“Your daughter is bold, intelligent, and one of the most respected people in the music industry. She’s the living heart of this band. She doesn’t hang on to us. She holds us up.” You complete and utter dick drizzle. “And if you can’t see how great she is, then you don’t deserve her.” Scottie raises his glass. “Hear, hear.” Our friends follow suit, all of them wearing various expressions of fierce protectiveness and simmering rage.

