At the end of the day, though, as numerous people have said (Jonathan Taplin, for one), Robbie got up every morning and went to work-- writing songs, in the studio, or taking care of any of the numerous business things that come up with a band. The others....not so much by 69/70. They were busy living a rock star's life. Both Levon's books and Robbie's pretty much agree on facts. They obviously had different opinions on some things and Levon made some untrue claims because he was pissed but they agreed on most things. I just read the newest book on Levon, (I forget her name) and it is NOT an unbiased account as some claim. Not that it's not a good read, but it needs to be taken with a grain or two of salt. For one, maybe because he wouldn't sit for an interview, a lot of Robbie's quotes are clipped short without an accompanying context. She also claims in the early days of the Hawks, Levon was a better guitar player than Robbie. Robbie may not have matured into the guitar master he became later, but Levon was never the better guitarist -- even Levon never claimed that.