Taken from www.myspace.com/teenagecasketcompany and the official press release:

"I’ll try to keep this short and sweet because at the end of the day, it’s only rock n roll and I’m pretty confident that the sun will still come up tomorrow after you’re done reading this.

Being in a band is a lot like being married. You spend most of your time together, you experience lots of highs and lows and from time to time you argue. Sometimes though, unfortunately the bad ends up outweighing the good and the only thing left to do is to get a divorce. (Trust me, I have first hand experience in these matters.) The sex (playing live?!) may still be good, but the rest of the relationship is beyond repair and deep down, you know that it’s time to turn the page in your life and start a new chapter.

So it is with a heavy heart, that I’ve decided to leave Teenage Casket Company. The band I started back in late 2003 and the band I got tattooed on my arm in 2004. I’ve had some fantastic times and some rough times too, but I regret nothing. Even though the band has only seemingly been part-time since 2007, it’s still been a big part of my life and I can assure you that it’s a major wrench to let it go. But situations change and people change too. But of course, life goes on and I’ve taken the tough decision to move on too. I had wanted to stretch out my involvement with TCC until at least Christmas, but unfortunately I can no longer do that. So my farewell to the Coffin Kids will be on Sunday September 27th at The Vic Inn in Derby. I’m not going to shill like crazy for this gig and make a big deal about it, but if you’ve ever cared about TCC, then it’d be great to see you there. Let’s make it a night to remember baby.

Whatever the guys decide to do, I wish them well. And it goes without saying that you’ll still be able to catch me treading the boards with The Dangerfields, so please, shed no tears for me! Thanks to all the fans and my friends worldwide from the bottom of my heart. And may the music of TCC live on forever.

"Is this the beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning?"

Give thanks, stay positive.

Jamie Delerict - 9th September 2009"

Bassist Laney74 commented "This is a band with huge personalities and none bigger than Jamie's! His presence within the band will be very much missed both on and off stage and it would be impossible to replace. This means for sure that the next chapter of the band will no doubt be a very different one."

The remaining members of TEENAGE CASKET COMPANY - vocalist / guitarist Rob Wylde, bassist Laney74 and drummer Spike plan to continue working on new material with two new songs planned for download release towards the end of 2009 / early 2010. The band wish Jamie the very best in his future plans and thank everyone for the continued support that TCC receives.

Rob is selling one of his guitars.

It's a Fender Squire 1972 Custom Telecaster. He used it to record the entire TCC album "Dial It Up" and played it live on all their shows / tours from 2004-2006.

Click on the link below to go to eBay and take a look or place a bid!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...

Thanks x

Check out the new interview with Rob Wylde and Laney74 here....

http://www.maytherockbewithyou.com/M...