Fans probably weren't too surprised when Rich Robinson announced that The Black Crowes were calling it quits earlier this month after a 26-year career. Drummer Steve Gorman had already warned fans last year of a possible split and the group has taken multiple breaks throughout its history. Frontman Chris Robinson caught most of the flak after the announcement, but the "Jealous Again" singer has broken his silence to offer his side of why the band split.
According to Chris, his bandmates didn't want to write songs anymore. He, on the other hand, was stockpiling material.
"It came from songwriting," he told Palm Beach's The New Times. "The Black Crowes don't write songs anymore. They don't think of the present or the future. I like making albums and playing concerts. I was sitting on two EPs' worth of written songs."
The singer did not comment on Rich's remarks that claimed Chris was demanding he and Gorman give up their shares of the band. Instead, the frontman compared The Black Crowes to his other band, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood, using some interesting chain restaurant metaphors.
"The Black Crowes were a rebellion," he added. "This is a pragmatic reaction to how I feel. The only revolutionary thing we're doing is staying out of the music business. There's Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters in music. We just don't eat there. We're grassroots."
The Crowes released their final studio album, Warpaint, in 2008. They followed it up with a live album in 2009, Before the Frost...Until the Freeze, and an acoustic effort in 2010, Croweology. Warpaint was met with positive reviews from multiple outlets.
The band was known as much for their southern-rock flavor as their live performances. They appeared together for the last time on Dec. 14 in San Francisco.
Check out "Remedy" live at 2013's Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival below.
