I've been very interested in Gene Clark (ex-Byrd) lately and have read a few differing accounts of why he quit the band. The official story was a fear of flying, but there is also speculation that the dough he was getting from songwriter royalties gave him an income that the others didn't have, which led to jealousy, which led to a reduction in his role in the band (No, David will play rhythm guitar, you just hold the tambourine), which led to his exit. As I was trying to get at in my last post, the truth is hard to pin down.

I tend to think there's at least a little bit of truth in both stories. This leads me to re-read Gene Clark's song "Set You Free This Time".
"It wasn't how it was set up to be, but I'll set you free this time" All the lyrics describe a man facing what he sees to be a painful (and unnecessary) breakup. Maybe it's more than just a very sad, beautiful love song.