11.   He left the band last year.

12.   He would never leave his band to work on a show.

13.   His good looks helped keep the music alive during the lean years that followed, when grunge and then teen pop left the band searching for an audience.

14.   Her dreams became reality when the lead singer for Sonora Matancera, one of the most popular outfits, suddenly left the band and Cruz was hired as replacement.

15.   In fact, its members often said that if one person left the band, that would be the end of R.E.M.

16.   Irons, who could not be reached for comment, replaces former Pearl Jam drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who left the band last summer without explanation.

17.   It would also leave the band without a rudder, because Kreutzmann is one of the most underrated groove drummers in the business.

18.   Murphy is exactly what Little Feat needed since the departure of Craig Fuller, a more polished singer who left the band to spend more time with his family.

19.   Normally when a singer leaves a band for a solo career, the reason is to seek more fame and fortune.

20.   Otherwise, marketing efforts are directed elsewhere, leaving the band on its own.