[Dogstar]

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and, as for theory being presented involving Mark being all about the money, is that why he abandoned the multi-platinum selling Creed? Is that why he hired Brian Marshall (the band member he FIRED) as the bassist for Alter Bridge, even AFTER Brian SUED both Mark AND Stapp for compensation after his dismissal from Creed? Mark STILL hired him, thereby giving Brian the chance to do it again...when Mark could have literally hundreds of bassists vying for that job, he wanted Marshall...Brian, Mark, Flip, Brett, all still friends...the one that is out of the equation? Stapp, because that's how he wanted it...now, I'm sure that Stapp is naturally a solitary person, and, maybe, deep down, he wanted to be a part of that group, but, considering that everyone ELSE is still friends, it's pretty clear that Stapp could have been in that group if he had TRIED to be...

Well said.