STORY: Hawthorne Heights Presses On After Band Member’s Death According to a deposition he gave in his lawsuit, the other bandmembers told him that he would have to “pay dues” during a two-year “probationary period,” and then he would officially be a full-fledged member and co-owner of the band.Įventually, a dispute erupted as to the nature of the purported agreement. But he allegedly was promised greater rewards ahead. Fredianelli thus got his second shot.Īs lead guitarist, Fredianelli earned $1,750 per week with a $1,000 retainer for weeks when there was no work. Fredianelli was involved with Third Eye Blind at its start in 1993, but was initially passed over for Cadogan (who, after being fired, also sued the band).
At the time, frontman Stephan Jenkins asked Fredianelli if he would consider touring with the band as a utility musician. That was the year bandmembers voted to fire guitarist Kevin Cadogan, according to court documents. Our legal history of Third Eye Blind begins in 2000. STORY: Queen Band Members Want Ben Whishaw to Play Freddie Mercury in Biopic In his lawsuit filed in 2011, Fredianelli aimed for much more. The ruling is small solace for Fredianelli, who was frozen out of the band in 2009 after playing with them full-time for nine years. On Monday, a California jury awarded $447,329 to ex-guitarist Anthony Fredianelli, minus $9,256 for making personal charges on the band’s credit card. Today’s lesson in intra-band politics comes from Third Eye Blind, which hit it big in the ’90s with chart-topping songs like “Semi-Charmed Life,” “Jumper” and “How’s It Going to Be.” Think rock bands are like democracies, with each bandmember having an equal say about where to tour, creative decisions and whom to hire? Think again.
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