called it quits

In 1989 RKL called it quits for the first time. Commenting about this break-up, Fat Mike said, “the wheels started falling off the RKL train. The drug abuse and constant partying was taking its toll.” Regarding the break, Ward had this to say: “Ultimately, it was the frustration with deals like [the Mystic records situation] and Alchemy later that broke up the band the first time. Had our business sense been there in the beginning and things gone right, I think Bomer wouldn’t have wanted to bag it. He broke up the band … ’cause he thought punk rock was going nowhere”. Raposo said: “If I could change one thing, I would have never let RKL break up the first time in 1989. I would have fought that to the death and would have never let it happen.” Rest agreed, stating: “We broke up at the worst time we could have.”