Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017 12:57:10 -0700
From: Daniel Navarro <dnavarrood@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: How the past could have changed the future?
If Maurice's survived his operation without any complications, there may
have been an album, but then Robin would have still passed away in 2012,
leaving Barry and Maurice.
On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 10:18 AM, Salvatore Compoccia via Words <
Words@brothersgibb.com> wrote:
>
> >Just posing the questions. I give my thoughts when responding to your
> answers.
>
> >1/ Would the 80's and 90's have been more successful if, after the
> lawsuit against Stigwood had been resolved, he'd remained manager?
>
>
> I don't think so. Stigwood's time (and usefulness) with the Bee Gees
> passed at the end of the 70's. If not before.
>
> >2/ If Andy had been integrated into the group in the early 80's would he
> have bypassed all his personal problems and saved his life.
>
>
> So hard to say. My unqualified thought is that if Andy needed being in the
> Bee Gees as a way to "cure" his demons, then the answer is probably no.
> Although, I suspect Barry thought it may have been Andy's salvation.
>
>
> >3/ Would Barry / Robert pressing for Andy's integration have irrevocably
> split the group.
>
>
> Perhaps. I think it would have caused problems. As others have said, there
> was already a delicate, if not difficult, balance there with the 3
> brothers. I think injecting Andy in the complicated Barry and Robin
> relationship would have been asking for trouble.
>
>
> >4/ With or without Robert, how would the 00's have been if Maurice had
> not passed?
>
>
> In the end, I don't think it would have been all that different. I think
> by 2001, Barry was pretty much done with the Bee Gees.
>
> >5/ If there had no deaths how would the group have organically changed
> since say Spirits?
>
> >Julian
>
>
> Not sure what you mean by "organically changed" Julian, but they did
> clearly change after Spirits in 1979, regardless.
>
> Sal
>
> compoccia@aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: julian
> To: Words List Member
> Sent: Mon, Jul 3, 2017 2:07 am
> Subject: [Words] How the past could have changed the future?
>
> Just posing the questions. I give my thoughts when responding to your
> answers.
>
> 1/ Would the 80's and 90's have been more successful if, after the lawsuit
> against Stigwood had been resolved, he'd remained manager?
>
> 2/ If Andy had been integrated into the group in the early 80's would he
> have bypassed all his personal problems and saved his life.
>
> 3/ Would Barry / Robert pressing for Andy's integration have irrevocably
> split the group.
>
> 4/ With or without Robert, how would the 00's have been if Maurice had not
> passed?
>
> 5/ If there had no deaths how would the group have organically changed
> since say Spirits?
>
> Julian
>
>
> "Words & Music", Fans Of The Brothers Gibb ( Bee Gees )
> http://www.brothersgibb.com
>
>
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