Mike Gentile : "Hey Monday Nggak Bubar, Hanya Vakum"

Band pop punk asal Florida, Hey Monday akhirnya menyatakan diri jika mereka vakum dari kancah panggung musik yang mereka geluti sejak tahun 2008 lalu. Baru-baru ini band yang digawangi oleh Cassadee Pope (vokal), Mike Gentile (gitar), Alex Lipshaw (gitar), Chris Gentile (bass) dan Patrick McKenzie ini merilis EP terbaru mereka bertajuk Christmas. Sayangnya EP tersebut juga sebagai ungkapan salam perpisahan sementara dari Hey Monday kepada penggemarnya atas keputusan mereka untuk beranjak vakum. Nggak ada alasan pasti dari keputusan ini, tetapi yang jelas kini para personil sedang fokus dengan proyek lain masing-masing. Baru-baru ini sang gitaris Mike Gentile merilis pernyataan dari vakumnya mereka, berikut isinya :

"hey guys so i'm just going to fill you in on a few tidily bits. Hey Monday is still a band. The band is not broken up, however we are currently focusing on other aspects of our musical expression. as you all know, Cassadee is pursuing a solo endeavor. she has posted her info about it on her facebook page, so if you would like to go scope that! In lieu of this down time, I am pursuing new music; playing and writing with a new band. this will be my main focus. i'm extremely excited about this, and am looking forward to releasing information about my new band very soon. i'm working some things out, new bands don't just happen over night! for what alex, pat, and christopher are up to in the meantime, keep up with their twitters and other social networking sites. Keep posted to my blog and twitter for details, ill be leaking little tidbits of info here and there until things are ready to be fully set in motion! whether it is with my new band, other friends that i have been playing/filling in for, or hey monday, i'll be seeing you guys soon! :) p.s.- it's extremely hard to be a band in today's music industry. anything that will happen with my new band will happen because of you guys. i love you all to death, you guys are the fucking best. <3"

Selain itu, sang vokalis Cassadee Pope belakangan ini juga menyatakan jika ia sedang memfokuskan diri dengan proyek solonya yang akan berjalan tur pada awal tahun 2012 mendatang.