Best Bet

Well, I just told my bandmates that I'm out of the group. After more than six years, the time has come for other musical pursuits.

Given that we've seemed to be on the cusp of some grand success for the past four years, it wasn't an easy decision; as my dad joked, I could wind up being the Pete Best of [band name omitted to protect the innocent; and the guilty, for that matter]. And it certainly would suck (for me, anyway), for example, if six weeks from now the band ends up charting in a big way.

Still, as embittering as that kind of situation might seem, that I view it as possibly such only means I should have made this decision long ago; staying longer might well have driven me to even more intense bitterness (given the hefty opportunity costs involved). And in any case, success on the charts can't be as sweet as the freedom I feel at this moment.

Then again, get back to me in six weeks...