The Moody Blues vs. Patrick Moraz - The Music Trial of the Century Part 5

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[@christopherp.hitchens3902]

Oh my god, he’s not only a brilliant singer…he is one hell of a cool defendant. Calm, articulate…even eloquent. It would not have disappointed me if he had whipped out a guitar and started singing “Never Comes The Day” to the court.

[@normatible9795]

And to think Justin only had ONE wife, Marie from when he was 20 to present time. And 1 daughter, Doremi Hayward. Look at mick jagger, he had 10 gfs/wives and assorted kids..Not Judging mick since ladies go after him and niw that he is 81, he has many to care for him

[@victoriachinavare5535]

I think Justin did a great job on the stand.

[@jeffryphillipsburns]

Moraz’s lawyer is crude and ungrammatical. Notice how Hayward subtly and appropriately) corrects and admonishes him.

[@kellyartist999]

he is so handsome, what a gorgeous man

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

What a fascinating and intriguing piece of television. Just come across this and going to watch every episode

[@JeDNba]

He's gorgeous

[@sky_warrior_372]

Wow, Justin was a very good and believable defendant. The same persona as when I talked with him. Thanks for uploading this 🎶🎸

[@DaveRowarth]

Moraz won the case, but was only awarded 77,000 dollars, much less than he wanted. He had turned down the offer of a 400,000 out-of-court settlement.

[@jdekong3945]

What an idiot 😹

[@jah0524]

Man what a loss! He lost this case.

[@jdekong3945]

@@jah0524 was all his own fault, he slated the MBs in the keyboard magazine then wondered why he wasn't asked on tour! feel sorry for the guy in a way but he bit the hand that was feeding him and got a good kicking for it

[@MsOscara]

In another video, I asked if he was that bad at negotiating contracts. This pretty much confirms that. Never cared for Moraz's work with the Moody Blues. I wasn't sorry to see him dropped from their recordings.

[@DaveRowarth]

@@MsOscara He's no Mike Pinder.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

He is so cool with charismatic personality and that British detachment and makes this yank judge sound like some cartoon person

[@juliep4319]

This lawyer tried his best to de-rail Justin and failed miserably. His questioning was poor to say the least and Justin answered to the point, immaculately and without malice. I bet Patrick wished he’d accepted the $400,000 offered before trial… he was doing other projects anyway and it’s bonkers he took it this far.

[@roserandle6392]

Mr. Hayward was unflinching. Never let them see you sweat. Mr. Moraz should have taken the $400,000.00 offer.

[@mikecamilli1047]

Truth to the old joke. What are 12 lawyers at the bottom of the sea called? A good start!

[@BBQFanNo1]

Mike Pinder left on his own decision but Justin Hayward and John Lodge had stated they were shattered after he left and it took years for them to accept the fact that he is never coming back to the Group when he left. But they continued to remain on mutual terms with Mike Pinder even until his death recently. They always stated that Mke Pinder will always be one of the 5 Members in the Group not Patrick Moraz. Honestly they should have disbanded after Mike Pinder left them. I was never a serious fan of their Patrick Moraz Era stuff. Then again I'm not a serious fan of any music after 1980.

[@DaveRowarth]

Yep. The five members were the definitive band. The magic ended when one of them left. As far as I'm concerned, from then it was Justin and his backing band.

[@raymondkizer1216]

What is wrong with music after 1980?

[@joemccarron199]

I agree once mike Pinder left they lost that haunting sound, they sounded like adult contemporary pop , just like when CHICAGO lost Terry Kath.

[@if6was929]

@@raymondkizer1216 Nothing really, it just pales in comparison to the music of the 1960's to early 70's.

[@randomnesspersonified]

This lawyer doesn't seem to be terribly au fait with the general way of British politeness when he asks, essentially, why Mr Hayward didn't talk trash about Mr Moraz. I met Mr Hayward's mother once or twice. She was a lovely, polite lady. She actually came into our office to ask whether we would mind if she parked on the public road outside our building. There was absolutely no need to ask, it was a public road, she didn't need our permission, and plenty of people used to park outside our office daily. She was the only person who had ever made a point of coming into the office to ask if we'd mind. Perhaps her polite nature was passed on to her son, eh, Mr Hotshot Lawyer. Decent people do exist who don't make a point of slagging other people off if it can possibly be avoided. It's called tact, just in case you aren't aware of it, Mr Hotshot.

[@trevorpugh6475]

YES had a problem with Moraz getting too big for his boots after the Relayer album and wanted him out of the band. He is a very talented keyboard player without doubt but there’s more to being in a band than just musical skill.

[@AbandonEarth911]

The Moody Blues are not Moraz.

[@Nancy-hy5so]

If these band members are English why the hell is it being held over here in the states?

[@peterf1]

A bit of a guess here, but I believe the answer is the "work performed" was largely in North America both in terms of studio and touring work. Plus Moraz is a Florida resident.

[@sandimitchell7405]

@@peterf1 That's where the lawsuit was filed because Moraz was living in the US. As Peter1 said, some of the work was performed in the US giving it jurisdiction.

[@rpkietur]

this series of videos are all screwed up.i have seen this before in its proper segment order.

[@BP-kx2ig]

Why is this repeating evidence?

[@gregdebaggis5032]

Because Morax lawyer is a jerk and a hack..

[@chrisnolan5607]

Patrick's keyboards were all over those 80's Moody albums, I don't see why the Moodies couldn't have given him an extra 2 million.

[@debbie4503]

I never felt that Moraz was a part of The Moody Blues. He was way too flashy.

[@if6was929]

@@debbie4503 Dancing backup singers were flashy, it seemed to be the image that they were going after at that time.

[@chrisnolan5607]

@@debbie4503 They never told Patrick to tone down the flasy-ness?

[@thetruthfornow6045]

Sad this had to happen. Moraz added to their sound starting with the Octave tour. All the original members sang and wrote songs. Patrick was only a musician. Patrick also joined Yes and he was replaced when Rick Wakeman decided to rejoin.

[@jdekong3945]

Good musician but it looks like he is really hard work to deal with

[@patriciaelg1464]

I have been a fan of the Moody Blues since 1969. I loved Mike Pinder's mellotron and when the MB made their Long Distance Voyager album, it was great. But Moraz's music was not as good. I'm sorry but that's my opinion.

[@user-tr3st4ms9g]

Crappy opinion

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Lawyer is a chump

[@robertchristiansen5169]

Ive worked for my employer for 50 years but i have no entitlement to be equal share in the company.

[@scotturquhart4311]

Moraz lost this case. As well he should.

[@DaveRowarth]

Moraz won the case, but was only awarded a small fraction of the amount he wanted.

[@gregdebaggis5032]

​@@DaveRowarth90 thousand instead of 4 million. Because that's all it was worth.

[@joanthomas6337]

@@DaveRowarth He lost because he was offered a 400k settlement that he turned down thinking if he went to court he’d get much more. He got 70k which means he lost !

[@joanthomas6337]

Justin came off as totally honest while not allowing himself to be railroaded.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

No he won his case but was awarded much less than he claimed