Lead singer Mike McColgan left the band in 1998 during the middle of a US tour with the Business . According to McColgan, he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his uncle and join the Boston Fire Department , which he eventually did in 2001. The band gave a different explanation for McColgan’s departure in the liner notes of their 1998 release Curse of a Fallen Soul : “We’d like to take this time to officially let you know that Mike McColgan, our former lead singer has quit the band. We apologize to anyone who was a fan of Mike as our singer, however contrary to popular rumor, he did not leave the band to join the fire department. Mike left the band because he is no longer interested in being a member of this band or the movement of which we are a part.” The band explained that their music is very serious to them and that it did not feel right having a singer who was going through the motions. Even McColgan felt that the band deserved a singer who was emotionally invested in the music. McColgan returned to the punk scene in 2002 as singer of the Street Dogs .
Mike McColgan left band
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