After two and a half years and over 80 shows, Widdlesworth has decided to move on. A lot has gone down within the last couple months and although there have been attempts to pull the pieces together, ultimately the decision was made to lay this project aside.
Approximatly four months ago, Tony and Ricky approached the rest of the band and told them that they had decided to leave. Both of them felt as if God was calling them away from the band to pursue other things. Chris S. also decided to leave at that time. This left only Ryland and Chris K. (although the other members agreed to finish playing the shows that had already been booked for the summer months.) Ryland and Chris continued to practice regularly and write songs. They also began looking for musicians to replace the ones who left. After months without any luck in finding replacements, Ryland was offered a position as lead vocalist in the band Inhale Exhale on Solid State Records. Feeling frustrated and hopeless with the current condition of Widdlesworth, Ryland has decided to pursue this new direction.
With that being said, all of us wanted to say thank you to all of you who have supported us. To our friends and families and to all of our fans. Sharing these last few years with all of you has been a blessing to us and we hope that our music has been a blessing to you. Thank you for the memories. "We've packed our bags and now we're out of here. We'll miss you all. We still hold you dear."
God Bless,
WW
December 11, 2006
Since the time of the break up of Widdlesworth, Chris Kingsland (the former drummer of Widdlesworth) has pursued a lead vocalist position in a new project called "Outrun the Gun". They are currently writing music and practicing and are planning on playing their first show around the beginning of the new year. To stay updated go to www.myspace.com/outrunthegun and request them as your friend.
Chris K: www.myspace.com/chrisendedclarissa
www.myspace.com/outrunthegun
Chris S: www.myspace.com/chrissoly
Ricky and Tony do not have myspace accounts, however Tony currently heads up a ministry called New Perspective. You can find out more about what New Perspective is at www.npgeneration.com.
hey guys i miss you so much not getting to see you anymore i hope to run into you sometime in akron anywere well hope all is well and to hear from you soon
I miss going to denny's after every show we played with you guys, its still crazy for me to think we didnt get one last show with you guys, but youve impacted our music and our thoughts so much,, all five of you are sweet and i thank you all,
hey whats up dudes hows the band going? i havent seen you guys play in a while idk if you remember me but i always used to talk to ryland at your guys shows well gotta go.
i love you all, you guys have given me some great times and been a blessing in my life, it was a great run, but the race for you guys is elsewhere i suppose. At least you finally got a cd i can remember you by. anyway, peace out, im sure you will be around
we will never forget the band that change our lifes, meeting you was an expeirence, and we thank you for that. Dennys once more would've been nice, but your still in our hearts, were doing it for you.
Much love, respect, and everything else
Hit The Floor
