Guitarist gets kicked from band after pretending to be a permanent member with bizarre story on social media: 'This was a decision based solely on internal issues and intellectual differences'

You think people would really do that? Just go on the internet and lie? Yeah—well, actually, It turns out that's exactly what people do on the internet… Probably more than anything else.  

The anonymity of the internet has offered us the chance to be who we want from the outset of it's existence, a great outlet for all of us early adopters who still wouldn't dream of exposing our true identities and are horrified by younger people's eagerness to bare all online. And, well, it turns out anonymous forums aren't the only place where people go to lie, instead of making up stories on Reddit to live out revenge fantasies and get fake internet points, people actually go to their public profiles to make up things and control the narrative of their lives and the lens through which real people who they know in real life view them.

Heck, all of us do this with social media to an extent…. making the mundanity of our daily existence seem exciting through snapshots that we offer (and filter) to convey exactly what we want it to. The ability to do that through a lens you point at yourself for the world too see is as terrifying as it is beautiful.. until someone takes it too far.

Well, it's kind of hard to lie when the evidence directly contradicts your story and when someone is willing to step in and bring receipts, but people go ahead and do it anyways in order to aggrandize their own appearance to others.

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  • The cope here of I'm "stepping aside from my band" and "I'm my own boss now" is the same 'copium' that we've seen from major streamers when they act like they're "stepping aside" from their game studio, or another company that they founded and are now being fired from for misconduct. 

    This guitarist was filling in for an unnamed label-signed band as a temporary replacement while their guitarist was away on medical leave. Well, by the looks of things, he was letting it get to his head when he shared this story (that has a real “and everyone clapped” vibe) on his socials. 

    The band members soon replied to set the story straight and let the world know that they were ending the relationship early and immediately. 

    See screenshots of these social posts from the alleged and unnamed parties, followed by discussion that emerged in this online community where the story was originally shared.

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    О Sa 1d Took my nephew to McDonald's and one of the employees said to me "I like your style, you look like you're in a band" and I was like "I am!" and then my 8 year old nephew decided to chime in and was like "and they just got signed to a record label, so my uncle is basically famous" and the employee asked me where I'm from and I told her that I live down the street from the McDonald's and she congratulated me and said that she will pay for our meals and I asked why and she was like "well, i
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    о S 2h- Just wanted to announce that I have stepped away from my band. Most of you know, I was in a band and we got signed to a record label. As of today, I am no longer in that band. In my opinion, they screwed me over. I gave them all of my passion/enthusiasm. I actually took the band seriously unlike their previous drummer. I even got us signed to a record label... And how do they repay me? By kicking me out just because of some differences. So, you know what this means now? A lot of you also
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    ୦ 24m Follow Today we made the decision to part ways with Tearlier than expected. This is not a decision that was made lightly nor was it a decision based on any rumors that have been circulating. This was a decision based solely on internal issues and intellectual differences. was brought on as a temporary member while a permanent member had to step away to deal with personal issues. This statement was made clear to and to the public via our social media accounts. We wish endeavors. nothing but
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    BlueHero45 21 hr. ago . A drummer who wants to go full throttle into Rap after getting kicked out of a band screams red flag to me and I don't know why. • Rough-Shock7053 · 20 hr. ago It totally reminded me of Dee Dee Ramone/Dee Dee King, even though Dee Dee wasn't the drummer.
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    • poormansnigella 16 hr. ago. 'Intellectual differences' killed me. Paraphrasing- 'this guy is too dumb to be in our band'.
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    Cam27022 22 hr. ago Lol, what a The first part sounds entirely made up, what McDonald's employee is going to pay for some rando's food? I can see why the band wanted to part ways early. Westley Mc 17 hr. ago Has "and then everybody clapped" vibes haha
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    ParadeSit 19 hr. ago • Aw man, now he'll have to buy his own McDonald's.
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    Rough_Homework6913 14 hr. ago Dumped from the band for being too cringe. Lol
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    Realistic_Actuary642 · 12 hr. ago I know someone like this lol. He's really entry level at guitar yet thinks because he did one open mic night years ago that everyone recognizes him. Nobody will ever convince him he's not God's gift to music and he will go through life believing it
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    el_d0g 10 hr. ago I went to a music university and I would say probably 50% of my peers were like this. It was especially painful studying vocals, majority of the class had no experience and thought that because their mum said they could sing when they were 15 that music uni would be easy. Needless to say those people dropped out when they realised that most of the course is theory and anatomy instead of getting to stand on a stage every day and be mindlessly praised.
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    Gavorn 16 hr. ago "You look like you're in a band." A sentence that has never been said in real life.
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