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Originally Posted by schutter
Has anyone ever thrown out the idea that maybe Dave never wanted a violin? Didn't Boyd guest at the start? He wasn't an original member of the band correct? The unique violin sound helped make the band popular and at that point there was no turning back even if Dave didn't like the violin? And then Boyd's troubles gave Dave a reason to remove him from the band and go with the current rock sound? Didn't know if that's ever be talked about....
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from wikipedia:
"We had no plans of adding a violinist. We just wanted some fiddle tracked on this one song "Tripping Billies", and Boyd was a friend of Leroi. He came in and it just clicked. That completely solidified the band, gave it a lot more power."
that was in 1992.
the band was founded in 1991.
Boyd was fired in 2018.
the time to have kicked him out would have been for EVERYDAY, if Dave truly "didn't like the violin." but then who would have sung the rap verse?
instead, he was part of the band for 26 years until his own self-destruction and health issues turned him from an asset to a liability.