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Barenaked Ladies Singer Steven Page Leaves Group
Citing "new opportunities" (but likely due to embarrasing cocaine arrest opportunities), Barenaked Ladies singer Steven Page (the one that looks slightly like Drew Carey minus the Johnny Unitas haircut) has announced he will be leaving the group. Here's the band's statement:
By mutual agreement, Steven Page will be parting company with the remaining members of Barenaked Ladies. Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart will continue recording and touring together as Barenaked Ladies. Steven Page will pursue solo projects including theatrical opportunities while the band enters the studio in April 2009, and hits the road in the fall.
Page says "These guys are my brothers. We've grown up together over the past twenty years. I love them and wish them all the best in the future."
The band also wish Steven well in all of his endeavors. Ed Robertson says: "It's the start of a new chapter for all of us. Here's to the future!"
Everyone is looking forward to making new music and thanks their fans for their support.
I suppose when your recent claim to fame is playing on cruise ships and for being the band that has verses that sound like auctions, leaving isn't that big of a deal. But still, it's not like there are a lot of bands waiting for Page to join them (or labels pining for a Page solo album). [Idolator]
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i didn't know there was still a group to leave
jed
Ugh. Totally don't want to turn this into yet another thread where Andrew relentlessly restates the obvious things he's already said, but I will point out that the Barenaked Ladies were (and are) one of the bands that is consistently on the right side of the copyfight battle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barenaked_ladies#Return_to_independence_and_current
To ignore the great stuff they've done up in Canada with the CRIA is to exhibit ignorance on a front that matters to many music fans.
Also, you used the wrong form of your.
Me neither. I know that BL were involved with Copyright stuff, but that really has nothing to do at all with Steven Page leaving the group. It might make sense to add on a career retrospective, but this was just about him leaving. It's not like I ignored it to make the band look bad, or something. Thanks for the typo notice. Fixed.
who writes this uninformed drivel?
the cruise is something the band do every year, they take a group of other bands with them and hundreds of fans flock to Miami to spend 5 days with their favourite musicians! it's not just an average cruise ship!
and don't have a go at 'One Week' for sounding like an auction. the song was only ever a comedy song. this really goes to show how much the author of this article actually knows about the band. don't go slating a band that have sold many millions of records worldwide, and an extremely loyal fanbase when you don't like ONE song. Steve Page is an incredible musician, completely irreplaceable, and a tragic loss for the band. how dare you make this sound like it isn't a big deal for the millions that actually care about the band.
BNL fan
Jeesh. BNL Fans are as bad as Hanson fans.
Fan stands for fanatic... meaning any fan will probably react badly when their band gets casually dissed.
Jordan