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Im inclined to not believe most of this, especially considering the interview was 'lost'. I saw VH on the Fair Warning tour and Eddie gave Michael a HUGE amount of volume compared to the guitar. In fact Ive never heard any live band where the bass was mixed so loud compared to the rest of the band.
I also recall when Sammy was interviewed and reacted to the interview Eddie gave where he claimed that "Michael didnt know how to play bass" and thats how Sammy reacted to it, with the idea that Michael could not play music and had to be taught how to play music. Which is entirely wrong. Michaels dad was a part time professional jazz musician. Michael studied trumpet and piano and music theory in college. What I believe was true was that Eddie didnt like how Michael was starting to play a lot of high register melodic stuff on the later albums which of course would interfere with the guitar melody. Playing melodic bass is basically bad in any situation and is ignoring the main role of the bass to maintain the root of the chords.
I also dont believe the idea that Michael wouldnt show up for rehearsals. Just from what Sammy has said and what I have seen said about Michael in other interviews it was quite the opposite, Michael was the guy who always showed up on time.
