The band dissolved after a show in Columbia, Missouri , on the band’s December 1987 tour. Hart was trying to quit heroin using a supply of methadone , but the bottle had leaked. Hart still played the show, but Mould and Norton were concerned he would be unable to play the remaining shows due to withdrawal. While Hart insisted he could perform, Mould had already canceled the remaining dates. Mould has said that the breakup was about “three people going their separate ways,” referring to Hart’s drug use and new relationship, Norton’s recent marriage and new business, and Mould himself having quit a lifelong drinking habit back in 1986. After a band meeting on January 26, 1988, Mould decided to leave the band and made it official two days later.
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