Announced on The Reasoning’s Facebook page this morning: Tony Turrell is leaving The Reasoning.
“I’m sorry to announce that as of this summer, I am no longer a part of The Reasoning. This is totally my own choice, and down to where I am at the moment in terms of time, health and head space. The band have been incredibly supportive and whilst not wanting me to go, whole-heartedly respected my decision. My reasons are not the ones normally associated with someone leaving a band – fighting, dislike or the good old-fashioned “musical differences†(nudge, nudge, wink, wink) – and every member of the band has become a dear and close friend over the course of the last 3 years (or year in Keith’s case).
It was a bit of a coup for The Reasoning when Tony joined, given his standing and the much higher profile artists he’s played with, such as Fish.
He made a very strong impression live, especially when the band slimmed down to a five-piece leaving his keys to fill out a lot more of the sound. He even too over the male lead vocal role. I did get the feeling the band never quite made as much use of his skills as a composer and arranger as they could have done, and it will be interesting to see what projects he’s involved with next.
Man, the sheer number of bands under your watch either breaking up or losing people is downright dismaying. Is it something in the water?
It’s a world of part-time musicians with the odd full-time pro who’s usually in half-a-dozen different bands at once. So you’re inevitably going to get problems of conflicting commitments, whether it’s full-timers trying to juggle schedules with different bands, or part-timers trying to fit the band around the demands of day job and family.
This year has been especially bad for lineup changes, though.