GW
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2019 7:44 pm
I think it's crazy we don't have any statements regarding Garrett. Nothing against Ryan but I find it hard to believe nobody has asked Mark about GW during a meet & greet or clinic?
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From blabbermouthAlong with the news of the canceled dates, drummer Garrett Whitlock will not be touring with TREMONTI due to a necessary leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons. The TREMONTI camp appreciates all of their fan support during this time and no other information will be forthcoming in regards to this matter.
You would think if that actually happened, local news would have made a comment on it and then it spreads somewhere to rock music news outlets and then Blabbermouth and the likes would have made clickbait headlines by now, "Tremonti Drummer Arrested for Blah Blah Blah."austin. wrote:Pretty strange if you ask me. Kinda thought rehab but surely dude would be out by now.
Hate to speculate but he isn’t locked up or anything is he??? Just seems so odd.
I saw someone ask on his FB where he was - someone else said "Probably rehab" and Garrett responded to that saying he wasn't in rehab. He's been pretty quiet on social media too so not sure - think he got rid of his account and his fan page hasn't been updated since last summer.austin. wrote:Pretty strange if you ask me. Kinda thought rehab but surely dude would be out by now.
Hate to speculate but he isn’t locked up or anything is he??? Just seems so odd.
source: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/soulf ... n-bangkok/"I decided two months ago that music is no longer worth the effort to me anymore. After this, I'm going to retire from drumming and music all together and focus on my family rather than myself.
"I've fought my hardest for 'my dream' in music over the past 10 years and failed. [Playing with BORKNAGAR in] Norway was the pinnacle of mistakes and I'll never let myself off the hook for it. I moved across the world for music, spent hundreds of thousands of $$$ and in the end I ended up digging myself into a deeper hole than before. I'm still trying to recover from that fuck-up.
"The only bit of light that my career ever saw was in the end, I was able to make a record and play some huge shows with a guy [SOULFLY/ex-SEPULTURA frontman Max Cavalera] whose music I grew up idolizing. Thats good enough for me."
He added, "I've always been an all-or-nothing kinda guy. I could never be the guy loading bags onto the plane, I'd have to be the pilot.
"I'm thankful for the real friends I've made, which are very few and far between, trust me, and, of course, the good experiences, but it's time.
"Music doesn't have a 401K plan, insurance, anything that I can count on in the end to support my family, and that scares me. I can't just crawl back to my mom's couch anymore if I drop the ball. I have people depending on me to provide, so I'd rather not be selfish anymore and focus on the real rather than a dream.
"A bunch of you say I'll miss it and I'll be back. You don't understand that this whole business has ruined any sort of want or will for me to continue on. I've done it and it's not glamorous or anything that anyone seems to think it is.
"I'm not a rock star or anything near it. So what if I was the drummer of SOULFLY and played huge festivals. I'm a hired gun and always have been just a hired gun... I'm just a hired gun who was luckier than most to have worked my way up the food chain a bit further than others. The fact is that I've tasted it all now and want nothing to do with the entire dish anymore.
"I don't enjoy playing drums anymore, shows or anything to do with it. I just want to be home with my family. My fiancée, the kids, my Mom, Grandpa. Those are the only people who mean something to me.
"I'm only here finishing the tour because I don't want to fuck anyone over. I have no desire to sit on a plane for 12 hours to Malaysia and trek around Asia for the next week dragging gear all over. I'd rather be at home fixing Mom's Malibu Lights LOL. I'm just thankful that I made the decision at 29 rather than 39.
"I'm done."
I haven’t played since October 23rd in Thailand. I sold all of my equipment and now I actually work on the railroad. Its hard work but the benefits and salary are well worth the effort. It goes to show the true colors since Max tries to make it look like I was fired lol. I actually quit on the last day of the last Euro tour because I was to become a Father and didn’t want to be away from my family anymore. I also couldn’t handle the Cavalera way anymore. The Soulfly experience literally broke my love for being a drummer. Too much drama, too many lies and not worth the time or energy. I worked my ass off to make a great record, play ALL the songs note for note and yet I’m talked about like a piece of shit. So much for the “respect”.
Was it a tweet or something from GW? Can you post it? Your link doesn't work.riemslag1 wrote:Some sign of life from the man on the http://www...................and drumming !!! Hope a return to Tremonti will be possible. As far as I understood they are still good between each other, so there's hope