Pantera's Anselmo Breaks Silence on Dimebag Murder (Anselmo done w/music?)

[Khephra]

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo has made his first public statement about the murder of bandmate "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, with whom he had feuded in the press in recent years.

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Anselmo did not attend Dimebag's funeral in Texas earlier this week out of respect to the Abbott family.

"I never got a chance to say goodbye in the right way and it kills me," he said. "I wish to God I could've gone to his funeral, but I have to respect his family's wishes, and they do not want me there. I believe I belong there, but I understand completely."

The artist, who now fronts hard rock act Superjoint Ritual, ended his message with hints that he may not resurface for some time. "This has changed the entire world, and this is the last you'll be seeing of me for a long time," he said. "I hope you're happy, heavy metal music magazines, media, I hope you're happy. I'm done."

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=musicNews&storyID=7118660