Bryan Dondero Smacks Down Grace Potter

Grace: You were against the song “I want something I want” and guess what, I really like that song. I feel like you are not going to be prepared to play things like that or do things that I want. And trust me, there are going to be A LOT more of those kinds of things coming up.
Me: I played “Apologies” didn’t I? And you know what, I wasn’t that dead set against that song. I didn’t like it as much as your other songs. I didn’t think it was your best song. I think “Falling or Flying” or “Can’t See Through” or some of the new stuff we recorded are WAY better songs. Am I not allowed to have an opinion?

Of course this is only one side of the story and we’ll be interested to see how Grace responds. The only mention we could find about Dondero’s departure from Grace and her band was this note on her website from March…

We want to apologize for the unfortunate cancellation of the trio of shows scheduled for the end of March (Revolution Hall, 8×10, and Mr. Small’s). GPN and bassist Bryan Dondero have recently parted ways. Bryan is an important part of the band’s growth over these last five years, and he will be missed and not easily replaced. We thank everyone for understanding and look forward to playing for you this summer.

We have a feeling we haven’t heard the last of this story. [HT – Tube]