Candlebox: “It’s been heartbreaking and it’s been exciting, and it’s been damaging. Ultimately, it has been everything that I’ve wanted it to be and more…”

Back in 2021, I spoke to Candlebox frontman Kevin Martin about the future of the band. During that conversation, Kevin admitted that it would be couple of years before he would be thinking about bringing this chapter to close. Fast-forward to March 2023 and the band did indeed reveal details of a new album and farewell tour. In our latest Cover Story, and as we head into the closing couple of months of 2023, we got on the phone to Kevin to chat about the decision, his thoughts on their career, and, ultimately, how he would like Candlebox to be remembered. Recently there have been some things that you hinted at which lead into this conversation so it’s nice to catch up again. One of the first things you said to me was, when we talked about lockdown, you said you weren’t prepared for that fo...

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