Some parts were just string parts. They wrote on the synthesizer but they just played strings. Bill was thrilled to finally not be in a band anymore. That was really what he wanted. We are, and have always been, a true democracy.
Every person has veto.
Every person has an equal opinion. Each opinion is heard out. It's a lengthy process. It's difficult some times to live with, but it served us well as a band for 17 years, and it served us well as friends. The reasons that he quit is because he was tired of being in a rock band.