The (not so) tragic break up of Span (not Spam)

Norwegian teen idols and rockers Span announced their retirement today. After 6 years, 2 albums, a gold record and hundreds of gigs, they had enough.

The members of the band previously known as Explicit Lyrics, including Norwegian (in)famous children Television and TV commercials star Jarle Bernhoft, proclaims

"...If a band is going to function properly, everybody in the band needs to share the same dream and have the same level of ambitions. We felt that it was time to move on and do something new. We wan keep our friendships intact, therefore it seems like a good idea to give in before we start to quarrel..."

according to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.

Like Span, I always thought they needed higher musical ambitions. The break up of the band is more than fine with me. Sweet!