Greta Van Fleet was formed in 2012. Their first single ‘Highway Tune’ rose to the top of the Billboard US Mainstream Rock chart. Their following albums, ‘Anthem of the Peaceful Army’ and ‘The Battle at Garden’s Gate’ earned the group further popularity in the rock scene.
Kyle Hauck parted ways with Greta Van Fleet one year after the band’s formation. They continued their music career with Danny Wagner, but why did Hauck leave them so early when he just started his music career?
Hauck Disappointed Other Band Members
Previous Greta Van Fleet manager Michael Barbee revealed the real reason behind Kyle Hauck’s departure in 2019. Barbee said Hauck disappointed his bandmates because he wasn’t thinking about their musical career. Instead, he was just focused on the money:
“He had some health problems, and there was a sudden drop in his ethics as a member of the band. He was the kind of guy who wanted to be paid to rehearse. He let us down. I had not found out until we were ready to do this show at a club, and he said he had injured his knee, then someone came and told me: ‘I saw him walking normally at the football game last night.'”
Barbee added that there were no fights between them except when he said he could not perform one of the shows:
“There was no fight with Kyle other than the night he appeared and said he could not do the show. I know he must have some not-so-cool things to say about all of us. He never said anything directly to us. We wanted to leave things in the most peaceful state possible. And rock n’ roll, man. I don’t want to know if your foot is falling; you have to go and introduce yourself. Nobody gets into that sh*t for free.”
Barbee reached out to Danny Wagner to be Greta Van Fleet’s drummer. Wagner was accepted as the drummer after he played with the Kiszka brothers. They quickly took him into the band and were pleased with the result.
