This was a message from Michelle Branch of The Wreckers posted on the Wreckers’ website, shortly before it closed down.
Alright, I don’t even know why I am still awake seeing as I have to be up in a few hours to feed Owen.
What I am most frustrated at, I suppose is…I pay money to keep this website up so all of you “fans” can talk about our music. Why would I want to spend the money so the majority of you can sit around and *** about us?
I understand that you are frustrated with the fact that there isn’t any music for you to listen to. Don’t you think Jessica and I are frustrated too?? We finished this record over a year ago and were sent on a lame ass tour we didn’t want to be on. It was a horrible idea to headline a show playing music that nobody had ever heard. Maverick wanted to make a quick buck, and unfortunately, we were obligated by contract to do so. I was 5 months pregnant when we started that tour and believe me…it was the last place I wanted to be. Then I got pushed into doing a Santana song I didn’t want to do (I didn’t write it either, Shanks wanted me to sing it so bad, that was a bargaining tool), Maverick wouldn’t let me do it unless Jess was on it so they would get “free” promotion for a record they didn’t even understand or believe in for the most part. The record wasn’t released because Maverick didn’t want me promoting an album pregnant. they thought it would look bad to my young fans…bull.
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