Following Greg Puciato’s recent words about the Dillinger Escape Plan reunion, Ben Weinman spoke to Metal Injection and denied rumors of a money-driven reunion.
Puciato said that if they were to reunite, it would be purely for financial reasons, and he’s not interested in doing it just for the money in a chat with Revolver. When asked about this statement, Weinman replied:
“While I cherish the work we did together and will always acknowledge how instrumental his [Puciato’s] contributions have been to the legacy of this band, there is a lot of misinformation out there based on the perception Greg has crafted through interviews and what he gets quoted on. At the very least, let’s just say the rest of the band has nothing to do with the information Greg has put out there and that none of it is accurate.”
The musician continued, explaining Greg’s role in the band:
“I think it is very important to mention that Greg has no ownership of the Dillinger Escape Plan as an entity, no ownership in the overarching corporation, and has no ownership over the name, and he never has. He has always been paid as an independent contractor, and he has no interactions with our booking agent, lawyers, etc.”
He went back to the topic of a possible reunion and noted:
“The truth is that any discussions of a reunion with Greg have been shut down before money was discussed. There have been no concrete money offers for a reunion with Greg – meaning that the conversations have never gotten to money as they’ve always been shut down immediately – that I or anyone on our team is aware of.”
Elsewhere during the conversation, Weinman also revealed that he was approached by people who had talked to Greg about reuniting the Dillinger Escape Plan since their split in 2017. He learned that Greg was interested in it. However, Ben’s response to anyone asking about a reunion was that the band would not perform with Greg, as they had already concluded that chapter in the band’s history.
