In a recent interview with Revolver , Bring Me The Horizon vocalist Oli Sykes commented on keyboardist Jordan Fish's from the band in December. Sykes mentioned (via Loudwire ) that this was one of the main reasons for the delay in the release of the new album, Post Human: NeX GEn , which happened on the 24th.
“The main reason for the postponement was due to personal reasons within the band, and it was directly linked to Jordan's departure. Things weren't going well last year as a unit, and the songwriting suffered because of that,” argued the vocalist.
Sykes also mentioned that with Fish in the band, Bring Me The Horizon stopped using instruments when composing songs, due to the keyboardist's experience with computers and production. Sykes and Fish ended up becoming the driving force behind the band, which ultimately alienated the other members. Only recently, with the release of the track "Kool-Aid," their first since Fish's departure , did the band return to composing using guitar riffs.
“Jordan and I were like a force. We turned the 'Oli and Jordan Show' around without really realizing it.”
“Since I got out of rehab, shortly before Sempiternal (2013), I really had to focus on something, and I think it was music. I got hooked on writing and learning to sing and produce, and Jordan was my partner in that kind of pursuit. We wrote all the time, I didn’t realize how much we pushed the other guys away.”
The frontman also commented that he hasn't spoken to Jordan Fish since his split with the band, and that it will still take some time for the wounds to heal.
“I’m not going to lie and say, ‘Oh, it was amicable and we all ended on good terms and all that.’ Ultimately, it’s like any breakup… but there’s no interesting story or anything. At the same time, there will be some wounds on both sides that will take a little longer to heal [before] we can talk about the terms of communication again.”
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