Well it looks like the other shoe has dropped for Kyuss Lives! If dealing with a bassist who might be arraigned for 15 years in prison isn't enough, the band is being sued by former members Scott Reeder and Josh Homme over copyright infringement for using the band name without their permission. Here is a press release sent out by their "people":
Kyuss members Scott Reeder and Joshua Homme have been forced to file a federal lawsuit against John Garcia and Brant Bjork a/k/a Kyuss Lives! The suit alleges trademark infringement and consumer fraud by Kyuss Lives!
Quote from Reeder and Homme is below.
"It sucks. To think we went to a meeting in January solely to help them with their request to continue Kyuss Lives! With open arms, we made every attempt to help them continue Kyuss Lives! respectfully. Only to discover while they looked us in the eye, Kyuss Lives! management and band had filed federal documents in 2011 in an attempt to steal the name Kyuss.
"This is desperately what we were trying to avoid. It's a sad day for us and for John – but most of all for the fans. What a needless mess."
Sounds like some legal filings is what is causing this drama, as the band is looking to put out live music in the future, and most likely cut the former members out of the group. Can't we all just get along, and bring the world more Kyuss??
