Mark O’Connell, the longtime drummer of Long Island-based emo ensemble Taking Back Sunday, has announced his departure from the group after almost 25 years of membership. 
	O’Connell detailed his exit from the group in a lengthy post shared on social media, telling his followers that “after nearly 25 years as the drummer of Taking Back Sunday, I want to confirm that I am no longer with the band”. 
	Via his account (which still reads @markoconnel…

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Mark O’Connell has quit Taking Back Sunday (Picture: Scott Legato/Getty Images)  Mark O’Connell has confirmed he is leaving Taking Back Sunday after 24 years because he does not feel supported by his bandmates. He said his sobriety journey has impacted his relationship with his ‘brothers’ and ‘creative differences’ have made it impossible to move forward. Mark, 43, joined the Cute Without The E hitmakers in 2000 when founding member Steven DeJos…

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"I didn't always feel the support I needed from those I thought of as brothers," O'Connell wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday, Jan. 7Timothy Norris/Getty  Mark O'Connell of Taking Back Sunday in April 2017After 24 years, Taking Back Sunday's drummer Mark O'Connell is leaving the band.On Tuesday, Jan. 7, he announced the news in an Instagram post, which featured a note in several images."After nearly 25 years as the drummer of Taking Back Sund…

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Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell has left the band after 24 years, saying that it "wasn’t an easy decision" and not "entirely [his] own".

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Taking Back Sunday's Mark O'Connell quits band after 24 years: "It wasn’t an easy decision, and wasn’t entirely my own"

Taking Back Sunday is down a member, after longtime drummer Mark O’Connell announced he’s exited the band. “After nearly 25 years as the drummer of Taking Back Sunday, I want to confirm that I am no longer with the band,” O’Connell wrote in a statement announcing his departure. It’s taken me some time to address this. Thank you for your patience as I’ve reflected on how to share my story.” After thanking fans for their support throughout the yea…

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Taking Back Sunday's Drummer Explains Why He Left the Band

Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O’Connell has left the band after 24 years, saying that it “wasn’t an easy decision” and not “entirely [his] own”.O’Connell replaced original drummer Steven DeJoseph in the US band, following the release of their self-titled debut EP (2000).The group underwent numerous line-up changes before landing on Adam Lazzara (vocals), John Nolan (guitar, vocals), Eddie Reyes (guitar), Shaun Cooper (bass) and O’Connell. Reye…

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Taking Back Sunday’s Mark O’Connell quits band after 24 years: “It wasn’t an easy decision, and wasn’t entirely my own”

The drummer of a well-known emo and pop-punk bank from Long Island said he has left the group, citing sobriety and creative differences.After 25 years of rocking out with Taking Back Sunday, Mark O'Connell announced his departure from…

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Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O’Connell has released a statement announcing that he is “no longer with the band,” after a 24-year tenure. Fans had taken notice of O’Connell’s absence on tour last year as Mitch Register had occupied the drum throne. Now, there is further clarity on the lineup situation as O’Connell reveals that the parting of ways was the result of a decision that “wasn’t entirely on my own.” “Over the past few years, I’ve focu…

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