Wolfmother breaks up

FROM THEIR SITE:
Grammy Award winning rock band Wolfmother has announced the resignation of bass/keyboard player Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett effective immediately.

Singer/guitarist Andrew Stockdale now plans to find other musicians over coming months and to then begin making a new Wolfmother album.

Wolfmother toured the world virtually non-stop through 2006 and early 2007 on the back of their acclaimed self titled debut album. Longstanding frictions within the group then lead them to take an extended break during the second half of 2007 to consider their future.

In early 2008 they regrouped and worked on new material. Initially encouraged by those sessions, they committed to a handful of live shows to 'road test' the new songs and to try to find a way forward.

Those dates concluded with a headlining slot last Sunday at the Splendour In The Grass Festival in Australia's Byron Bay where rumours circulated about possible lineup changes.

Following that show Chris Ross decided to announce that he was leaving the band due to irreconcilable personal and musical differences. Myles Heskett has also decided to leave the band rather than continuing as part of a changed lineup. The pair has been working together on songs for some time and they plan to focus their energies on that new project in the future.

Wolfmother's self titled debut album is one of the most successful Australian rock releases this century. It has sold over 1.3 million copies and received multiple ARIA Awards and a Grammy – making them the first Aussie band to receive such an award in 25 years. Other highlights for the group have included appearances at just about every major music festival in the world, sharing stages with Pearl Jam, The Who and The Strokes, and a special performance inducting the legendary Led Zeppelin into the UK's Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.

Andrew Stockdale, Myles Heskett and Chris Ross will make no public statements at this time except to say that they are each really looking forward to making their new music over the years ahead.

In the meantime they simply ask all Wolfmother fans to please understand that in spite of their best efforts over a long period of time, they just could not find a harmonious way to work together and that has lead to the decisions announced today.


FROM WIKIPEDIA: On August 7, the band's record label Universal Records announced that Heskett (drum) and Ross (bass) had decided to leave the band due to irreconcilable differences, and that Stockdale (vocals/guitar) plans to find other musicians over the coming months, as well as continue work on a new Wolfmother album. Ross and Heskett are apparently planning to commit their time to their side project band known as Doom Buggy.

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Originally posted by WebMonkey:
Ross and Heskett are apparently planning to commit their time to their side project band known as Doom Buggy.

Has anyone heard this?

pretty awful recording, but ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDfZLKd1pNQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbyEVOnHOI4


I find it hard to believe that a band could make it that far and have a really good tour career ahead of them and not be able to work out their differences. What the fu@k!???

When you spend every day with someone for years, especially tempermental artists, throw in drugs, women, the stress of the road... Of course, with that kind of money you could have a separate van and everything- I'm not suprised they hate each other, just that they couldn't fake it! I've worked with people I hate plenty of times for much less. Maybe someone slept with someone's girlfriend or something. People hate that.

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Originally posted by Mr. Nobody:
Maybe someone slept with someone's girlfriend or something. People hate that.

Ha ha. Some people.

Australians*.

What do you expect?



*with the exception of AC/DC, fuck 'em all.

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tempermental artists, throw in drugs, women, the stress of the road

somehow we manage