Not many bands stay whole over the course of their entire lifetime, but there are some good ways to let a member go and there are some bad ways.

As a result of today’s social media age, public breakups can get very heated and we’ve seen quite a few in recent years especially.

We’ve decided to go ahead and have a look at six ambiguous, vague, rude, nonsensical, and sometimes downright bizarre reasons to let a band member go.

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