Is Staind Breaking Up?
The rumor mill has been working overtime lately, producing many tales of the demise of Staind. The speculation is not completely unfounded either. Drummer Jon Wysocki left the band in May, and if you've seen the DVD of the making of 'Staind,' you know the band had a rough go of it. So are they splitting up?
According to Mike Mushok, the rumors are
baseless. He tells Artisan News: “There’s nothing to found it on. It’s just speculation and our diehard fanbase panicking.”
The band are currently touring Europe and Aaron Lewis explains what will happen afterwards: “I go back to doing my solo stuff and filming for my hunting TV show. After Thanksgiving, Staind goes out for a couple of weeks. Then in January and February I finish up my solo stuff then we start our world tour in February. Then we’re back for a States tour, then back to Europe, then I’ll come back here and do something on the solo side. Then a Staind headlining tour in the States.”
But Mushok accepts the band have to shoulder some of the blame for the rumours after releasing the movie about the making of their seventh album.
He says: “I think the documentary had a lot to do with it. I think there’s been some banter because of what we went through and what we put out there.
“It was definitely a very difficult record to make. We ended up losing our drummer on the way. That wasn’t an easy decision and it wasn’t a quick decision. It didn’t happen overnight – it dragged on for a long time.
“We had a deadline and Aaron had put out a solo record, so he was gone for a long time. It all made for a hard process.
“That becomes difficult, I get in a mood, and it affects everything else in your life. It’s a snowball effect – it was a difficult time.”
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