THE
CROWN
We
give up.
Today, the 7th of March 2004, we, the dudes of The
Crown, have decided to call it quits. I'm sure every
member in the band can still come up with 10 reasons
for continuing and 10 reasons for giving up, but after
some heavy consideration we have decided to finally
find out what life is like without playing in The
Crown.
It's been a blast writing/performing together all
these years, taking this band to levels that we never
even knew of. Also getting to know other people in
other bands on the road has been amazing. Seeing new
places and getting to see and hear new, great bands
has totally blown us away - we sure had our share
of fun!
Too many tours gone bad due to not at all professional
tour arrangements is maybe the main reason for giving
up. (We do indeed have stories about tour managers/agencies
and the business in general, the best ones would surely
make a bestselling book...) Coming home from tours
with empty pockets, equipment falling apart and having
a pile of bills on the doorstep is simply "horns
down". Paying the bills with tour memories and
floorscores is just not possible. We do love standing
on stage but we don't know much about the business
part, and that's a bad combination. Trust me on that
one.
The timing for giving up now is both good and bad:
Bad because Possessed 13 is an incredible album that
deserves some decent touring, but I guess all professional
booking agencies have their hands full as it is. Good
because we decided to not sign a new deal with Metal
Blade, and now that we finally have Crowned in Terror
(Crowned Unholy!!!) sounding like it was supposed
to, the timing is superb.
We made 6 killer albums, we did stuff our way, and
we sure as hell paid our dues. Or as we say to conclude
usual setbacks: "We came, we saw and we fucked
up!"
So we want to thank our fans for the support: you
people made it last for 14 years! Thanks to Metal
Blade, thanks to all bands that we've shared the stage
with. Our apologies to the festivals that had us booked
for the summer of 2004. And last but not least: thanks
to our girlfriends for putting up with us through
the rehearsals, gigs, studio sessions and tours!
- Janne and The Crown
2002
