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Below is the letter I recently sent my bandmates in Naked Truth.  Or should I say ex-bandmates.  Things just weren't working out for me on a variety of levels - personally, musically and how the band took me away from my family.  So I moved on...

Hi All -

I contacted Steve last June because I was looking to record my original songs and he invited me to check out his recording studio. Two days later, Craig called and asked if I would be interested in joining Naked Truth. My goal was not to play in a band, but I wasn’t working at the time and I felt it would be a rewarding experience, especially if I could still find time to record my songs.

It’s seven months later and I haven’t spent one second recording my originals.

Not I’m back at work F/T in a challenging position that requires the overwhelming majority of my time, energy and focus. I’m working 60-hour weeks, but I love what I’m doing. I’ll have a limited travel schedule that will take me away from my wife and kids even more. In any spare time I can manufacture, I have decided to rededicate myself to recording my original material.

What I’m saying is, I simply don’t have the time or interest in continuing to play in Naked Truth. I’ve been thinking about this for weeks, but I wanted to see how our gigs went and see if I felt I could handle the time commitment. I didn’t mention anything to you when we met at Steve’s house, because Craig wasn’t there and I hadn’t fully made up my mind what I wanted to do.

I appreciate the opportunity to play with you all and I feel like I brought 100% effort, talent and dedication to the project. I learned 40 songs as quickly as I could. I learned all the notes, arrangements, guitar solos, tempos and background vocals. I showed up on time for photo shoots, rehearsals and gigs. I brought more than 15 friends and family members to our shows. I have no regrets about what I brought to the table – even though some (all?) of you clearly felt it wasn’t enough.

I have two amazing kids that I love more than anything in the world. They deserve 1,000% of my focus and that’s what I intend to give them. (They didn’t care that I got home from the gigs at 2am and woke me up at 5:30am anyway!) I’m sorry this didn’t work out, but I hope you understand where my career and my personal life are taking me.

Best wishes to all of you in the future - Ken