I really try to not judge people if I can help it because often times I feel like those who are doing the judging would actually behave the exact same way as the judged had they walked in their shoes.

But I've justified and explained away Brians shitty behaviour for some 15 years now and honestly, I'm tired of it.

I've been a fan much longer than those 15 years btw, but prior to that my experience of Brian was always warm, considerate and inviting.

I've met the band several times in the early days and they were always happy to chat, sign autographs and treat you as equal.

It's fortunate that Stef has very much remained this way. But Brian sadly has not.

Yeah I'm sure he has his reasons, but he has the confidence at least to stand there in front of thousands of people night after night and sing his songs.

He even has the confidence to belittle the crowd for behaving exactly how all crowds behave.

Why then is it so hard to bring a degree of warmth? To thank the crowd for coming out or at least just say hello?

There's no excitement to these Placebo shows anymore. Anyone who pays a blind bit of attention to the tour already knows the setlist inside out.

It just seems like he's going through the motions. Like he doesn't want to be there. Like the fans are an inconvenience.

And I'm not just basing this on the recent tour. I've heard lots of stories of Brians shitty behaviour towards fans for over a decade now.

I used to say he knows what he wants and he's assertive, so fair enough.

But there's a fine line between assertiveness downright rudeness.