Originally Posted by jublke (Post 1144100)

Maybe he's looking at things and thinking, I don't have forever left to write music and tour, I want to be relevant, I want that critical acclaim,

Originally Posted by jublke (Post 1144100)

I'm starting to wonder if we might be witnessing a bit of midlife crisis from both Jon and Richie. From Jon's side, we had two summers in a row where he injured himself onstage. Early in this tour, he looked stiff as a board, possibly due to back trouble. He looks tense to me in a lot of recent photos. Maybe he's looking at things and thinking, I don't have forever left to write music and tour, I want to be relevant, I want that critical acclaim, I need to tour now, now, now! And then we have Richie, who admittedly is burnt, who is also reevaluating his life and saying hey, in 30 years, I've never spent 3 months in a row at home, I want to travel, work on my fashion, spend time with people I love, I'm sick of touring.

Jon tells Richie, you have to really want it, you have to die every night on stage and Richie says, you're crazy man, you can die like that if you want, but I have other things to live for.

Admittedly, this is all speculation, but it does seem to fit.

jublke

Originally Posted by ticos_stick (Post 1144102)

I'm not sure Jon has cared much about critical acclaim for the past decade. He's chasing the money and albums are just a means to get out on tour.

Originally Posted by BJ?YesPlease (Post 1144108)

I think he's tried to force it to win acclaim - tracks like The Fighter and Not Running Anymore seem to be his attempt to be Bruce...

Originally Posted by Jule225 (Post 1144111)

I've always seen a bit differently. I think those are the types of songs he's like to be writing (he always seems to be genuinely passionate about them) and the rest of it is his attempt at staying relevant.

Originally Posted by Bill23 (Post 1144129)

The opposite of Richie-

Stevie Van Zandt- "I'm of the endless, infinite tour philosophy. I wish the touring schedule would never end..."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...erica-20130701

Originally Posted by The Rock (Post 1144122)

I agree too. I think if it was up to Jon, those are the songs that we would be hearing. He has said how he admires Damien Rice; The Blower's Daughter. We all know how he loves Leonard Cohen. I could see him as an Ed Sheeran type musician. Just him as his guitar and writing that style of music.

Originally Posted by ticos_stick (Post 1144102)

I'm not sure Jon has cared much about critical acclaim for the past decade. He's chasing the money and albums are just a means to get out on tour.