Gospel Artist Tonex Retires from the Music Industry
According to his weblog, Tonex has retired from the gospel music industry as an artist. Tonex sites that he has endure hard mistreatment from the body of Christ and more shockingly, other industry insiders most of all.
Tonex is not abandoning the Christian faith or seeking to start a career in mainstream music. In a recent radio interview with KJLH in Los Angeles, Tonex affirmed his first priority is his commitment to the pastorate. On this radio interview, he speak candidly about his recent appointment to the pastorate following his father’s death, his recent divorce from his wife of four years, and his disdain with the gospel music industry.
Tonex, Christ loves you and it’s our prayer that you will continue to experience his love and grace. May you find peace in the midst of your hardship. Amen
Hear his heart at his blog:
TONEX RETIRES FROM THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Hear his radio interview at KJLH:
http://www.kjlhradio.com/tonex.htm
After long contemplation and much financial & emotional hardship I have decided that Tonex needs go on hiatus from the music industry. I have tried very hard to endure all that I can from being misunderstodd to being down right lied on and I don’t physically or emotionally have the capacity to continue on anymore under the current circumstances. My record Label ZLG (Zomba Label Group) has repeatedly ignored my requests for help and they just don’t get me as an artist. But I’m not blaming them, it’s hard for anyone to really get me as an artist because I am not the normal type of artist. I bow out. And I don’t know when I’m coming back.Honestly I don’t feel that I fit into anyone’s catergory but my own, but in a world that’s filled with labels, sections & catergories people can’t function if they can’t put you in a certain box.
I don’t fit totally into Gospel because I don’t sing JESUS JESUS JESUS all day and I don’t fit into mainstream because I don’t sing SEX SEX SEX all day either. I’m at a serious crossroads right now in life. And I don’t have the answers. I cried and cried and cried last night to God for help because I can’t go any further.I’m not writing this so that people can feel sorry, I’m blogging my thoughts out. And I think I need to just bow out gracefully while I’m still on a fairly successful run off of OTB. I will continue to sell my projects online and things like that via YOTONEX but I think I need to just dissappear until I can find a place where I can live at least comfortably. Right now I am an 8 time Stellar Award winning , 2 time Dove award winning, Grammy nominated, Gold Selling artist with no furniture, Divorced, No chairs, No money. The label doesn’t give me advances because my contract a is real wack. And they don’t communicate.I don’t know what else to say world.
What’s funny is I still have people writing to me kicking me while I’m down. So now I say y’all can have it. Tonex will be out of your way once and for all. You win. Please congratulate Ex-Ministries, some Chick from England named Alexandria and a host of other so called Christians who have literally destroyed,defamated , embarrased and fatigue my life, my family and my spirit. I’m done y’all. Really. Sorry that I let some of you down but it wasn’t intentional. I don’t have ANY options right now so I have to do what I have to do which is “Nothing”.
They don’t even ask me what the real deal is but they use and twist my words for controversy sake to sell CD’s DVD’s and magazines. I had no idea Christians get down like this ????
[ Full Story @ blog.myspace.com/tonex ]
Source: blog.myspace.com/tonex © 2006 Tonex
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[...] Upon hearing that Tonex is considering retirement, Kirk Franklin both reflects on his relationship with Tonex appeals to the masses to send their encouragement this hurting minister. [...]
Just pray for him.
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