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Mark McGrath fights back at Sugar Ray bandmates

Mark McGrath, lead singer of ’90s rockers Sugar Ray, fired back this week at two bandmates suing him for allegedly licensing the band’s name to “unlawfully divert an additional 48 percent of the band’s revenues into his own pocket.” “It’s all about greed, isn’t it,” McGrath mused at a Wall Street Rocks benefit, where bankers jam with stars at Irving Plaza. “Isn’t this the way all bands end up? We were together for 24 years and I still love the guys. Of course if you talk to them, you’ll get a whole other story. This will all get settled. I am looking forward to going to court,” he was overheard saying. Bassist Murphy Karges and drummer Stan Frazier also alleged in court papers that McGrath insisted on flying first-class while they rode in coach, and that he locked them out of the studio while recording their last album in 2009. But the singer of frothy hits like “Fly” was refreshingly realistic. “This isn’t a $300 million Rolling Stones operation,” he cracked. The Wall Street gig benefited the Wounded Warrior Project, Reserve Aid and Operation Finally Home.