The Ducky Boys go on hiatus

Boston's The Ducky Boys have officially gone on hiatus. Since 1995, the group, featuring Mark Lind (ex-Sinners and Saints, and brother of Blood For Blood's Rob Lind), has released albums with Thorp Records and Sailor's Grave Records, among others. Lind has issued the following statement: "Some people probably don't get it since the Ducky Boys have always sort of been 'my band' (not to take anything away from Jay but he and I have discussed this and he knows what I mean when I say that). Basically I've been in a band for 12 years and there are a lot of associations that go with it. Regular practice nights, managing schedules of a variety of people, taking into account their personal lives, the repition of the cycle - release record, play shows, possible tours etc etc etc. At this juncture I just don't want to be "in a band". I want to take time to myself and only worry about myself. I still plan to make, record, release and play music but I will worry about it all myself. Just the thought of putting a record together right now and coordinating all of that planning with a group of people seems overwhelming to me and an endeavor I don't want to undertake. Maybe my feelings will change on it in a few weeks, months, a year... maybe never. I don't know. So its unsure when I'll take the Ducky Boys out of the ice box again if ever. My decision has nothing to do with the people involved and it isn't anything personal against them. It just has to do with people in general. I want to circle the wagons and keep a tight leash on who has a hand in my life and, as part of it, my music.... because that's all I really have. I'm a person that has chosen not to have a family - I barely even speak to my parents - but having a band is like having a series of significant others and I just need to be single for a while. I'm sorry if this disappoints anyone but I hope people will understand and either support it or just let it happen. It's a significant hit for me to 'go solo' so it isn't a matter of me trying to take all the benefits of something. I'll most likely lose 75% of the audience I've spent 12 years cultivating just by removing the Ducky Boys name. But it's not about $$ or success or anything. It's about personal happiness and it's what I gotta do."