Well shit.
Bad Seeds co-founder Harvey quits Mick Harvey, one of the founding members of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, is leaving the group.
After a quarter of a century with the award-winning Australian band, Harvey says he has decided to pursue other projects.
"For a variety of personal and professional reasons I have chosen to discontinue my ongoing involvement with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds," he said in a statement.
"After 25 years I feel I am leaving the band as it experiences one of its many peaks; in very healthy condition and with fantastic prospects for the future.
"I'm confident Nick will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally."
Harvey and Cave formed the band in 1983. While the group has been through many personnel changes, they have remained the constants.
More than that, I've always been under the impression that, for a while in the 80s at least, Harvey was the one keeping the band going while uncle Nick was getting kind of fucked up with drugs. This is rather sad news, I think.
After a quarter of a century with the award-winning Australian band, Harvey says he has decided to pursue other projects.
"For a variety of personal and professional reasons I have chosen to discontinue my ongoing involvement with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds," he said in a statement.
"After 25 years I feel I am leaving the band as it experiences one of its many peaks; in very healthy condition and with fantastic prospects for the future.
"I'm confident Nick will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally."
Harvey and Cave formed the band in 1983. While the group has been through many personnel changes, they have remained the constants.
More than that, I've always been under the impression that, for a while in the 80s at least, Harvey was the one keeping the band going while uncle Nick was getting kind of fucked up with drugs. This is rather sad news, I think.