Years later, Graham Nash claimed that Haydock, although newly married, was also carrying on an affair with another woman, and did not want to tour with the Hollies any longer because he wanted to stay close to her. Haydock vehemently denied this when the story emerged in the press, and he also insisted that he only missed some concert and recording dates because he was ill, and that he provided his doctor's notes to the band to prove it.

Haydock's last album with the band was Bus Stop,