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Kim Deal Quits the Pixies

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Kim Deal has quit the Pixies. On Friday (June 14), the iconic band’s three remaining members issued the following statement: 

We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies. We are very proud to have worked with her on and off over the last 25 years. Despite her decision to move on, we will always consider her a member of the Pixies, and her place will always be here for her. We wish her all the best.

Black Francis, Joey Santiago and David Lovering

The Pixies toured intensively from 2009 to 2011, celebrating the 20th anniversary of their immensely influential second album, 1989’s Doolittle.

An intensive photo history of the Pixies is currently in the works. Sean T. Rayburn, co-founder of the group’s official website, is curating the project, which will collect images and anecdotes from the Pixies’ early years, from their founding in 1986 to their breakup in 1993. A second book detailing the bandmembers’ various solo projects and the Pixies’ post-2004 reunion is also planned for the future. Pixies: A Visual History, Volume 1 is expected to ship this fall. 

Deal is currently on tour with her other legendary outfit, the Breeders, commemorating the 20th anniversary of their classic sophomore LP, 1993’s Last Splash.

Read SPIN’s recent cover feature about the Breeders: Splashdown! The Breeders’ Cannonball-Like Re-Entry
Check out SPIN’s Breeders photo gallery: The Breeders: The SPIN Cover Shoot
Flip through photos of the Breeders’ live show: The Breeders Cannonball Into Sold-Out ‘Last Splash’ Show in New York
Read SPIN’s review of the Breeders’ Last Splash
Read SPIN’s list of the 125 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (1985-2010), featuring two albums from the Pixies and one from the Breeders
Read SPIN’s lengthy 2008 interview with Kim Deal