to be brutally honest the more some of you say "we don't need to hear from the other side" or say that they don't need to interview the key players in this saga directly, the more you are showing your bias and expecting this book to be one sided expose of the fake songs. and that's fine but I wouldn't call such book "whole story" or "objective".
Well from their statements see the below
"We aim to deliver an objective and fascinating piece of investigative journalism with revealing and exclusive interviews, never-before-told stories, and accounts from people on both sides of the controversy" Damien Shields
so they hope to talk to both sides. The issue is that the team is anti-Cascio songs to start with. So I don't know how realistic to expect the other side to talk to them.
Also comments here versus the team statements confuse me. If you read the discussion here you expect the book to be an expose that's calling the songs fake but then see this comment "The group’s mission is to make sure that the information surrounding one of music’s biggest controversies is properly documented so that folks can draw their own educated conclusions,” said James Alay. So will they present a book that says "here's what one side says, here's what other side says, now make up your mind". Well I thought everyone already made up their minds.
Well Sullivan example is not really good. After 16 months of refusing to answer any questions only answering one area and refused to answer the remaining three and few questions and giving a blanket statement. I don't think that resulted in any significant information. So in my mind there's no comparison between a willing participant and an unwilling one.
kreen;3929168 said:That means not only talking to the anti-Cascio side, but also the pro-Cascio side. It means, obviously, talking to Eddie, Porte and the Estate. And it means not disregarding every piece of information that doesn’t match up with the hoax theory.
Well from their statements see the below
"We aim to deliver an objective and fascinating piece of investigative journalism with revealing and exclusive interviews, never-before-told stories, and accounts from people on both sides of the controversy" Damien Shields
so they hope to talk to both sides. The issue is that the team is anti-Cascio songs to start with. So I don't know how realistic to expect the other side to talk to them.
Also comments here versus the team statements confuse me. If you read the discussion here you expect the book to be an expose that's calling the songs fake but then see this comment "The group’s mission is to make sure that the information surrounding one of music’s biggest controversies is properly documented so that folks can draw their own educated conclusions,” said James Alay. So will they present a book that says "here's what one side says, here's what other side says, now make up your mind". Well I thought everyone already made up their minds.
Tygger;3929200 said:The Estate, Sony, and/or Cascio may very well participate through interviews via their legal representatives (as the Estate did with Sullivan) so we cannot rule that option out.
Well Sullivan example is not really good. After 16 months of refusing to answer any questions only answering one area and refused to answer the remaining three and few questions and giving a blanket statement. I don't think that resulted in any significant information. So in my mind there's no comparison between a willing participant and an unwilling one.