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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Many of us don't need evidence to be outraged with Mick and Stevie. His wishy-washy explanation in the CBS interview ("We don't like to use the word fired") and Stevie's comments about "certain people" not liking to do pre 1975 songs were annoying and predictable. Moreover, Stevie's VERY vocal complaints about working with Lindsey over the years, her insistence that she wants to have FUN in her remaining years (ie: she was NOT having fun with LB), and the all-too conspicuous timing of this "non-firing" with Mike Campbell's sudden availability due to Tom Petty's death--all of this has left a number of the fans of the band, people who have wanted a new FM record for over 15 years, more than frustrated. We're outright disgusted.

I don't need forensic evidence to see what is pretty much in plain sight to us all: LB was fired because Stevie and Mick wanted to tour and make quick, copious amounts of money doing what they've always done--performances of old material.We who had hoped the LB/CM collaboration could lead to MORE new music between two of the three songwriters still committed to creating new music are, well, pissed off.

Just my two cents.

YES, YES, and YES!