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Originally Posted by David
No, no, no. I'm gonna stand by my opinion that he was canned. He was canned specifically because the band was adamant about touring behind Tango.
- The album was a big hit.
- The band put the gears in motion to go on the road.
- Lindsey's experience in the studio was very unpleasant, and he figured that all that toxicity would be carried into the live environment.
- The others persuaded him to tour. He agreed under personal duress, feeling extremely ambivalent.
- After agreeing, the band booked everything.
- Lindsey told the others that, despite his earlier agreement, he couldn't stomach it.
- The others put his feet to the fire, telling him that they planned to tour with or without him.
- Emotionally anguished, he backed away.
- They immediately hired replacements.
He was canned. Had they all agreed NOT to tour at that time, he wouldn't have quit. He would have had no reason to quit. It was the idea of the tour that sickened him. He and the band probably would have taken another long break from one another, while he hoped that the drug addicts in the band got treatment. |
David, at first I thought you were crazy...but after reading your post, I definitely see your logic and I have to agree: if FM had scrapped the tour, Lindsey likely would never have left, so yeah, in that respect, he was fired. I guess the big difference between now and then is, this time he didn't want to be fired, whereas last time he didn't give a blank.
If FM hadn't toured, all might have calmed down and cooler heads may have prevailed... eventually, and maybe they would have released another album sooner than 1996. It's interesting to imagine "what if" in these scenarios. However, I was thrilled FM continued with their tour back in 1987, and I loved Rick and Billy and Behind the Mask and the other songs recorded during that particular era, so I'm glad it worked out the way it did, right down to the Dance.