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Old 28-01-2019, 14:46
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Perhaps Rachel's grudge against the band is a coping mechanism born of the years of dealing with the absence of her brother, with the search, the questions, the disappointments, etc., and the grief of losing both of her parents (who, if I recall correctly, died pretty close together) on top of that.

I remember reading that the Manics had asked permission of Richey's family to use the left-behind lyrics to make Journal For Plague Lovers. Richey being declared presumed dead was also the decision of the parents, the band had nothing to do with that. Perhaps those were decisions of Richey's parents that Rachel did not agree with, but now there's no one but the band left to be angry at.
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