As previously reported, Chris Adler recently broke his silence about his exit from Lamb Of God with a new statement, which you can read HERE. Now, during an interview with Elliot In The Morning, the drummer discussed the situation further and opened up about his current relationship with his former bandmates.
When asked if things have been “weird” between him and his brother, guitarist Willie Adler, Chris replied with “yes.” He also added:
“[Willie and I have] done it together. I wouldn’t call it a family business, but it’s kind of a cottage industry that we’ve put together, and it’s just unfortunate that we weren’t able to see eye-to-eye on it.”
He continued after being asked if things are “friendly” between him and Willie:
“It is. You know, it’s blood. It’s kind of one of those things, and not that this is the case, but with family, there is a level of disrespect that’s somehow tolerated, [where] it wouldn’t be with friends or whatever. And I don’t think there’s any real disrespect going on here in either direction. So, yeah, we’re gonna be fine.”
Chris also had the following to say about the other members of the band:
“We’ve spent 26 years in a bus, a train, a plane. There’s not much left to talk about. We’ve explored our friendships to the fullest.”
He also went on to explain his “unwilling to paint by numbers” comment, when asked if it was related to creative limitations within the band:
“I didn’t necessarily mean that at all. In fact, everybody in the band is very, very creative people and I’m sure the new music’s gonna be great. They’re pushing the boundaries of the genre, and I have no doubt that it’s gonna be awesome. What I meant was that I had a dream when I was 14 years old, and I’ve been very fortunate to go around the world several times, and we’ve played the arenas, we’ve had the headline slots, we’ve kind of done everything there is to do, and I just don’t really feel the need to continue to do it and miss time from my family.”
Furthermore, Chris also confirmed that he will continue playing drums:
“No, I’m definitely not stopping. I absolutely love playing the drums. I do two things well, and one of them is drums. So I’m sticking with it, for sure. And I look forward to any kind of other opportunities that may arise in doing it; I just don’t need to spend six months a year playing the same places I have for the past 20 years.”
[via Blabbermouth]