Last week MCR released a statement that they had fired their drummer Michael Pedicone for theft.
Pedicone was a new member of the band, with them for less than a year. And this is a disturbing story on several levels, not least is that in a touring brotherhood -where you live to close to each other for months at a time, this sort of thing is simply not permitted.
Pedicone released the following statement to Kerrang: ""Almost as soon as I began touring with MCR, I ran into problems with a member of the band's crew who I'll not name The problems were many, big and small, but some of them were large enough that they began to greatly impact me and, by extension, my family. I'd reached my wits' end, and I made what was certainly the poorest decision of my life.
"Rather than address the issues that I had with the crewmember in an open and honest manner, I tried to make them look irresponsible. My intention was to make this person look incompetent. I had no intention of profiting whatsoever. Again, I cannot overstate how poor my judgment was in this situation; it was a tremendous mistake, and it's one I'll regret for years to come."
Sad stuff, but how can a roadie intimidate the drummer?