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Artist News
Page leaves Barenaked Ladies
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 25 February 2009
Steven Page has left The Barenaked Ladies to concentrate on solo projects, and according to the band, who announced the news in conjunction with Page via the band’s website, it’s “by mutual agreement”, the band’s Ed Robertson explaining: “It’s the start of a new chapter for all of us”.
Drummer Tyler Stewart, contacted by Sun Media, responded: “The band is happy to be moving forward and can’t wait to get into the studio to record new material. That’s all I can really say”. Page, meanwhile has written on his website: “These guys are my brothers. We’ve grown up together over the past 20 years. I love them and wish them all the best in the future”.
As previously reported, Page was charged with drug possession in New York state last summer, and subsequently agreed to a deal which saw the felony charge dropped as long as he stayed out of trouble for six months.
This wasn’t the only incident to affect the band in 2008. Shortly after Page’s arrest, Ed Robertson crashed his float plane in Ontario, but he and three passengers walked away unhurt. The band recently won a Juno nomination for their children’s album, ‘Snacktime’.
