Talk:Doug Stegmeyer

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Causes of his suicide[edit]

In the article, Liberty DeVitto makes a comment insinuating that Billy Joel somehow caused Doug's suicide, but that could possibly constitute defamation if it was proven to be false and unfairly shattered Billy's reputation.

How could Billy cause Doug's suicide? I read that Doug had personal demons going back as early as 1987, which was virtually eight years before he died and according to Bill Smith's book, he had depression and used drugs and alcohol to combat it, but that no doubt worsened his situation, so it's really unfair to blame Billy alone for Doug's suicide. It's not like Doug committed suicide the day he was fired from the band, but rather it didn't happen until 1995, and therefore, I cannot see how Billy caused Doug's death. 61.69.217.3 (talk) 06:32, 17 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that interview was at a time when Liberty was still super pissed at Joel. He was talking about how it felt when he himself was pushed out of Joel's band and he was being glib with a blogger. Billy did not "cause" Doug's suicide, though it's probably true that Doug struggled with getting dumped from the band. That was really unfair of Liberty to say.--Jaydub99 (talk) 04:10, 22 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]