Rod Lethal : "Alright lads, I'm quitting the band".

It is with great sadness/anger/regret/sorrow that The Smoking Hearts have parted ways with vocalist Rod Lethal. After years of being in a band together, playing gigs, partying, wrecking venues/pubs/houses/each other, Rod has decided that… Well, that’s the thing. None of us actually know.

On July 12th, 2010, after being friends for 10 years, Rod decided that he would send a text to the 4 other members of The Smoking Hearts that simply read: “alright lads, I’m quitting the band”. And that was pretty much the only explanation we ever received. He has turned his phone off, he won’t answer the door, and is not responding to any communication that we have sent his way.

So for the purpose of announcing to the world the reason behind his departure, you can pick any reason you want really, here are a few options;

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after a bizarre gardening incident.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after a game of “hide the sausage” went tragically wrong, and paralyzed his vocal chords.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after spontaneously combusting onstage.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts to follow his dream of stalking a newly reformed “Take That”.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after joining the circus.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after being eaten by a lion in the circus he had recently joined.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts to pursue a career as a gymnast.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts to live on a farm in the Scottish highlands with his golden retriever named “Skip”.

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts after choking on vomit. The saddest thing of all was that it was not his own (you can’t dust for vomit).

§     Rod Lethal has left The Smoking Hearts to audition for nu-metal heroes “Taproot”.

The Smoking Hearts were forced to cancel their upcoming shows, including their appearance at the Boardmasters Festival in Newquay.