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Originally Posted by JackieBlue
I think it's coincidental. I can't imagine what people think Richie would gain by releasing this album at the same time the new Jovi album comes out. Why would he want to deliberately put himself in competition with a band that has a much greater following than he does on his own (and a frontman who Richie himself said has an "it" factor that he will never have) for support from the same fan base, many of whom have already turned on him like a pack of wolves and who make no secret of the fact that they have no further use for him?
The only reason I've seen mentioned is the possibility of increased PR opportunities that might come his way because of a coinciding release of the two albums; but any benefit there would be totally negated by the ugliness resurrected with every unavoidable reference to the split.
No matter how opportunistic or conniving people may think Richie (or Doc) is, it just doesn't make sense to me.
As for "sounding like a conspiracy theorist", I wouldn't worry about it. As long as your theories don't cast Jon in a less-than-flattering light, point out contradictions in the things he says, or suggest that Jovi mythology is anything less than the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God, then the conspiracy police don't pay too much attention.  |
I don't think he is an opportunistic person at all, but I think the people he surrounds himself with, not musicians, but business and manager type people tend to be kind of shady. Perfect example is the whole NikkiRich mess. He surrounded himself with people that only used him because he is a rock star and his connections with influential Hollywood people, I think Nikki Lund wanted that more than anything. Richie to me always seems to be a very sweet guy, who likes to help people, give people the benefit of the doubt, and is very trusting, sometimes people can take advantage of people like Richie who are like this. So my whole conspiracy theory thing wasn't on Richie, it was more on Doc McGee. He knows Richie very well, since the early years of Bon Jovi, and I think he might take advantage of Richie, knowing how he is, and maybe Doc might use the Jon/Richie split as a way to give Richie some press for his album, I don't know, but I always felt there was something shady about Doc McGee. When Jon fired him in 91, I think he started to get a sense of who Doc really was and what he really wanted to do with the band, just keep touring and touring and keep making the money, Jon had other ideas for the band and he took a stand and fired him. Now sure Jon has credited Doc for bringing the band out international first in the early 80's, which helped them get exposure in Japan and Europe first, then later USA. And as u know, the band at first weren't not thrilled with his decision, but trusted him anyway and the band went along in the 90's and 2000's, with successful tours and albums, and even a couple of hits. Jon and Richie are two different people, Jon is the more serious, business minded person that is not afraid to take risks and not are what other people think. Richie is more the laid back artistic musician that is not really into business or doesn't really does not want to be bothered by business deals or anything like that, he is only about music and his art, and I can totally respect that, which is why I think he hired Doc in the first place, for him to care of the business end of his career, and he focus on music. I just hope that Richie, while he works on his artistic endevours, that he also keeps his eyes and ears open on Doc, that's all.