Gutted by a Boy Band

[przed]

Got home from seeing a Cirque du Soleil show with the family to find the news that Jason Orange has quit Take That.



I've been suspecting this might happen for a while, and also suspecting that I'd be a teary mess when it did, and I was right on both counts.

TT has been the fandom of my heart for a while now, and I've been looking forward to seeing them in concert pretty much since I stumbled into the fandom. I'm sad that when they tour next year--and I still do want to see them when they tour next year--that it will be without Jason.

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[asilia.livejournal.com]

I feel so heartbroken :( Take That have been my big love since I was 13 and this is just so sad...

I'm not overly surprised - Jason has never quite enjoyed the attention that comes with being in TT, has he? And he's never been as involved in the creative process either, liked to stay in the background. Still... It feels like the beginning of the end, like it did when Robbie left, all over again...

[przed.livejournal.com]

I've only loved them a little over three years, so I can only imagine how heartbroken you are.

And no, I wasn't at all surprised. But I did keep hoping that we'd start seeing him back with the boys, and that he'd get a new song, and sing a few leads in the upcoming tour. I have a feeling he'll be happier now, because he really doesn't seem to enjoy the fame that comes with being in the band (and I can't blame him) but it doesn't soften the blow.

[asilia.livejournal.com]

At least I can feel a bit more rational about it, put things in perspective etc. It's still heartbreaking but not as "My entire world is collapsing" as it felt when Robbie left (I was 13 then and with no internet, it was just easy to believe the happy image they had at the time...).

I hope he'll be happy now and that this was the right decision for him. I'll miss him so much and I really hope they'll bring it around full circle, another album, another tour and then ending it in a beautiful way, if they end it.

[przed.livejournal.com]

Even when I was at my weepiest yesterday, I didn't have the my entire world is collapsing feeling either, thankfully. Though I did keep getting funny looks from my husband. And an Irish co-worker who's also a Thatter came my to make sure I hadn't gone off the rails. *g*

I am very much looking forward to the new album, and a tour. And yes, if they decide to put the band to bed, I expect they'll do it in a classy way.