Originally Posted by
reese
Re songwriting royalties, Smokey wrote that if the guys participated in a writing session with him, he would split the royalties from the songs that resulted from it, whether or not he used their specific ideas.
This would give them more $$. Smokey also hoped it would encourage them to write more and lessen their need to earn money from touring, which at that point, Smokey had begun to tire of.
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