Maybe it has something to do with the band concept too. Even some of the musicians were hired musicians, they felt they were part of the band (Tommy Mandel, Jack Sonni, Terry Williams...) but when they were left out from the band and substituted by another hired musicians, they felt kind of betrayed and disappointed by MK.
I read MK saying that democracy doesnt works in a band, and I wonder why he wanted to start a band in the first place instead of starting his own career like did, at the same era more or less, Elvis Costello.
Now, he