In 2000, however, he decided to leave the group due to disagreements with the other members over the band's direction: I was getting disillusioned with the way we were doing business.
Pada tahun 2000, dia memutuskan untuk meninggalkan grup ini karena perbedaan pendapat dengan anggota lain mengenai arah pergerakan band, dengan menyatakan: I was getting disillusioned with the way we were doing business.