Neck Deep bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans quits the band
Read his full exit statement
Just days before Neck Deep kick off on an extensive North American tour, bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans has announced his departure from the band.
In a lengthy post on Neck Deep’s Facebook page, Fil assured fans that he was leaving amicably and the ‘decision was born of positivity, not negativity.’
He explained that over the past year he’s been working on new music ventures behind the scenes and he feels “it's time for me to move on to the next phase of my life and do so outside of the band.”
Fil has been a member of Neck Deep since shortly after Ben Barlow and Lloyd Roberts founded the band in 2012.
Neck Deep kick off their North American tour with support from Trophy Eyes, Stand Atlantic and WSTR on Thursday (6th September) in Santa Cruz, California. The trek wraps up in San Diego on 13th October.
Fil’s full statement reads:
"Today it is with a heavy heart that I announce my departure from Neck Deep. Before going any further, I want to leave no room for speculation and make it clear that this is a decision born of positivity, not negativity, with no ill feeling involved.
Neck Deep has been a dream come true for me since its inception. We achieved things I never thought possible and I will forever be grateful, and simply in awe of my time spent in the band with nothing but positive memories.
Also want to mention early on in this that the guys in the band have been super supportive of my decision, and I know they are going to continue on their path to world domination with no problems, and I look forward to cheering them on as they do so.
For me personally, I have a long list of goals in music, business, and even in family that I want to achieve, and I feel that it's time for me to move on to the next phase of my life and do so outside of the band. For the last year in particular I have been working hard behind the scenes in my very limited free time on new music projects in a various pool of genres, writing and producing for myself and for other people.
This has quickly become my true passion and being true to myself means letting myself commit to that fully now. I truly believe that every person out there should find their passion and commit to it fully. If the last few years of being in this band has taught me anything its that life is too short to delay chasing any dream a person might have.
I achieved what i thought to be impossible with ND and i am ready to start that journey again for myself to achieve the new goals for this part of my life.
I am excited for what's to come and look forward to sharing new music with you all soon.
I also hope this can serve as an inspiration to anyone out there who might be scared to chase their passion. Seriously, life is way too short for negativity, unhappiness, or delayed dreams, so start today and go for it!
So with all that in mind, this isn't goodbye, its see you soon!
Peace & Love
Fil x