[Dogstar]

Me thinks the lad doth protest too much.

People are cynical in this day and age, and he has to expect that sort of response from some of them. So, it's OK to have an opinion but not to express it? I notice a lot of the current interviews have been done in print, not video, where you can tell a lot more from a person's body language than you can through only the written word. People are going deduce things from what they see and hear, and if you look at the big picture, it may look like a money grab from the standpoint of the record label and their maybe being contractually obligated for another record. AB is a good band, don't get me wrong, but it did not have the commercial success of Creed, and Michael cannot be surprised that some people see this as a money grab. And what, he wants the fans to kiss the band's ass? Sorry, but blind faith is not for everyone.