Jon Spencer says the Blues Explosion are done: “I should move on”
nme.comThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are officially done, according to their frontman.“I thought people knew. I didn’t want to make a big announcement about it just in case something changed.
What’s the point of saying, ‘Never again’?” Spencer said during a recent appearance on the Kreative Kontrol podcast.Spencer goes on to say that after releasing final album ‘Freedom Tower’ in 2015 and going on tour, guitarist Judah Bauer began experiencing health issues. “He developed a respiratory problem.
It was very, very hard, and it became impossible for him to travel.”Though Spencer adds that Bauer’s condition has improved, he says the band “had a good long run”.
Listen below – the full interview can be found here. Spencer has since elaborated on his comments in a statement to Pitchfork. “Well, ‘never say never’ but for my own sanity I had to come to grips that the band was done—at least for the time being—and that I should move on,” he said.“I have talked plainly about this in interviews over the past coupla years.
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