I dunno--I wasnt 'into' the band way back then. Loved the songs that came on the radio, but really didn't pay all that much attention to the guys themselves. It wzas just another bunch of fuzzy-headed (but cute) guys. It took me researching a character of Jon's these past few years to perk my interest in the people themselves.
From what little I can glean, though, it wasn't *just* the drinking, if that were the case--it was performance issues. As in the guy couldn't do well on stage. Whether that was due to drinking or a poor stage pesence I couldn't tell you.
The one thing I do know in retro-research is that Jon was always insistant on a professional public face. If the guy was constantly messing up and cutting up, that would probably be enough reason to boot him in the eyes of the band.
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Date: 2007-07-11 01:24 pm (UTC)From what little I can glean, though, it wasn't *just* the drinking, if that were the case--it was performance issues. As in the guy couldn't do well on stage. Whether that was due to drinking or a poor stage pesence I couldn't tell you.
The one thing I do know in retro-research is that Jon was always insistant on a professional public face. If the guy was constantly messing up and cutting up, that would probably be enough reason to boot him in the eyes of the band.