"The next day, my agent dropped me. And I was like, 'Well, gee, it would have been nice to at least talk to you or something.' But I think he wanted to get in the news cycle too... It did feel like an overreaction. But that speaks more to my relationship with my agent. I've been around a long time and I guess he was tired of me saying no to too many projects or something. He saw an opening."
"People are really disturbed and hurt by this, I have to apologize. It was hard to think straight, but I had some time to craft it. I did it myself. I ran it by the manager, and it seemed like I got what I wanted to say. And then that became a story."
"We were discussing what we were going to do [with the band]. I think we were considering taking a show off and getting back out there. I thought I could apologize onstage, like, 'Hey, I wasn't thinking straight.' But at that point there were safety concerns."
Kyle Gass apologized for an ill-timed Trump-assassination joke made during his July 14 birthday performance in Sydney, calling the remark a mistake and terrible judgment. He said the quip provoked safety concerns and threats that forced Tenacious D to pause shows while leaders reassessed plans. Gass described crafting and posting a public apology the next day, expressing remorse and responsibility for hurting people. He recounted rapid backlash that included his agent dropping him and framed the reaction as tied to their working relationship. Gass affirmed his intent to joke, conceded the timing was 'too soon,' and teased a future, larger comeback for Tenacious D.
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