When adults go missing, it is really hard to report it. Isn’t one of the joys of being an adult that you can do what you want without telling people? You can “take off” if you need to? What about if you are the frontman of a famous band and you are about to go on tour? Not so easy.It was reported today that Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman is officially missing. Last week, the 52-year-old post-punker posted on the band’s Facebook page that the group would be withdrawing from their UK tour dates with the Cult because the shows had been downsized to smaller venues. He then said that he Cult’s songs “suck” and that his band would not be playing with them. This post was removed almost immediately after it went up. Since then, Coleman has been missing and his bandmates are “worried for his safety.”Today, Killing Joke issued the following statement:A statement was posted on Facebook, reputedly by our singer, maligning both The Cult and The Mission and pulling us out of the show.
He is now AWOL and has not contacted any of his bandmates.
We are deeply embarrassed by this and offer our sincere apologies to all involved.
We are all concerned about our missing singer's welfare.
Killing Joke made a collective decision to play with The Cult and The Mission in September.
It was agreed by all of the band that we would do these shows. Indeed, we thought that they were something to look forward to, even though they were downsized.
We would still like to honor our commitment to this tour, the other bands, and all the Gatherers and people who have already bought tickets and made travel arrangements.
If this proves not possible, Killing Joke will make alternative arrangements to compensate for the trouble caused.
Meanwhile, we are doing everything we can to make this tour happen and locate our missing singer.Okay, is the guy really gone? Like, gone-gone? Maybe he was just really bummed on the Cult and wanted out? Maybe he’s in Mexico? This is a weird case of runaway-vintage-rock-star like we have never seen before. We really hope that Coleman shows up in a week saying, “Ha! Just kidding! Just wanted to prove to myself that people still cared. Carry on, guys!”
He is now AWOL and has not contacted any of his bandmates.
We are deeply embarrassed by this and offer our sincere apologies to all involved.
We are all concerned about our missing singer's welfare.
Killing Joke made a collective decision to play with The Cult and The Mission in September.
It was agreed by all of the band that we would do these shows. Indeed, we thought that they were something to look forward to, even though they were downsized.
We would still like to honor our commitment to this tour, the other bands, and all the Gatherers and people who have already bought tickets and made travel arrangements.
If this proves not possible, Killing Joke will make alternative arrangements to compensate for the trouble caused.
Meanwhile, we are doing everything we can to make this tour happen and locate our missing singer.Okay, is the guy really gone? Like, gone-gone? Maybe he was just really bummed on the Cult and wanted out? Maybe he’s in Mexico? This is a weird case of runaway-vintage-rock-star like we have never seen before. We really hope that Coleman shows up in a week saying, “Ha! Just kidding! Just wanted to prove to myself that people still cared. Carry on, guys!”