Justin Hawkins has told the BBC just how close he came to quitting when relations in The Darkness broke down a few months ago. As previously reported, the group sacked bassist Frankie Poullain over 'musical differences', and now the Darkness frontman has referred to him as merely "a certain item that's been replaced".
He went on: "It wasn't a nice situation. There was a wedge being driven between myself and my brother [guitarist Dan Hawkins] and that's the relationship I've had with him all his life. It really was an awful, awful environment. You've got to be a band that has longevity and enjoys your career and if that involves a personnel change then so be it. You mustn't let anyone stand in the way of what's the best job in the world."