How Creedence Clearwater Revival Crumbled to Pieces

Leopards Don’t Change Their Spots

So, does time really heal all wounds? In 2013, 30 years after the last time the band played together, Fogerty suggested that he would be interested in a Creedence reunion. However, his former bandmates remain skeptical. “Leopards don’t change their spots,” Stu Cook told Uncut magazine. He believes that this is the singer’s attempt to reboot his public image.

Doug Clifford behind a drum set in 2011

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Drummer Doug Clifford feels the same. Clifford says that a reunion would have been nice 20 years ago, but now it’s too late. The drummer, who plays with Cook in Creedence Clearwater Revisited, says “I prefer the band I’m in now. We play Creedence better than Fogerty does.” It’s sad to say, but these former friends are used to badmouthing one another. So what exactly happened?