As the fallout from Every Time I Die’s split earlier this week continues, bassist Stephen Micciche has given his side of the story, filling in some gaps left in frontman Keith Buckley’s version of events.The band, of course, officially came to an end at the beginning of this week, after Michiche, guitarists Jordan Buckley and Andy Williams, and drummer Clayton Holyoak released a statement saying that they had all left the group.
This followed Keith Buckley claiming in December that he had learned that the band were plotting behind his back to replace him.In a lengthy statement on Wednesday, Keith Buckley said that much of what has happened in recent days and weeks came as a surprise to him.
He then suggested that he was forced out of the band after making changes to his lifestyle during lockdown, including stopping drinking alcohol.
He also said that his bandmates had refused to communicate with him directly (something they had accused him of in an earlier statement) and that he had become concerned about business decisions being taken about the band after their manager “unexpectedly quit” in mid-December.In a long series of tweets, Micciche speaks of tensions in the band going back to last summer, saying that Keith Buckley had repeatedly tried to force his brother Jordan out of the outfit.
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