Why did Eddie brigati quit the rascals?

Answer 1

There are three competing theories. Felix Cavaliere explained in an interview that Eddie Brigati developed a fear of flying and could not continue touring with the band. This is an obvious falsehood and poor cover story. A better explanation is that Brigati was angry with his bandmates for selling the publishing rights to the songs he co-authored with Cavaliere for a lousy $200 thousand. Today, their songs are valued at $20 million and Brigati continues to fight in court to regain ownership of his songs. The third theory is an old story. The Rascals best days were behind it. They recorded several classic tunes. They were the #1 band. They made lots and lots of money. They toured to death. They did it all, had it all, and had nowhere left to go. So Brigati quit.