After having been diagnosed with Crohn's disease since he was 19 years old, Chris Cribbett has drummed virtually all of his life without any problems. That was until October of last year when he was hospitalised for some time, meaning Plymouth band Seize The Day went on hiatus until their drummer was back in a good healthy state again. This was a tough time for Chris, his friends, family and girlfriend but through love and willpower from others, he quickly recovered and continued where he left off and got back into the swing of things.
After months of rehearsing and preparation, Seize The Day were ready for their comeback gig, which got a huge response from their fans who went absolutely mental on that early June night and gained lots of encouragement from the support bands that performed alongside them. However, just after 6 months of being back on stage with his band Chris has decided to take a step down from behind the drums to spend more time with loved ones and finally get his degree!
I spoke to the drummer himself briefly earlier this week and the following are a few questions I asked him,
Me: "How did the final band rehearsal go?"
Chris: "It was epic! Very emotional but we manned up and just had a really sweaty man hug," he also added that "just because I'm leaving the band doesn't mean I don't still love these guys."
Me: I’ve heard Seize The Day have entered to be in for the chance of supporting McFly on their upcoming UK tour in March 2012, is this true?”
Chris: “Yeah course! The guys want to see if people other than Plymouth-based fans would appreciate the music we write so what better way to do it than to support a band who kind of started of like us.”
Me: “So if Seize The Day did get the slot to support them in Plymouth Pavilions and they didn’t have a permanent drummer would you step back into the reins just for that show or would you deny the chance of that happening?”
Chris: Hell no, I would not pass that up, it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. Say if Seize The Day were to play in the Pavilions as support for McFly I mean seriously when would that ever happen again. So in a short answer yes I would.”
So here it is, Seize The Day play White Rabbit on Thursday 17th November, it’s £3 entry but I can tell it’s going to be one hell of a night and a moving one at that. I understand that this is the same night the Christmas lights are turned on in Plymouth but there’s something seriously wrong with you if you’d rather see Ronan Parkes (runner up from BGT 2011) than Seize The Day’s epic final performance as an original line up that has been the same since their formation in 2009.
C’mon guys what the hell are you waiting for and get down to White Rabbit tomorrow night and show your love for these awesome boys and tell them that all the hard work and stress they have put into this band has totally been worth it. Even though I know it’s not the end of the world as we know it and it’s just a slight change in the wind I think I’m bound to cry or at least get teary eyed. I wish you the best of luck for the future Chris and you better finally complete your Psychology degree. J
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