Did Ian or Mick ever talk about the final days of Mott the Hoople?
SE: I guess the band [Mott the Hoople] was bitter over the demise of Mott due to Ronson’s relationship with Ian. If Ian and/or Mick decided that someone wasn’t on their wavelength they could be pretty callus in their dealing with them. I think it was mostly due to boredom actually. The road can get pretty “same old same old” so you tend to invent little dramas to keep things interesting. You have to keep in mind that Mick and Ian were part of the whole Bowie phenomena. Appearances are everything. How you are perceived and all that. It’s all part of the mystique. I think it was in one of Ian’s interviews when I was in the band where he mentioned that “Rock & Roll is not a Mugs’ game”. Therefore one has to be mindful of the group dynamic in order to maintain the mystique. If you step out of persona or change gears it has to be with the group in mind. Not always easy if you have a life outside of your career. From what little I know of Mott, from what I remember of the things that Ian sai
