Ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd now manages KISS

Surely it's the only explanation for this?

Last word on Tom Verlaine

Touring with his solo band and with an album of Jimi Hendrix covers in the wings, Richard Lloyd cast one more revealing comment into Cyberpace this week with this interview with a Kansas City blogger. Commenting on leaving Television:

Of course. We kept talking about recording for 12 years but nothing ever came of it and that's all Tom's fault. All he cared about was money. He wouldn't tour and lose money to build an audience. I have a great relationship with him personally, but he's only in it for himself, so, good luck to him.

Why Lloyd tuned out of Television

From Connect Savanah Online magazine comes a fascinating interview with ex-Television guitarist Richard Lloyd who left the band in May 2007 after 34 years (off-and-on) and on the verge of TV recording a new album. Here's Lloyd's quote on his relief at not having to work with Tom Verlaine anymore:

"... I’m free! I’m free from it and free from Tom. It hasn’t really been a band for many, many years.

"I feel like a group is something where you view the other people’s dreams and hopes as just as important as your own. But you know, Tom’s just not like that. I hate to put it in terms like that. You know, I really do love the guy. But working with him is like going to the dentist! He’s what’s called 'the crazy maker' for me, and after 34 years, I just can’t stand it anymore."