🎶 2022-08-29 16:06:48 – Paris/France.
NEUROSIS released a statement in response to a social media post by the group's longtime co-leader Scott Kelly in which he admitted to engaging in "emotional, financial, verbal and physical abuse of my wife and young children" and revealed that he was "100% permanently retired from being a musician professional ".
According to Kellyband mates, they stopped working with Scott in 2019 after learning of his behavior towards his family, but did not share the information in response to his wife's request for confidentiality.
NEUROSISThe full statement reads: “We cannot overstate the level of disgust and disappointment we feel for a man we once called Brother.
“As a group, we separated Scott Kelly end of 2019 after learning of the serious acts of abuse he had committed against his family in previous years. In the old days, Scott disclosed her marital difficulties and acts of verbal abuse, as well as her intention to seek help and change her behavior. The information we learned in 2019 clearly indicated Scott had crossed a line and there was no turning back. We have not shared this information out of respect for his wife's direct request for confidentiality and to honor the family's wish not to let their experience become gossip in a music magazine. With Scottit is Facebook August 27, 2022 post disclosing much of this information publicly, we can finally say what we think needs to be said.
“For twenty years, we have lived apart from each other and saw only Scott when you get together to work on music or play shows. We had no idea what the reality was for his family when we weren't there. By ScottBy his own admission, his abuse was intentional, targeted, and a closely guarded secret – even to those of us closest to him.
“Once we learned he had been abused, it was difficult to reconcile the horrific information with the person we thought we knew. It's no surprise that he hid the abuse for so long because it's a betrayal of our ethics as bandmates, partners, parents, and human beings.
“Since 2019, we have made numerous attempts to contact Scott. We wanted to have an honest discussion about the band's status and how he and his family were doing, but he refused to talk to us for three years. And, in what we now clearly see as a pattern, Scott refused to take responsibility for his actions. After going through so much with someone for over 35 years, one would expect some closure, or at the very least a response.
“Now, without returning any of the calls, texts or emails from his comrades and friends, Scott released a public message about the situation. For us, this decision appears as a new attempt at manipulation, another opportunity for his narcissism to control the narrative. Don't allow Scott to speak for himself, it is about the abuse suffered by his family.
“Usually we would view public openness and honesty about mental illness as courageous and even productive. We just don't believe that's the case here.
“There is nothing brave about systematically abusing your wife and children.
“There's nothing brave about admitting wrongdoing when you haven't done the work to change your behavior.
"There's nothing brave about refusing to speak honestly, or speak at all, with your closest friends and bandmates, the people who have supported you and stuck by you for most of the time. of your life.
“Compared to the impact of Scott's actions on his family, the impact on our group pales in importance. Nevertheless, with grief and horror, we also mourn the loss of our life's work and a legacy that was sacred to us.
"Again, our primary concern is the safety and well-being of Scotthis wife and children, and anyone else in a similar situation. If someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, please contact one of the many local or national resources available. A national resource is:
« National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233 www.thehotline.org
“If you or someone you know has mental health issues that could make you a danger to yourself or others, please get help before you hurt yourself or the people you love. . A resource for this is www.988lifeline.org.
"That's the only statement we plan to make on this. In due time, when appropriate, we will provide more information about our future musical plans, but now is not the time. »
Sanford Parker, Scottis the teammate of CORRECTIVE HOUSE et MIRRORS FOR PSYCHIC WARFAREreleased a separate statement in which he said he "had no idea the level of abuse Scott inflicted on his family. He always talked about his "mental illness" and the things he had done in the past that he regretted, but nothing like that. He also revealed that Kelly “cut off all contact with me for no reason” in January 2020. “I tried repeatedly to contact his wife via text, emails and phone calls and nothing. I tried several times to contact his wife but was told that everything was fine. Then in March of 2021 she sent me a long detailed email about the abuse she and the children had suffered and it was honestly the most disturbing thing I have ever read it made me physically ill. had been done and as far as I know they were away from him and safe. He went on to say, "I see a lot of people praising him for his honesty and that's total bullshit, he doesn't deserve any praise." I have no sympathy for Scott neither do you. I have a lot of love for his family and really hope they can heal and move on. »
Kelly is one of the three founding members of NEUROSIS. He has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with NEUROSIS, TRIBE OF NEUROT, BLOOD AND TIME and his solo acoustic project. He also participated in a project named SANCTUARY BUILDER with Al Cisneros, Scott Weinrich et Dale Crover. In addition, he participated in several studio albums of the group MASTODON.
picture by Scott evans (courtesy of Public relations)
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