"Birthday Boy" Westworth runs out of painkillers and IQ on the same day

Mark (right with brother George)

Former Darwin's Radio keyboader player Mark Westworth celebrated his 37th (possibly) birthday today by deciding to leave top proggers IQ. The youngster, who had spent the day getting high on painkillers and Jack Daniels Old Time No.7 Brand Tennessee whiskey posted this announcement on the IQ website:

It all stops here! Well, it's been an honour to have become a small part of the history of IQ, however I've made a decision to follow my head rather than my heart and will be leaving the band at the end of the year. Having to juggle family life, a full time job and finding time to play all this prog nonsense has been more than a handful of late. Anyway, I shall leave with some great memories and will definitely miss the camaraderie and frequent lunacy of the band and crew, and the loyal fans. Creating music will always be my passion, so hopefully I'll find an outlet to release something in the not-too-distant future. All the best, Mark x

Mark will be playing the last four dates on the bands "The Wake 25th Anniversary" tour, with the gig at the O2 Islington Academy in London, being his final date wth the band.

It's sure to be an emotional night!

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