Burkett, however, claims that Wleklinski’s hair, which went past his shoulders, his thigh-high shorts, and his general “Dungeons & Dragons–playing metal dork” appearance didn’t match the band’s aesthetic and prompted his dismissal. “It was his image,” Burkett asserts. “Image matters! I’m sorry, but it does. If you want to be part of a band, you have to fit the image. If there was one Bosstone who decided he didn’t want to wear plaid suits, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones wouldn’t have worked.”
