Darth Elvis Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Taken from Yahoo newsRock star Justin quits The Darkness Wednesday October 11, 12:44 PM The Darkness rocker Justin Hawkins has quit the band following a stint in drug rehabilitation. The catsuit-wearing star has been off illegal substances for nine weeks after checking into London's Priory clinic. He said it would be "damaging" to his recovery to stay in the group. The 31-year-old - who shot to fame with hit single I Believe In A Thing Called Love in 2002 - told the Sun he had spent more than 150,000 on cocaine in the last three years. "I hit absolute rock bottom," he said. "I spent over 150,000 on cocaine in three years - a frightening amount. I was consuming up to five grams a day which cost me 1,000 a week, sometimes more. "I regularly used to stay up for four days at a time on coke and alcohol binges." The singer experienced blackouts and even used drugs during shows. "I would come off stage and do a line then go back on," he said. Justin decided to leave The Darkness after entering rehab in August. "It would be damaging to my recovery to stay on," he said. "I'm not blaming the band for my problem - I am an addict. There are people who can be in bands and stay clean, but I'm not one of them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 It kinda implies The Darkness will simply replace Justin which I think would be hard to do and not change their identity at the same time.They're a novel band anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 It kinda implies The Darkness will simply replace Justin which I think would be hard to do and not change their identity at the same time.They're a novel band anyway.Maybe they'll just maintain their identity by continuing to be shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camie Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Or they can do us all a favour and give up and play the pub circuit again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Good news. They were fun for about 3 minutes.Plus, he is an arse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenumber1hun Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 about time tooWell thats about the best news i've heard for a while. good luck to him cleaning himself up and all but they should have quit a long time ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I meant as in the bands shelf life passed with their first cd.Nothing to do with his rockstar excesses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 wasn't "Growing on Me" the single that shot them to fame?infact, nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Good news. They were fun for about 3 minutes.Plus, he is an arse.150,000 worth of coke per annum = arse! I think Ghandi would have been an arse too with 5 grams of coke up his nose a day! "Fuck you, I'm fucking Ghandi, check me out!". Ha, shame though. I was quite taken with their first album for a few months but after that .............I just wanted to avoid them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 150,000 worth of coke per annum = arse! I think Ghandi would have been an arse too with 5 grams of coke up his nose a day! "Fuck you, I'm fucking Ghandi, check me out!". Hell yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DustyDeviada Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 One hit wonders...He deserves everything he gets for what he did to "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluesxman Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Apparently the band do intend to replace him. Ability to sing in a novelty falsetto, poor dress sense, balding, pretty ugly. I'm sure they will struggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest onlynik Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 150,000 worth of coke per annum = arse! I think Ghandi would have been an arse too with 5 grams of coke up his nose a day! "Fuck you, I'm fucking Ghandi, check me out!". Ha, shame though. I was quite taken with their first album for a few months but after that .............I just wanted to avoid them.Actually its 50k per annum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Actually its 50k per annum.Ah, so it was. Maths and english eh, should have paid more attention. Still, helluva lot of coke....Reality TV show to find their next singer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
french_disko Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Ah, so it was. Maths and english eh, should have paid more attention. Still, helluva lot of coke....Reality TV show to find their next singer?Maybe they should just get the guy that impersonated Justin on "Stars In Their Eyes" to replace him. Or, more locally, the lead singer of Aberdeen tribute band "The Darkest". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 ooh can't wait for the solo album!!! are they seriously thinking of carrying on without him?there's a lesson to be learned here - playing kareoke versions of queen and def leppard b sides is not good if your wanting a long term career at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKMartin Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Is this sad news for anyone? No. The idea that they were anything more than a 15 minute novelty band is absurd. Thanks, goodbye, let's never speak of them again.AKM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Is this sad news for anyone? No. The idea that they were anything more than a 15 minute novelty band is absurd. Thanks, goodbye, let's never speak of them again.AKM15 mins? ur being generous there lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 It is a joke in itself that people even consider(ed) them a joke band. If you seen them live you would of been blown away. It's a shame, but I'm not sure if they could continue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 It is a joke in itself that people even consider(ed) them a joke band. If you seen them live you would of been blown away. It's a shame, but I'm not sure if they could continueI have to say I saw them live as a support band 3 times and they were terrible, I really didnt think there was anything to them as performers once you took away the props, Ricky Warwick was the other support and he just sat down with an acoustic guitar and imo came across far better, I can understand people liking them, but it seems to have passed me by and they left me cold as a live band too - actually thats not true, when we saw them live before they were big I said that musically they were fun but someone should shoot the singer... Kinda still sums up how I feel now, i might even enjoy them if they can get a singer who can sing well instead of bad falsetto. You'd think I'd have liked them they used to play predominantly Queen and Marillion covers apparently - the idea of them doing either band sends chills down my spine...CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Maybe they should just get the guy that impersonated Justin on "Stars In Their Eyes" to replace him. Or, more locally, the lead singer of Aberdeen tribute band "The Darkest".AKA Lovefist from GTA Vice City I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 AKA Lovefist from GTA Vice City I believe.Wasn't some of the Love Fist stuff recorded at the Mill? I'm pretty sure Niall was a 'guest guitarist'.(as usual...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Nice Andrew Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 i liked them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus.H.Christ Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 AKA Lovefist from GTA Vice City I believe.And also known as Pie Shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Taking all that ching does explain all the stupid things he kept saying to the music press... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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