#Dogleg announce hiatus, frontman addresses “possessive” behaviour in relationships

Michigan-based emo band Dogleg announced a hiatus in a statement on Monday published by the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist Alex Stoitsiadis, Stereogum reports. The statement addresses allegations of “possessive” and other inappropriate behaviour in his relationships.

“I have spent the last several days hearing from those that I have wronged,” Stoitsiadis wrote, “and reading their statements of how my negative behaviors have affected them. I have struggled to adequately address these legitimate concerns about my actions.”

He continued: “In romantic relationships, I would get inappropriately possessive. When I realized a relationship was ending, I would text and call obsessively. I would lie when asked directly if I was seeing other people. I would selfishly divert conversations to be about my own issues, and would not give ample time or care to the issues of other people. In both cases, I would routinely put myself over others.”

Stoitsiadis went on to announce that Dogleg will go on hiatus. “At this point, I need to reflect and actively work on recognizing and managing these negative patterns of behavior. I am sorry to those I have hurt. I want to thank my bandmates, my closest friends, my family, and the community all for holding me accountable.”

The FADER has reached out to Dogleg’s label Triple Crown Records for more information.