Sympathy towards your depression as I appreciate only too well how it messes shit up. But now put yourself at the forefront of one of the most famous rock 'n' roll bands with people citing you as the voice of a generation etc and see how you would figure.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 2:53pmRight, and I did mention it's up to the reader how much leeway you give to his problems (I mean, hey, I've dealt with depression my entire adult life; I know how it fucks up your brain). But if we judge solely on actions, Joe's treatment of his bandmates has an ugly parallel to what was happening to labour at this time. Not a book for the SNews crowd.Heston wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 2:48pmPretty much agree, though in Joe's defence he was having a pretty torrid time in his personal life.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jul 2018, 2:39pmIf there are good guys in this telling, it's the three new guys, especially Nick, who exhibits the most working-class spirit of solidarity. Your tolerance for accepting a psycholgical explanation for Joe's behaviour may vary, but to me he wasn't much better than Bernie. Talked a good game, especially in interviews, but in practice he almost predictably avoided the path of values in action. And then, not unlike Reagan and Thatcher, two of the obvious villains of the tale, he tossed them over as unwanted, unneeded, and undeserving workers. Bernie's an obvious shitheel, but he's an easy target. Joe's comduct at most junctions was appalling and arguably hypocritical.
Personally it's really no surprise it all turned to crap and Joe ended up a shell of his former self with wild ramblings etc.