Arianddu wrote:Two years isn't that long in my experience.
This is where you lose me all together. Two years, if that was the proper figure, is 730 days. Or, more staggeringly, over 17,500 hours. That, to me, is a
great deal of time, particularly when it's not being burdened like... say... a tour.
And I can fully understand resenting the people who were your friends and who used to be as close as brothers pushing you to move faster for commercial gain.
Perhaps. Of course, you never know; their motives could have been as both. Friends who were morally and financially obligated to get Perry out of his physical pain and personal rut. They spent two years, while their window for great success was being pissed away. They waited on this guy once. Are you telling me they were obligated to put their lives on hold in perpetuity to wait?
In contrast, I can fully understand people resenting a man who claimed to be a friend and brother screwing them over time after time again, bitching about "personal decisions" despite obligations, and then
making that decision after the fact. He obviously knew that the surgery was inevitable; Cain and Schon were right, regardless of their motive.
His body, his pain, his absolute right to say when, where and how.
They weren't exactly demanding that the decision be made the day after the problem was identified nor were they demanding circumstances of the surgery. I agree; if there were viable options, he could have done whatever the fuck he wanted. But there wasn't. Once again, he had the surgery. In the end, he knew that it was the right thing to do.
Moreover, the band had a right to move on without him. It's not like it was the first time Perry put them on hold, is it?
And the fact that he did end up getting surgery and not that long after they made their choice to me indicates the band fucked themselves for the sake of one tour.
That's surprising, because it indicates to me that Perry realized "Shit they were right, and I was being a complete tool trying to assert my autonomy despite the fact that they
were right."
Should've waited;
This is where you lose me. It's Perry's decision to do whatever the hell he wants and they had an obligation to wait? Somehow, I don't think he told them when he got the infamous phone call from Cain "Well, hey guys! I'm getting the surgery, give me two more weeks!"
Logically, he either: a.) Made the decision in advance and out of obstinance, refused to reveal the fact or b.) Made the decision in a hurry after he was let go, which nullifies the argument that they "were pushing him."
he still might not have continued with Journey, but now no one will ever know. I think Schon and Cain gambled on commercial gain over Perry, and they got it wrong. Their following dealings with singers don't lead me to change my opinion at all.
I disagree. I think Neal and the boys wanted to get out on the road and move on with their lives.[/i]
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:01 am
