This is not the end, no this is the beginning

It was announced yesterday that The Starting Line will be taking a break, according to a post on their FriendsOrEnemies journal. In part the post reassured fans this is not a break-up, the band just needs to take time off after 8 years of non-stop touring and recording. The post went on to list the bands plans for the time just prior to the break as well as their plans during the break.

I heard a few weeks back that The Starting Line was planning a major announcement and I kind of guessed this is what it would be. Actually, I thought they were going to break up, but this is slightly better news. I'm a huge fan of the band; their latest release Direction is by far their best work. They were able to write songs as 15-year-olds that connected with their peers and continued to write songs in their 20s that still connect with those same 15-year-olds who bought the first album.


from friendsorenemies.com by Ryan Russel