I read this as AVH getting pissed off about people maybe questioning why if Ed wrote all the music did Alex get writing royalties and Michael Anthony...
It's a shame they kept themselves so sequestered from the fans. They could have kept the internal workings secret, and even maintained their privacy,...
I'm a big fan of this yellow journalism, screaming, pro-wrestling-type, tear-your-hat-off-and-laugh-into-the-empty-hole-type press. And I think what's happened is the fellows up at 5150 have started to take that stuff a little seriously.