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Originally Posted by brianwspencer

If it's a matter of respecting the band, then I get your point. I guess that because I automatically respect the band, that I don't see it that way. But I get what they do and get what they're all about, as opposed to some who may not get the importance of and the crucial role that a band plays not only in artist performance, but artist development. I would never mean to demean those contributions.

So basically we're talking about the same thing -- you're just being more diplomatic to ensure that band members don't get the shaft

exactly