COHEED AND CAMBRIA TALKS ABOUT MOVING ON FROM DRUG-ROBBING BASSIST

[@yankees29]

I was in rehab with Mic Todd in 2007. Him and all these other musicians would jam at this show once a week. I was one of about 20 people to see him perform up close. Pretty cool.

[@clitlicker45]

Where was the rehab?

[@yankees29]

@@clitlicker45 LICR in Hampton Bays NY. Out on Long Island.

[@clitlicker45]

Was this after the pharmacy incident?

[@yankees29]

@@clitlicker45 no before. He actually got fired from the band while we were in there via certified mail. I guess he got rehired at some point after that.

[@yankees29]

@@clitlicker45 if you look up the Dopey podcast with him it explains a lot

[@MrNkaplan]

Love they are playing deranged in the background.

[@pottery27]

Chemical dependancy is a very scary road, I've been there myself. I wish Mike all the best. Josh kicked his demons and is back in the fold, maybe Mike can too.

[@knotadoctor1455]

Can we talk about how cool it would be to buy comics from Claudio

[@Chucktones1408]

Yeah. Not only buy comics from Claudio but fall deep into conversation about heaven's fence and all the comics!!🤟🤟🎸🤯

[@supertrooper84]

Deranged. It's the song they did for Batman: Arkham City. Damn good song. The only reason I bought the album, actually.

[@icetrey87]

The song playing through the whole video is "Deranged".

[@EternalWithin]

But mic is such an amazing bassist

[@yopiff]

Mike Todd is a hell of a bassist and musician.. Shame he is not in the band anymore

[@barson66]

....i have just found out about this tonight and im utterly mortified not only did we loose josh (but now returned) we now loose micke...........such a damn shame i consider my self an avid coheed fan but been out the loo recentley regarding coheed news and im just stunned...

[@allglassbreaks]

So glad it all worked out

[@artisannewsservice]

@InAWorldOfLies The sad truth is that we found that people don't watch the full interview, although you may. We will eventually release the whole thing, but we want certain parts to stand on their own so people don't overlook them.

[@Super99Sport]

This made my day. Thank you.

[@WCRoss0]

....and now we have Zach Cooper, who is fucking amazing

[@DanceRiahDance2]

He looked so sad in the pictures. I hope he gets well.

[@soygenial111]

Is that the first Good Apollo I novel?!

[@IICJZII]

Such a shame, hope this doesn't end to them breaking up, fucking amazing band

[@Coochyeboie34]

Nope

[@alvidadignard2597]

Fuck man y mic, he's a damn good bass player too

[@ChrisO7300]

@mps927 Whos the new bass player? Did they have wes replace him full on or get someone new? I havent heard anything :(

[@cd7848]

I used to live in that city and go to that Walgreens

[@ScreamAimFire69]

1:16 "You gotta, you gotta, you gotta be fresssh"

[@fatfatfatfatfat2]

i dislike that they only refer to him as the "drug-robbing" bassist, rather than the person that he is. yes he made a mistake (who among us hasn't) but he still has a name.

[@mps927]

@IICJZII nope. josh eppard is back and they have a new bassist. they're deep into the recording on album 6

[@exeedorbit]

does anybody know which song is playing in the background?

[@MasterPebsie]

What song was that at the start?

[@BUHZOOZOO14]

1:39 what song is it?

[@IICJZII]

@mps927 Thanks for the update mate! Rock on \m/

[@jeffmatthardy247]

coheed wont be the same.

[@arctheeh]

This is heartbreaking to hear. =[

[@killertofu90]

So is Wes Styles the new bassist for good? Or just for touring?

[@Maynardftw]

Okay well it's been seven goddamned months where's the rest of it?

[@bdavis1218]

Love the lowest common denominator headline for the video. Good Lord.

[@Thatoneguykid]

@Charlestippens because the new Batman game has a song by them...

[@johnnymfapplecore]

You, sir, are a true fan. -_-

[@redshift912]

you said the truth is that he was sick...i dont understand everyone freaking out about your comment.

[@WCRoss0]

well put, sir

[@bijibadness]

Uh, I REALLY have to work hard to wrap my head around this... - He went into a drugstore...with a cellphone... with a text saying he had a bomb, all to get his hands on some oxycontin? What, he can't buy that shit like regular drug addicts, on the street? HE'S A ROCK AND ROLL MUSICIAN _FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!!_ he should have ALL the drugs in the *WORLD* at his Beck And Call. This is a seriously disturbed individual; a real fucked up guy. 'Cos I'm telling you: *NOBODY* has to work *that* hard for drugs, and *_certainly_* not a bassist in a popular rock band. I mean... what a fucking GOON, man.

[@rerditirerthz5568]

Bijinius Cross For what i've seen from interviews and shows so far, Mic looks like a great guy (when he is sober), but i sadly agree with u, you got to be reaaallly high to rober a story for drugs when you are a Rockstar with millions of easier ways to get heroin

[@anthonyderosa7730]

Bijinius Cross that's exactly what I was thinking

[@born2biscuit]

Im guessing coheed doesnt make a lot of money

[@abewilcox4560]

@@born2biscuit I'm sure at that time period in their career, they didn't.

[@LSUOdyssey]

It seemed like the true end of Coheed....and then Josh returned ❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@lanomyster]

oh my god WES join coheed! be the bassist and the keyboardist!!

[@shineingherodies]

@exeedorbit Deranged on the batman arkham city soundtrack.

[@Thornspyre81]

Those of us who didnt want to rob pharmacies went to dope

[@Adiraha]

First off, do you have any idea what it's like suffering from an addiction to opiates? If you don't you need to shut it. Going to withdraw from painkillers is one of the most horrible things anyone can experience. The pain and sickness you feel is unbearable. You will do almost anything to stop it. So it wasn't for a ""few pills" to get high. Secondly, because he was sick he wouldn't have been able to perform and he didn't want to let down the band or fans. So he did what he had to.

[@ProJektorish]

With the way that Claudio descripes Todd, it's not right to label him as a "drug-robbing" bassist. Reductionist, at best.

[@ChodieMiller]

Kinda sad but yeah they have a point...

[@Maynardftw]

Yeah, no. A mistake would be forgetting someone's birthday, or accidentally dinging someone else's car, or not wanting to reprise your role as The Hulk in the Avengers movie. What this guy did was do a lot of drugs and rob a Walgreens at gunpoint. When you do some shit like that, you are then referred to as a drug-robber. If you also happen to be really good at bass, you are then a drug-robbing bassist.

[@AliciaGuitar]

Of course Mike is out... he's got serious problems if he's going to mess up the best thing ever for what... a few pills? RIGHT before the first show of the tour?!?! I would say he's selfish, but truth is he's very sick.

[@DvDPlaya]

The Key of Z

[@kilgannoncannon]

Mic

[@wesjoe311]

FREE KARL!!!

[@DevTheBigManUno]

that is sad

[@Maynardftw]

Apparently I aim to please.

[@VinylTee]

lol

[@bleeeeech1618]

Aamüry wars

[@DavySigfusson]

He was already sober. And had decided to stay clean but fucked up the chance to live out his dream job and let so many people down. You can't really defend his position.

[@Adiraha]

Do I think it was wise? No. Third, Not only does Mic have to deal with the pain of opiate withdraw he has to suffer from the pain of cancer. Cancer is extremely painful. What the fuck would you do if you were in pain 24/7? Pain that simply cannot be eased with OTC'S. You would do whatever you had to do to make it stop.

[@aspie-anarchist9854]

What drug addicted rock star has to pull off armed robbery? You clearly have fans who use that would happily give you stuff. Or don't rock stars have like dealers that just hang out on these tours?! I have never heard of a rock musician who is currently on tour doing something like this. If it was off season and he was broke maybe. But come he has to have connections how could that have seemed reasonable. Granted I guess I'd ask that to anyone who tried armed robbery. Promise that is never going to be the answer to any to issue. Outside of someone holding your family hostage and saying rob this store or I kill everyone here, that will never be a smart choice. Armed robbery of civilian not in the game will never make your life better.

[@jorjjamful]

Coheed lost its final wing

[@dwaterson21]

They ignored the fact that he robbed that Walgreens with an IED. He had a suicide bomb on his back. That's some crazy shit.

[@fuckgoogle8661]

That’s complete bullsh!t. He only had a cellphone with a message on it.

[@SonshineCollins-jy6ig]

That was jacked up you didn't have to post bros mug shot. Come on

[@kaysan29]

1st

[@JacobJoyce1]

Claudio Sanchez is a great guy. But Jesus these guys are the worst band I’ve ever heard.

[@wiscomitch3412]

You have shit taste in music.

[@Fire_Bear42]

I highly doubt that.

[@JacobJoyce1]

@@wiscomitch3412 never in a million years did I think someone would tell me I have bad taste because I don’t like a nerd emo band

[@wiscomitch3412]

@@JacobJoyce1 Welp. You have. I know music is subjective but you think this band is the WORST you’ve ever heard? Really? No seriously really? You haven’t heard a band worse than them? Yeah thats why I said you have shit taste in music. Nerd emo or whatever the fuck label you want to call them, they’re talented musicians.

[@JacobJoyce1]

@@wiscomitch3412 alright I yield. They aren’t the worst band I’ve ever heard. I just find the music to sound corny.