Miki Berenyi on how a “falling out” led to the end of Lush: “It still hurts”

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Lush, saying the break up “still hurts”.In a new reader interview with The Guardian, the musician spoke about the band’s break up following their highly anticipated reunion gigs in 2016.

The shoegaze band initially split in 1998 following the death of drummer Chris Acland in 1996, but reformed in 2016, releasing an EP, ‘Blind Spot’, containing their first new music since 1996.However, Lush then broke up for the second time in 2016 after returning for their first run of shows in two decades earlier that year.In a joint statement at the time, the group wrote: “It’s been wonderful to revisit our old music and to create new material.

However, it is now time for us to return to our families and homes, and bring our time together as a band to a close.”Speaking to The Guardian, Berenyi said the reunion shows were only meant to be a one-off but a difficult relationship between herself and the band’s singer/guitarist Emma Anderson led to a falling out and the split.In response to a fan who asked why the reunion was over so quickly, Berenyi explained: “The tour was always intended as a one-off, partly because I’ve got two kids, was the main breadwinner and wasn’t going to give up my job in publishing for the precarious finances of a band.

Emma [Anderson] had her daughter, too.“We had a great time making the EP and it was lovely to sell out the Roundhouse, but the problem in bands is always how you navigate bumps in the road.