During an appearance earlier on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation” radio show, former TESLA guitarist Tommy Skeoch spoke about his departure from the band nearly a decade a half ago.
Asked if he exited the group of his own accord or if he was asked to leave, Tommy said:
“I was fired. I was getting f*cked up and I was definitely in the wrong about a lot of stuff, and they put up with it for a long time. But at the same time, none of us were angels, and we put up with a lot of stuff from the other guys for a long time too, and they’re still there. So I felt like a little scapegoated by the thing.
And the other thing is they didn’t want people — I guess for the benefit of my family, so it wouldn’t look bad — they said, ‘Tommy‘s just gonna spend time [with his family].’ That’s why nobody knows, and that’s why you’re asking this question. Everyone’s confused on even what happened. Basically, I was fired. I was getting f*cked up, and I kept f*cking up, and I kept telling ’em I wouldn’t, and I just couldn’t stop.”
Skeoch added that he accepts responsibility for the circumstances that led to his departure from TESLA. “I do, of course,” he said.
“But I also believe we put up with a lot of sh*t for a long time from almost every other guy in the band, and they’re still there. So I don’t know what’s up with that; that’s a little weird to me.”
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The only reason I would justify firing someone would be if we cant make it through songs