Comments by Meeks

There are two contradictory explanations of the original Days of the New breakup. Comments by Meeks in 1998 led to reports that he fired the rest of the band. Meeks has called this telling false and claims the other band members were jealous that he was paid more than they were. When Meeks announced the news, he said “It’s like a journey in the wilderness – you know with like the struggle and stuff. I made it through, I survived, but the other guys didn’t.” He posted comments online: “It wasn’t truly a band format. It is my fault for leading you on and setting you up to get attached to the prior members.” In 2002, Meeks called in to The Howard Stern Show and was asked by Stern why he did not stick with the original members. He replied, “They had no spirituality. They had no brains.” When Stern pointed out, “They had hits!” he gave the vague response, “That’s not what I’m into. I’m into the truth.”