Jamiroquai quits music

« Thunderbirds are Now! - 2007 Tour Dates | "New York City bans racial slur" »

"Jay Kay, frontman of the London-based acid funk outfit Jamiroquai, has announced his retirement from making music. Having recently broken ties with longtime record label, SonyBMG, Jay Kay looks forward to not dealing with the pressures of the music industry." [SPIN]

UPDATE: he didn't quit music. ha. see the comments.

posted at 4:30 PM on February 28, 2007 in music | Comments (17)

Comments (17)

oh man,
after the american idol beat boxer covered virtual insanity i was sure Jamiroquai was destined for a comeback!

Posted by Anonymous | February 28, 2007 4:56 PM

who's been pressuring Jamiroquai?

were they pressuring him to finish mopping the bathroom and re-stocking the coffee stirrers in the break room? cause I'm pretty sure that's all he's been doing for SonyBMG since '98.

Posted by FrixFrixFrix | February 28, 2007 5:06 PM

I liked them for there 1st two albums. But man they went downhill after they lost there original bass player. Hopefully he'll change his mind though. He's got a great voice.

Posted by josh | February 28, 2007 5:17 PM

so much virtual insanity in one post.

Posted by Anonymous | February 28, 2007 5:23 PM

Jamiroquai

blah
Jay Kay
go ahead
leave.

Posted by dont really care | February 28, 2007 5:23 PM

I haven't been this devastated since Gerardo stopped making music.

Posted by Steve | February 28, 2007 5:25 PM

But TMZ has him already out of retirement recording on an airplane. WTF? Me thinks someone is their own hype machine.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/02/28/jamiroquai-plays-for-mile-high-club/

Posted by Rosemary | February 28, 2007 6:01 PM

Jay Kay issued the following statement on Jamiroquai's official website: "As usual they [The Daily Mirror] got it wrong for a cheap headline! All I said was that we're taking a bit of time out to get the studio refurbished and we'll be back making music in a few months time. There's no way I'm quitting the music business."

Posted by Anonymous | February 28, 2007 6:32 PM

yep - it's up here too - http://www.musicweek.com/news/news_page.asp?newsid=13406

Posted by brian | February 28, 2007 6:46 PM

Jamiroquai are still around? At their best they were just ok. Now Gerardo. That's music!

Posted by jjazznola | March 1, 2007 2:34 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOO, WHYYY???????

Posted by Anonymous | March 1, 2007 9:50 AM

I'm so excited! i've been eagerly awaiting his return to music for about 12 hours.

Posted by Stockard Channing | March 1, 2007 12:37 PM

So now that they're back, when can we expect the Gerardo/Jamiroquoi mashup?

Posted by Anonymous | March 1, 2007 3:08 PM

all of your comments/comebacks are terrible.