Dave Baksh no longer in Sum 41 2006-05-13 by Alex101 | 12 Comments | After more than a decade of making brash, catchy pop-punk together, Sum 41 and guitarist Dave "Brownsound" Baksh have parted ways.
In a statement released by Upper Management, the company that represents Baksh, the guitarist attributed his exit to the old standby of creative differences, but said the split was completely amicable.
"I couldn't continue on creatively in Sum 41 without being a thorn in the side of the band. As people grow, they change," the statement read. "All I can ask is that our fans understand and accept my thanks for being there for me whenever I was feeling happy, sad or depressed.
"The first thing Steve [Jocz], Cone [McCaslin] and Deryck [Whibley] told me was that they just want me to be happy. It was awesome to hear that we all had the same feelings," the statement continued. "We are brothers, and no matter what, they are Sum 41 and they will make an incredible album! Peace love and all of the above."
Fans on Sum 41's official message board were understandably upset over the loss of the band's original guitarist, with reactions running the gamut from alarmingly over-the-top ("This is the worst day of my life, I really want to kill myself right now") to wildly speculative ("Dave is having a child and wants to watch him grow up, and Sum 41 will continue, but with [Whibley's fiancee] Avril [Lavigne] as the guitarist").
According to Mike Renaud, the president of Upper Management, the split was simply a matter of Baksh wanting to focus his creative energies elsewhere.
"Dave and his wife are not having a baby. The reason he's going is because he felt it was time to go. He's got a new band called Brown Brigade, and he felt it was time to make a switch," Renaud said. "There's no bad blood between anyone in Sum, and Dave is incredibly proud of everything he did with the band. It's just that after they finished touring for [2004's] Chuck, they took a break, and in that time, Dave decided it was time to make a switch to Brown Brigade."
Brown Brigade will have more of a "classic metal" feel to it, Renaud said, adding that Baksh is currently working on songs and auditioning singers for the band. He also added that Sum 41 are in the early stages of writing a follow-up to Chuck (see "Sum 41 On Getting Serious: 'I'd Like To Think That We're Still Goofballs' ").
And though he didn't know if the band planned on hiring a new guitarist to replace Baksh (a spokesperson for the band could not be reached for comment), Renaud was pretty certain fans wouldn't be seeing Avril Lavigne playing the leads in Sum anytime soon.
"I don't think that would happen," he laughed. "In fact, I highly doubt it."
Source: [URL="http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1531654/05122006/sum_41.jhtml"]MTV.com[/URL]
News Edited On 05.13.06
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I liked how Sum 41 was making a slow progression from pop-punk to a more metal sound with every new album. But part of that was because Dave was a good enough guitarist to handle some Metallica/Maiden styles of metal. Will they still be able to make skillful music or just turn into a full-on power pop band? Ugh.
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Brown Brigade is the worst band name ever. And I guess now Sum 41 have lost the ability to write even one or two catchy riffs (No Reason, I'm looking at you).
Still, who really cares, eh?
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They aren't the greatest band ever for sure!!! But like Yload said Dave was good enough to handle good solos. I like them because they sound pretty cool for a pop-punk band turning into a more pop-band.
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Baksh was the biggest talent in this band...the future doesn't look all that bright now does it.
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The slim chance of me picking up the next Sum 41 album pretty much went in the crapper. I was a big fan back in the day, but Dave's guitar playing was pretty much the only reason I'd give any of their albums a spin anymore. Agreed that Brown Brigade is a stupid name, but it could be an interesting project.
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^thats what I think.
Even so, kinda bad news...
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hmm, this dissapoints me. I always though Sum 41 was the best of the pop-punk bands. Quite disappointing.
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The Punk rock they played was great as well as the pop punk. The leaving of a band member has not really worried me, since the band are still continuing.
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i used ot really love these guys
then i entered the 8th grade, I didnt really like Chuck, and preferred their older stuff, but whatevg, sad to here this because he was a truly great guitarist
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they kicked ass here last summer...i was really hoping to see them in concert again...i guess not anymore!
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damn, he was a rad guitarist and pretty funny guy. lookin forward to what sum does next.
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i hope they dont turn into blink182 (gross!!!)
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