Another Little Red Member Quits: ‘The Fuel Tank Is Empty’
News posted Wednesday, July 18 2012 at 02:00 PM.
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The Little Red exodus continues, with bassist Quang Dinh officially leaving the group.
Dinh’s departure – one of the worst kept secrets in Australian rock’n’roll – comes after keyboardist Tom Hartney left the band in April to pursue solo project Major Tom & The Atoms.
Dinh announced his decision to quit Little Red via a statement published on Facebook earlier this month. He’ll now turn his attention to new project Naked Bodies, which will play their first gig at The Espy in Melbourne on July 21. Here’s Dinh’s statement in full:
To all friends of Little Red,
The fuel tank is empty, the dinosaurs are extinct, the power has been cut, the milk is sour, the toast is burnt, the fire extinguished, the back is broken, the needle worn, the train delayed till the end of time.
Now, the dog is dead, the body hungry, the mind alone and the spirit tired.
Thank you for the past 6 years. I have been blessed and privileged to have experienced as much as I have with this band and I hope some joy or good came out of it for you and everybody else involved. But as you make a contract with life, you make a contract with death. And without sadness, there will be no more footsteps here.
Tonight, it is time to leave the safety of the second womb. Re-entering the world naked, hungry and free.
Dinh and Hartney’s respective departures, along with uncertainty surrounding drummer Taka Honda, has caused many to speculate about Little Red’s future. But in an interview with M+N, Hartney said he expected remaining members Dom Byrne and Adiran Beltrame to continue on.
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God, I hope this guy isn't writing lyrics for his new project.
This kind of news is normally reserved for NME or other sorry publications. Little Red? Seriously. Non-music nonsense.
hey, well i was completely unaware
the fat lady has sung.
the bed has been shat
The Dinhasty has fallen
The Dinhner has gone cold
Little Red < life itself.
So what was the reason for the split? Creative Differences?
Maybe they should rename themselves to Little Dead?
when i think Australian rock n roll, i think Little Red...
While some would suggest that Little Red were essentially the Andrews Sisters with less balls, I say their music will live on in the hearts and minds of children everywhere.
I hope they get some slick session guys in to beef up their sound and sex appeal.
hahahahaha
Can we change the brush width and colour on the next quitting? I need an order of quitting. Colour coded would be good.
I dont know why you people dont like Little Red, Midnight Remember was the best Album i heard all year the year it came out.
Im sad to hear some guys leaving, but i gotta say, Dom is a fuking great song writer, so as long as he is still writing songs I'll be interested in them.
Even patronage from Gudinski and Kingsmill couldn't keep them going?!!Probably a dispute about songwriting royalties. Who knows.
Little Red were damn good at what they do. They join a tradition of young Oz bands who had serious radio and 'industry' support, but threw it all away (ie. Mercy Arms, Snowman, The Middle East, arguably The Vines etc....)
6 years is a long time to be in the one band, don't blame em wanting to move on
Love how these douches think that fruitful and exciting new projects await them.
Spin off bands are a proven pathway to huge success for Australian artists:
Mavis's ---> Junkatique
Wolfmother ----> Palace Of Fire
Killing Heidi -----> Verses
Avalanches ----> Brains
Yeah, SteveReich is right. 'Commercial success' requires so many variables. Those variables cannot be simply reproduced.
So many bands strive for commercial success and make radio-friendly albums, then they break up with the absurd expectation that their spin-off projects will gain 'traction'. Bloody self-absorbed drongos.
It always is, isn't it, blacklight.
POTD
and also
''But as you make a contract with life, you make a contract with death.''
Lars was right: your lifestyle determines your deathstyle.
does lars write the lyrics for metallica?
Quang talks in Yoko One-esque riddles, I hope his music isn't conceptual art and screaming. I really do hope he picks up where Jet left off, just some pure honest to goodness balls out rock.
A little blue is little red I hazard a guess.
Bowie why don't you offer your services to Little Red? They could do with some slick jams on to tone down that corporate rock vibe they have going on.
Sweet chilled licks.
Lolsicles
So, Little Red have officially split up. Looks like Dom and Adrian won't be persisting with LP3 then.
http://www.facebook.com/littlered
This is fuked, i love little red! :(
where does it say that?
also, this isn't true.
Get to the bottom of this josejones!
News: It’s Finally Official Quits for Little Red
News: blogger has poor reading comprehension skills.
m+n is the place I cme to learn that bands i've never heard of and will never listen to have broken up.
You should find a website that talks about bands you have heard of and that you will listen to, then.
It is, have heard Dom and Adrian will no longer be using the 'Little Red' name.
I predict there will be a Little Red reunion within two years of any break up announcement.
you seem to be confused about what internet comments sections are for.
Everybody can comment on anything in any form. I think neworphan was offering you the advice that being actively negative about something which doesn't interest you is banal and futile and your time could be better spent being actively positive about something which interests you.
THAT IS WHAT THE INTERNET IS FOR. have you never been to youtube?!?! jesus.