a much more profound way by not just breaking up the band and going only solo.
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I do think that if Tom was alive or even if her mother was still alive she would’ve been too ashamed to do it. I know it sounds crazy that a 70-year-old woman would be hesitant to get flack from her mom, but I honestly think that she wouldn’t have done it if her mother was alive and lucid enough to know.