The XX Guitarist Leaves Band Due to 'Exhaustion'
- Posted on Oct 29th 2009 3:00PM by Emily Tan
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The XX may be riding high on success but have recently hit a snag when guitarist Baria Qureshi left the band due to exhaustion on Wednesday. According to the Quietus, the remaining members played the London gig as a three-piece and have had to cancel several upcoming European gigs. "Obviously this has been a really tough few days for us," XX singer and bassist Oliver Sim informed the crowd and later dedicated 'VCR' to the missing guitarist. "It's devastating not having Baria here with us, but you all being here has made us feel better ... thank you very much."
Sim added that the band will be discussing their future this weekend after Qureshi's temporary break and nothing is set in stone. "Baria didn't perform last night after feeling exhausted from the XX's recent touring commitments. As a result, the band ... have postponed some European shows which they are hoping to reschedule," according to a statement. The band is tentatively still scheduled to play in Frankfurt, Germany on Nov. 3.
This news comes just after the band's successful run of shows at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon in New York. Their self-titled debut album was released Oct. 20 in the US.
Reader Comments(1 of 2)
ironageat 10-29-2009
Pounding out the same two power-chords night after night DOES get exhausting.
Swallowbitchat 10-29-2009
WTF?!?!? He is a guitarist, not a singer. How is he exhausted accept for too many drugs and partying? CHUMP!!!
Master Shakeat 10-31-2009
REALLY - this guy is a total WUSS. Pathetic loser idiot.
Rhondaat 10-31-2009
Are you a performer that travels all over the country? If not, how do you know what there daily routine is?
If you don't know what you are talking about, don't criticize. And Maybe he has a private underlying problem that limits his activities.
Rhondaat 10-31-2009
Correction to my prior post: The guitarist Baria, is a female.
Are you a performer that travels all over the country? If not, how do you know what their daily routine is?
If you don't know what you are talking about, don't criticize. And Maybe she has a private underlying problem that limits his activities.
badfingah42at 10-29-2009
doing a tour can be very tiring, going from one place to the next with little downtime, playing a show, doing interviews, management stuff etc.... It's highly possible to get fatigued. hopefully those european fans will still get to see them play
jjoekiker7at 10-30-2009
Who are these wimpy lookin punks any-way never heard of em, exhausting playing a song for a minute then talking about it to some idiots.........yeah how totaly tireing, I get nauseated just thinking how many hours of hard physicaly and mental labor they put in....... exhaustion......... alchohol...... cocaine........meth ... more and more........next thing your seeing double.........help me mommy I wanna go home I am just so tired.......never saw it coming..... then again I have not slept for 3 weeks you know with all the meth I mean mess good-nigh and good luck
mezlat 10-29-2009
the managers and other people really shouldn't run these young people ragged. they should take into consideration that they are people, not machines, and they'll still make their money, may be a few thousand dollars less, but certainly more than enough to live on, if they let these bands have an easier schedule.
BOB Vat 10-29-2009
CRY ME A RIVER.PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS FOR DECADES,AND OTHERS WOULD SELL THERE SOUL FOR THE CHANCE. GROW UP AND STOP THE PARTYING. EXHAUSTED...AND PROBABLY NOT EVEN 25 YEARS OLD . ANYBODY HEARD OF DEDICATION OR GOD FORBID WORK ETHIC !!!!!!
miaat 10-30-2009
LMAO Ironage
John Rosenfelderat 10-31-2009
this kid has had a more adverse reaction to the cmj convention than any artist in history. so what if they worked a few 20 hour days? as a fan, i'm disappointed.
billsswillsat 10-31-2009
you turds, the guy isn't complaining, he just got wore out on the road.. somebody's complaining for him.. playing shows and being on the road IS tiring. drugs or not. you don't sleep in beds, you don't get to shower, you don't get to eat, you don't get any time alone, you don't get to go poop when you want, you crave nothing but water and some quiet. oh and to top it off you still gotta smile and act like everybody is your friend at the next show. it's rough, certainly not for everybody. turns out this dude just realized it wasn't for him. sometimes ya sink, sometimes ya swim, get over yourselves!
goldy mcjohnat 10-31-2009
put aside everything you've heard . Having been on the road and very successful, I was DUPED by my own band members out of millions of dollars of ROYALTIES. Im now 64 and trying to catch up with my talent GOD GAVE ME~!
MY OWN BAND MEMBERS especially the lead singer is so very proud of how he screwed me .EVEN to go as far as when the BAND was to be in the WALK OF FAME in TORONTO my home town HE told the commitee I WAS DEAD ~!!!ROCK N ROLL was newly "BORN TO BE WILD"by THE ANTHEM OF the 60s~!!!I AM AT A CROSSROADS THAT HAS NO BEGINNINGOR ENDING .....JUST FRUSTRATION .....ROCK ON ......GM
bobat 10-31-2009
the guy is a bad musician then.
Paat 10-31-2009
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at 10-31-2009
the guy is a bad musician then.............
The guy is a gal. Probably PMS!!!!!
John Robinsonat 10-31-2009
"Exhustion"...this is music code for 'he's a drug addict and can't score on the road.'
I hope he gets the help he needs.
ed baggettat 10-31-2009
It's called "rehab"............
nickat 10-31-2009
exhaustion lmao, its not like the turd is doing manual labor.
BUDDYat 10-31-2009
If you don't know, who who are you to judge.
TAMMYat 10-31-2009
YES, BANDS HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. MAYBE SHE ISN'T A PARTIER. HAVE YOU HEARD OF WHAT SOME OF THOSE BANDS DID TO KEEP GOING?