DGD Statement on Jonny Craig Departure

**Drew Beringer** · 10:48 AM on 08/21/12 #2

DGD Statement RE: Jonny CraigWhen Jonny rejoined Dgd, we were about to call it quits. Tired of touring and being away from home for 8 months of the year, we wanted to shake things up. We thought it'd be fun to do a dbm sequel with Jonny and go out on that. We recorded dbm2 and felt it would be a disservice to our fans not to let them hear the new record live. We did a tour and felt rejuvenated but Jonny wasn't in a good place. After trying to convince him into getting help over warped tour, we canceled a headliner in November/December 2011 and told him we wouldn't tour until he sought out real help for his addiction. We got our good friend Matt Geise to fill in for a short run we did earlier this year while Jonny was in rehab. He was released and wanted to be out on the road immediately. We weren't sure how things would go so we only booked a small portion of the all stars tour to see if Jonny could still function as our lead singer. After a week and a half things were not going well. Everything came to a head when Jonny was publicly scolded by the owner of sumerian records for multiple offenses. It was then that we realized that our time with Jonny had reached its end. We wish Jonny the best In his future endeavors but he will no longer be a part of DGD. We however will continue playing and writing music because it's what we love doing.

VeryWittyName · 10:49 AM on 08/21/12 #3

That shit Craig.

**irthesteve** · 10:51 AM on 08/21/12 #4

Fall so hard

**bradsonemanband** · 10:52 AM on 08/21/12 #5

apparently the dude at Sumerian Records never got his Macbook...

but seriously, i feel like i've read this exact statement at least 3 times on this site...

kidinthebushes · 10:54 AM on 08/21/12 #6

That was a well detailed account of what happened which is appreciated.

**CarouselBoy** · 10:56 AM on 08/21/12 #7

I wonder what the owner said

**Mattylikesfilms** · 10:56 AM on 08/21/12 #8

POZ supposedly have confirmed with a source that Tillian Pearson is their new frontman. Who wants to guess how long before he bails? Ha

sharpie_77 · 10:57 AM on 08/21/12 #9

2 words: Tilian Pearson

**rushour144** · 10:57 AM on 08/21/12 #10

Originally Posted by bradsonemanband

apparently the dude at Sumerian Records never got his Macbook...

but seriously, i feel like i've read this exact statement at least 3 times on this site...

**rushour144** · 10:59 AM on 08/21/12 #11

Oh and @ Drew...really: "You read it in the replies." What will happen if we don't mr. threatkins?! HAHA

**Mattylikesfilms** · 11:01 AM on 08/21/12 #12

Originally Posted by sharpie_77

2 words: Tilian Pearson

I don't get the hype behind him. I did like him in Tides though.

Problem is, he seems to be all over the place. Saosin, solo stuff, and now DGD? What DGD needs is a frontman who is 100% focused or else I can see them calling it quits for good in a year.

**Dustin Harkins** · 11:02 AM on 08/21/12 #13

Go Ash

**Ohaidere** · 11:02 AM on 08/21/12 #14

Yawn. Lame statement.

**NorthstarPark** · 11:02 AM on 08/21/12 #15

Where's Journey408 to stick up for this clown?


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