I never said that he should lie or pretend, I merely said he should refrain from naming "the worst gigs" because that does nothing for the truth really and only hurts feelings of true fans who mostly go out of their way to attend gigs. My friend crossed 3 countries and paid hundreds of euros to attend Bologna gig just to find out it was, in his opinion, a "stinker". And, to bring things closer to home, I'm sure MJP didn't feel all that good about Gateshead being "the worst on the tour".
I just think naming "the worst gigs" is absolutely unescessary and somewhat disrespectful - however, no one needs to agree, I've said it was a personal feeling anyway so I rest my case.
Now I have to ask myself - is he, really?
Because, we always hear about the venues, sound, audience, press, radio, record company and others being to blame about something and we never really get to hear him say that he, too, bares some sort of responsibility for what goes on in his career. So far I've never heard him admit that something went wrong because he fu*ked up. He claims to be a human being so I find it's almost impossible that there's not a single bad gig or chart failure resting solely on his shoulders. I don't mean to slam Moz but being honest and critical means being honest and critical towards your involvement as well and this is the element of honesty I somehow miss in his letters.
I'm still happy that they are there, though. It's nice to hear that we'll have a busy front page in november.