Stevie's Touring Band- Is A Refreshing In Order?

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

From Waddy's Ledge Q&A:

Waddy Yeah, could have been. That's a wild tune, "Bella Donna." I tried to get Stevie to do that one . . . but there is a lot of stuff to remember in that one. I mean on the last tour (Trouble In Shangri-la tour) I kept saying, "we need something unique, something that you don't do often, like 'Bella Donna.'" Then we listened to it, and went, "Too much work! (laughing) Too hard." Then I was like, "Did we actually used to perform this?"

Am I the only one that actually gets slightly angered by this? I do like Waddy, and I've never been a champion in wanting him replaced. But why is a song thrown away because it's a challenge... excuse us for making you have to work at something, Waddy!

Now if vocally Stevie just couldn't pull it off in a way that remotely worked, that's a different story of course.. and who knows.. that may have been the reason. I don't mean to criticize a scenario that I obviously had no part in... and he probably was just trying to be light-hearted in his response. And I'm certain the time factor of putting the tour together played a role. But that mentality just bothers me.