Tobias better not meet fans after the shows anymore. I’m actually afraid for his safety.
I’m sick and broken hearted over all of this. I’m glad Simon shared this with us. He knows it directly affects us fans.
Simon doesn’t sound mad; he sounds betrayed and extremely disappointed, which is absolutely fair. Tobias was someone they all trusted with their lives. Can you imagine not getting paid anything for your hard work all while your “best friend” is pocketing all the profit?? Please find some room in your heart for our ghouls. I know Papa is the lead but this time he has royally fucked up. The ghouls deserve our support. They are the ones who have suffered. And in turn, we are suffering too.
I’m not saying that Tobias is a greedy bastard, I still support him. But it will take me a while to forgive him. Even longer for our ghouls to forgive him. I’m just saying that I do not blame them for being this upset. This is something that has happened for years. Not just one. But multiple. Think about that. Put yourself in their shoes. What would you do?
I hope for our ghouls sake and our Papa’s sake and our own sake, that this can somehow in hell be resolved. I want more than anything for this to be a nightmare I will wake up from. But this is 100% real life. These guys’ lives were tampered with. They were stripped of their accomplishments. I’m just so sick to my stomach. I don’t want to believe this, but I need to. It needs to be out in the open so that there can be justice.
I hope Tobias will do the right thing. There is no way that Ghost can be a solo project. We are already in love with the new ghouls. That should show you all that we should not support that idea. You do not want to get attached to hired musicians and constantly have them replaced. That is absurd. The band cannot perform well unless there is a history and a brotherhood amongst them. This is why we all fell in love with the ghouls in the first place. Their bond was genuine. Ghost will never be the same without a solid band.
I want my original ghouls back. If there is anyway they can resolve this, I hope they do. That’s just wishful thinking though, because what happened is not something to be taken lightly. It’s extremely unfair and just plain sad. That’s all I have to say about this.