Sum 41: Deryck Whibley working on solo material
When he announced the end of his Sum 41Deryck Whibley had made it clear that he didn’t want to stop playing music. On the sidelines of the interview with Rockol, the Canadian musician declared: “It’s like the end of a chapter in my life, and the beginning of something new, which I don’t know what it will be yet. But for me, this is the only way to be able to give my best.” After the last dates of the band’s farewell tour of “In too deep”, Whibley was then seen making a surprise appearance on stage with the Jonas Brothers and, on another occasion, with ex-wife Avril Lavigne. Now Deryck’s future musical plans seem to be taking shape and in a new interview with James Wilson-Taylor of “Rock Sound”, the Sum 41 frontman let it be known that he has a ” stock of songs and music” and that future projects could also include an acoustic tour.
On the sidelines of the chat, the 45-year-old musician stated: “I have no specific plansand I don’t know what I’ll do with music, but I play the guitar every day, I write music every day and I have a stash of songs and music sitting there, and I’ll want to do something with them at some point. I don’t know when that will be, but yes. I’m sure I’ll do something musical again sooner or later“. When asked whether this material will be published and played by himself or whether he is thinking of writing for others, Deryck replied:
“I think a lot of the stuff I’m working on now I want for myself. I’m a very selfish writer. When I write something I like, it’s hard to give it away. I can work with someone and create something from scratch, but if I’ve finished a song, it’s pretty hard to give it away.”
As for other musical projects, Whibley added: “I’d like to do an acoustic tour with Sum 41 songs, stuff like that. I have an acoustic record that I recorded and it’s readywith songs by Sum 41, which it might be out soon. And I’d like to take it on tour, but, again, there’s no firm plan.”
The recording project published by Sum 41 as the last one of their career was the double album “Heaven :x: Hell” (read our review here), presented on tour during a series of concerts with which the band closed their adventure. Subsequently, Deryck Whibley has – among other things – published his autobiography “Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven And Hell” and recently presented his new clothing line “Walking Disaster”.
