They’re still fighting over the name?
Creedence Clearwater went through something like this too.
John Fogerty was told not to mention it during his performances. That may have been resolved with a payoff long ago.
To me, the saddest thing about CCR’s breakup was that John and Tom Fogerty never made up before Tom’s death. I wonder if John regrets that.
I’m a huge Supertramp fan and I find it sad that Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies harbor such animosity towards one another.
IMHO, Rick Davies’ wife, Sue, was responsible for a considerable amount, although not all, of the acrimonious breakup. She worked for Supertramp’s record label and, shortly after marrying Rick, installed herself as the band’s manager. Hodgson and his wife absolutely despised Sue Davies.
Years later, in a newspaper interview Dougie Thomson, Supertramp’s bassist, admitted that he also disliked Mrs. Davies.
For the past several years, Rick Davies has suffered from Multiple Myeloma and it’s a miracle that he’s still alive. I still hope that, somehow, Davies and Hodgson can call a truce before Davies passes away.
Sadly, I don’t believe that will ever happen. And, yes, I believe that Sue Davies is responsible for that. Sue has been a wonderful wife to Rick ( Married over 40 years) but she was a cancer for the band.