Can’t say I haven’t felt like this was coming for a while, Steven Page has left Barenaked Ladies.
You can see interviews with Steven and Ed on this Canadian TV news site. It really is a sad day, and yet…well…the only constant in the world we live in is change. And change can be good in creative endeavours.
Thankfully, it was a friendly separation by all accounts. It leaves the door open for Steve to jump back into BnL, either temporarily or maybe even as a regular member again someday. (I mean, if Ships and Dip taught me anything, it taught me that artists dropping in on each other is a great thing.) I’m really looking forward to seeing what both he and the band do in their separate projects. I really liked Steven’s Vanity Project album. And I think, maybe, in some ways BnL will grow into the hole he’s going to leave in the band.
You can follow Steve at his blog, and also read about several really kewl sounding projects he’s doing.
It’s okay to be sad, but don’t write anybody off. Life is all about creation and creation is all about growing and changing.
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