"The line I improvised onstage Sunday night in Sydney was highly inappropriate, dangerous and a terrible mistake. I don't condone violence of any kind, in any form, against anyone. What happened was a tragedy, and I'm incredibly sorry for my severe lack of judgement. I profoundly apologize to those I've let down and truly regret any pain I've caused."
"It was terrible judgment, obviously. I've felt terrible ever since, because it's such a responsibility to not screw up like that. I was naive, of course - people are gonna pick that up. But I just felt it was kind of a private moment. I thought I was safe in the bubble. And it was so fast."
"We hashed it out. And it was hard. It is like a marriage. You go through these ups and downs, and try to understand your partner. We will serve no D-wine, before it's D-time - but we will be back. We will return."
Tenacious D canceled a July 2024 tour and put all future creative plans on hold after Kyle Gass improvised an onstage joke referencing an attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump. The remark occurred during a Sydney birthday moment and referenced the Pennsylvania attack that killed one attendee and injured two others. Gass issued a public apology calling the line inappropriate, dangerous, and a severe lapse in judgment, expressing regret for any pain caused. Gass and Jack Black reconciled creatively, with Gass describing a difficult reconciliation and confirming the band will return to making music together.
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