Musicians want a share of the profits
The legal proceedings brought against Tobias Forge, the Papa Emeritus, by the other four Ghost musicians, Simon Soderberg, Mauro Rubino, Henrik Palm, and Martin Hjertstedt, took an important step forward yesterday:
Representatives from both sides met in a court in Linkoping, Sweden, to begin discussions about a possible settlement; however, according to the Swedish website Corren.se, the leader and founder of Ghost failed in his attempt to reach an agreement with his former bandmates.
Forge was not present during the verbal preparation of the procedure and was represented by his lawyer Ann-Charlotte Söderlund Björk. On the other side, 2 musicians from Ghost were present: Simon Söderberg (known in the band as “Alpha”, played in Ghost from 2010 to 2016) and Mauro Rubino (known as “Air”, played from 2011 to 2016).
After the judge asked if there was interest in reaching a settlement instead of proceeding with the case, both parties began negotiations, and after a few hours the hearing was adjourned without an agreement being reached.
Although neither side has commented, it is possible that further attempts to reach an agreement will take place before the case goes to court.
The musicians are suing Tobias Forge for receiving only a fixed salary without any percentage related to record sales and concerts.
Forge claims that the band Ghost is not a group, but rather his solo project, and that the other members are merely "hired musicians" not considered crucial to the band or irreplaceable.
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