Former frontman clears the air as he sets out on his solo career

Christopher Owens has explained why he chose to leave his band Girls earlier this year.

The frontman, who will release his first solo album 'Lysandre' in January, quit the band suddenly in July of this year, citing only "personal reasons". However, in a new interview with NME, which is on newsstands now or available digitally, Owens explains that it was the constant changing of musicians that led to him deciding to break from his bandmate JR White.

"When we very first started [Girls], we were both very clear that we had a very specific goal for the band and that if it didn't work out we would end it," Owens says. "We jumped in very quickly in the beginning because people liked what we recorded together and put on the internet, so we just put together a live band. We always believed ･･････

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