Lisa Marx leaves Kittie

"I QUIT THE BAND IN FEBRUARY.

I was not given a press release for reasons I have no idea about. there was a post on here the other day from someone i talked to at a show, that has now mysteriously disappeared. interesting. i have not heard from morgan or mercedes since the tour in mexico, so i don't know what is happening with the band. i can only speculate based on the same reasons that i was no longer able to continue with the band. i wish them the best of luck... based on what they told me, they'll need it.

thank you to all the fans for everything, I had a blast while it lasted. i'm sorry management didn't inform you of my resignation sooner, i have been waiting myself to hear about a press release. now that people are talking, i wanted to clear up any confusion.

Hopefully this won't be deleted, you all deserve to know the truth.

xLISAx"

Jennifer Arroyo leaves Kittie

"Former KITTIE bassist Jennifer Arroyo has commented on her departure from the group to focus on her other band, SUICIDE CITY (also featuring BIOHAZARD's Billy Graziadei). In an online posting, Jennifer wrote, "Yes, I left KITTIE. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever had to make in my life, but sometimes in life you have to make decisions for yourself. This was one of them. I love Morgan [Lander, guitar/vocals] and Mercedes [Lander, drums] with all my heart and they know that. There is no bad blood WHAT-SO-EVER. In fact, I hope Artemis finally decides to drop the band so THEY can move on with their lives. They truly deserve it after all the wrongs that have been done to the band KITTIE.

"I'm not going ANYWHERE… no no no!!!! I'm devoting all my efforts into SUICIDE CITY and can't wait to see ALL OF YOU with my boys in tow. It's my heart and I couldn't be more excited about the future!!!

"Thank you for all the support and love... the three years with KITTIE was some of the best times of my life… thank you all for the memories... I had an awesome time!!!"

Morgan's reaction for members leaving the band

"Alright, I know that what has happened with Lisa comes as a shock to all of you. It was a shock to all of us too. Things haven't been said in a press release up until this point with good reason however. Not only has Lisa decided to leave the band, but Jennifer has decided to leave too. I figured we should get this all out into the open while we still can.

We discussed Jennifer's departure with her, and with a heavy heart, she said she can no longer continue with Kittie, so she will be continuing on with Suicide City full time.

There was no press release for Lisa when she decided to leave because we had decided with Jen that we should wait until April 1st to let this all out of the bag, both from her end and ours. This is an amicable departure!

Now the reasons...I feel that there are only a few real factors that came into play regarding this happening with both Lisa and Jennifer...

For the past few years, Artemis records has denied us critical things like tour support, movie soundtracks, advertisement placement and other critical things that help a band to keep making money and pay the people that needed to be payed, like Jen and Lisa. Within the last 6 months, thing became so financially bad that we were no longer able to keep the girls on retainer, that is give them a salary while we are not touring. Not only were we not able to pay them, but we came home from the last tour not knowing what was next for the band.

It is a sad fact, but ALL of this is happening because our label is destroying us, and these girls jumped from the sinking ship while they still could. Unfortunetly for Mercedes and I, we have to continue on if Artemis renews our option, whether our hearts are in it or not...

Jen has been with us for 3 years, and she has seen the hardship, and experienced the pain and sadness in knowing that as long as we are with the label, we will never be where we know Kittie can be. She is a smart girl, and a hungry person, and she knows the trouble with the label first hand...

We don't blame the girls for leaving. Financially and emotionally, our troulble with the label has done nothing but break our spirits. How can we insure a future for them when we DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT OURS WILL BE? As long as we are with Artemis, I can't guarentee anything...

We love all of the girls, and wish them the best of luck...Its just so sad"

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03/21/05 10:52 pm CST