Two days before Sleater-Kinney were to go to Europe for a touring leg there in 2006, Brownstein developed shingles , caused by her anxiety . As Weiss had never caught chicken pox as a child, Brownstein was isolated from the rest of the band, causing her mental health to decline further. Consequently, prior to Sleater-Kinney’s performance at Le Botanique in Brussels on May 27, 2006, Brownstein experienced a mental breakdown in front of Tucker and Weiss that prompted her to break up the band. Also contributing to Sleater-Kinney’s disbandment was Tucker’s exhaustion with touring and her desire to be with her family and look after her child.
experienced a mental breakdown
Written by
in