"I'm pretty. Now kiss my ass!"
It's unbelivable, yet it's a fact. The guy does he wants and his massive following just gasp in awe. There's no way any falling-out is just one person's fault. No way in heaven or hell. Just f***in' no! Not buying that, Jonny. |
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Richie was always an employee. Employees can be highliy contributing members, supporting, and yes, even friends, but still an employee. I have no doubt Jon and Richie were good friends and maybe even the "brothers" they sold themselves as. All the while, there was never any doubt within the organization of who was boss. Those relationships can and do change and that's clearly what happened here. There should be little doubt that Jon helped Richie out of the door. Heading back to the documentary we can see Richie and David were more upset with the situation in the band than they ever hinted at before. Heck, David basically said he is only in the band for the money. The last 10 years of Bon Jovi have been largely turgid and if Richie was a dissenter then the relationship may have broken. Of course, that's speculation and sure that's what a place like this is for. However, if we just take the facts that are out there and known, it does not really look good for Richie.
Anything beyond those points (and maybe some I have forgotten) is just people picking a side. Back to speculation, again, it seems obvious that Jon must have helped Richie on his way. Still, the facts we do know about suggest either way, Richie was the architect of his own downfall. And now some wild speculation. This all occured at a time when the two went through some drastic changes. Richie stopped being content with being a cool aging rockstar and had some kind of latter-mid-life crisis, which I think is ongoing. Jon stopped being content with being a cool aging rockstar and decided to turn it all in and become a regular 55-year old guy. Jon's change is obviously more respectable on the surface, but is just as damaging as Richie's to the look and feel of a rock band. Basically, they both went to opposite ends of the spectrum so perhaps it's no surprise the relationship broke. |
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Jon's comments since Richie's departure has just enforced that to me. As you say, they are just completely opposite people, yes moreso now than ever, but it's always been the case... |
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No way they could fake their brotherhood. Too much hurt here. When Alec was fired, Jon just naturally moved on. When Richie left on his own bc he just couldn't find it rewarding in any way, Jon felt the blow to his ego so personally as if his own wife abandoned him. You don't do such things to your family, yet shit happens, and it never happens without a reason or overnight. So yeah, all those excuses and reasons are just a tip of an iceberg and the iceberg that sank the f****g Titanic itself. Just a big sh*tty Bermuda Triangle.
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I don't think Jon is over Richie yet, fully. He even performed Sympathy in KTF, etc too after the HoF performance. Maybe it's the due to award itself, I don't know.
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Yeah, talked to a friend today about that and we both agreed it's the case. Strangely enough, it's sort of relief, too.
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New interview with Jon, where he outright says Richie's "habits" are why he didn't show up that day.
I really can't believe after all this time and after so much writing on the wall that some still actually think Richie quit at 3:00 on a show day because he didn't like the musical direction of the band anymore. Give me a break. He's an addict. His addictions are the reason he didn't show up. Wake up. |
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