why chad left the band.

http://www.elektrolurch.com/spezial/hedpe/hedpe.htm

While I was researching infos online about the 2001 live recording from a festival in Germany, I came across an interview with Jahred and a german music magazine about the reasons why Chad left the band. It's only in German on the site but i translated it for you:

Title:

HED P.E. - krasse texte? // sick lyrics?

German:
Es kommt schon mal vor, dass Jahred wegen seiner Texte kritisiert wird und einer der Gründe für den Weggang von Gitarrist Chad waren die Texte. „Ab und zu haben sich schon Frauen beschwert, die behaupten ich sei gemein zu Frauen. Das ist definitiv nicht wahr“, stellt Jahred klar.

English:
There are certainly moments when Jahred is critized because of the nature of his lyrics; this was also one of the reasons for why guitarist chad left the band.
"sometimes women have complained that my lyrics would be "mean" towards the femalee gender, however I dont think thats true at all!" says jahred.

German:
„Und Chad hat die Band wegen meiner Texte verlassen. Das war ein bisschen verrückt, denn meine Songs waren früher viel obszöner und auf dem neuen Album sind nicht so viele böse Texte. Chad mochte z.B. die Zeile ’Making love to the teenage lady. But don’t hate me. She just looked like M. Brady.’ nicht. Es ist doch nur Spass. Und ich sagte ja nicht elfjährig.”

Zu Kompromissen ist er diesbezüglich nicht bereit: „Nein, ich werde meine Texte nicht für Bandmitglieder ändern. Das ist albern und ich würde es niemals tun. Ich kann mir überhaupt nicht vorstellen zu einem Songwriter zu gehen und zu sagen: Ich mag Deine Texte nicht! Was soll das? Respektiert die Ehrlichkeit der Kunst und das ich ein Künstler

English:
"And that Chad left because of my lyrics is actually a bit crazy. My songs used to be a lot more obscene. among others, chad didnt like the line "makin love to the teenage lady. but dont hate me, she looked just like m. brady". "Its just fun man and i didnt say elevenyear old!" says jahred.

Concerning his lyrics jahred takes no compromises: "no, i ll never change my lyrics for any band members. thats just ridiculous. i cant even imagine going to my songwriter and sayin: "I dont like your lyrics!" What the fuck is up with that? Respect the truth of art and the fact that I'm an artist.

Waiting-To-Die wrote:

"Its just fun man and i didnt say elevenyear old!" says jahred.

hahahha!

i dont think there is a comparable line like that in the new album, so I dont see a reason against a re-union of good old hed (at least for one gig or tour)

for me there is no need for the re-union but i would love to see chad as a second guitar player...he's an awesome guitarist and i am sure hed will sound great with 2 guitars again.

so chad,what are you waiting for?

I cant imagine hed with other lyrics.
This makes it so different from other bands.

Well I don't really digg lyrics like CBC or Amerikan Beauty...
It's fun but it degrades the band a bit in my eyes...

hed-sk wrote:

I cant imagine hed with other lyrics.
This makes it so different from other bands.

yae, i agree, the lyrics is what makes HED, what makes their music, not completely, but for a big part

lol o man thats funny

Mr._Jack wrote:

Well I don't really digg lyrics like CBC or Amerikan Beauty...
It's fun but it degrades the band a bit in my eyes...

haha funny i love them ^^ but nawww, i wouldent want them to change like that. i would be like

Yeah I'm no censorship dickhead and I know the these lyrics are mostly fun but anyway I'd like em to be more gentleman-like

come lady come?

Would you be so kind and cum, miss?

lol :P, yaea, that would be funny, please spread your beautiful legs

i would rather like it if you lied down with your face on this pillow i plumped up for you with your posterior pointing in an upwards direction while i do you like how they do on the discovery channel, but don't worry i know what im doing, tell you what here are my etchings for you to look at while we go.


hahahahaha xP imagine jah having to sing that!

hahahaha, LOL!
yaaaaaa, youre nice and slim, with big breasts... that kinda shit

if Kock wud hav fuckin forced em to make a radio edit of all their songs ...then probably sum shit like that would have been the result...

cum lady cum *awesomeness*

:D

Koch didn't force the band to do anything. They are so anti-corporate at that label it's ridiculous (in a good way). They are all about rebellion over at Koch.

If the band wanted their video on MTV, they had to edit it - or else MTV or MTV2 wouldn't play it.

Peace!
Kim G

Oh and the deal with Chad...he just outgrew HED - lyrically and musically. He definitely exited the band at the right time.

I know Jahred was terribly hurt when Chad left and talked some unnecesary shit about him in press (most people say stupid things when feelings are hurt). Chad, being a man, really rose above all that.

But the bottom line is, Jahred has a lot of respect for Chad and his craft - even to this day. You can't forget...those guys were thick as thieves in the olden days (roomates and all!!)

A lot of people don't know this but Chad even helped Jaxon out with guitar shit when he first joined HED. How cool is that?

Chad is the shit - love that guy!!

Peace!
Kim G

ha ye he is amazing. we got an interview with him made by one of our russian members who runs his own hed website -> www.hedpe.ru

he even registered here, promotin his new band...wud b sick if there wud b a kind of reunion thing thou. =)

*well my dreams*

notinamerika wrote:

Mr._Jack wrote:

Well I don't really digg lyrics like CBC or Amerikan Beauty...
It's fun but it degrades the band a bit in my eyes...

haha funny i love them ^^ but nawww, i wouldent want them to change like that. i would be like

fo sho

even tho it may sound extremely obscene and degrading to woman, and well, it partially is. theres more to it than meets the eye. and remember,

everyone has their own opinion. so there if you dont like someones, especially Jah's, GTFO

i moved to usa and now i understand amerikan beauty lyrics very well,and i dig the song more than ever.

You moved? Lucky you!
btw your location still says Belgrade