Stupidest reason you've ever heard for the band to split up?

[AK47]

Originally Posted by Radiomanic

They should've split up in 1994 because THB will never be beaten.

This one really gets on my nerves. Firstly because i believe THB has in fact been beaten a fair few times now, also just because i think the people who said this would most certainly not have said it had Richey not vanished. It's fucking bullshit frankly.

I am gonna fucking say this because I genuinely believe it to be true but I think the Manics should have split up after THB if Richey had not dissapeared. I can't comprehend how shit the band may have become had they gone along with some of his ideas. -

[wireobsessed]

Because they have a new album due out and they always "seem to be splitting up" with every new album.

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by Suicide Aldi

Because they're old

Originally Posted by darkanddivine

Because they are old has been cited many times (circa 1999 btw )

Originally Posted by AK47

I am sure I've heard someone within or close to the band circa 2004 say that there had been a struggle to write anything meaningful again and musically the band were out of juice.

I can see that explaining SATT but that was 2007.

Originally Posted by Lone Architect

I think I once heard someone express such a sentiment "because Britpop is over".

Cue a long, boring rant from me about how they weren't Britpop.

Fantastic reasons one and all! Thankfully having withdrawn from human contact (And proud and more sane for doing so!) I've missed those reasons.

Originally Posted by Takk

Nicky tripped over a snail.

Originally Posted by Porco

It was made of low-quality rubber materials in a shoddy factory and so the very first time it was used it split up.

It was an elastic band.

(sorry).

Well it could happen!

Originally Posted by Radiomanic

They should've split up in 1994 because THB will never be beaten.

This one really gets on my nerves. Firstly because i believe THB has in fact been beaten a fair few times now, also just because i think the people who said this would most certainly not have said it had Richey not vanished. It's fucking bullshit frankly.

And file this one under "They've completely betrayed what Richey stood for, not that I used to be a fan or anything and yet still have an opinion on a band I don't even care about... honest!"

Originally Posted by wireobsessed

Because they have a new album due out and they always "seem to be splitting up" with every new album.

Imagine working for their PR company! Getting paid to say "No, they aren't splitting up" to every other phone call? I could do that!

[wireobsessed]

Me too, maybe we can take turns, It's obviously going to get busy!

[richey's eyeliner]

In September 2001 German teenie bopper music TV channel VIVA reported in its teletext news sections that the Manics had played a gig somewhere and had seemed to be quite pissed off, and they also left the stage without having done an encore [!]. " Is this a sign they will soon split?" VIVA wondered... O_o

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by richey's eyeliner

In September 2001 German teenie bopper music TV channel VIVA reported in its teletext news sections that the Manics had played a gig somewhere and had seemed to be quite pissed off, and they also left the stage without having done an encore [!]. " Is this a sign they will soon split?" VIVA wondered... O_o

Teenie bopper magazine in "Not understanding the Manics don't do encores" shock!

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by richey's eyeliner

In September 2001 German teenie bopper music TV channel VIVA reported in its teletext news sections that the Manics had played a gig somewhere and had seemed to be quite pissed off, and they also left the stage without having done an encore [!]. " Is this a sign they will soon split?" VIVA wondered... O_o

This surely wins the thread prize, as the exact opposite of this would probably make a more realistic reason that they might be splitting.

[nocultureicons]

Imagine working for their PR company! Getting paid to say "No, they aren't splitting up" to every other phone call? I could do that!

Aww I love that you imagine their PR company still gets phonecalls about them.

[Son of Stopped]

Originally Posted by nocultureicons

Aww I love that you imagine their PR company still gets phonecalls about them.

Well if I knew how it worked, it'd take away my sense of wonder!

[grimlock]

Something about Richey, something to do with their age, etc. etc.

[richey's eyeliner]

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

This surely wins the thread prize, as the exact opposite of this would probably make a more realistic reason that they might be splitting.

I actually wrote a letter to VIVA teletext telling them that this was normal behaviour for the Manics. But they never replied to my letter, let alone publishing it in their letters from viewers section... I guess they just didn't care...