Harts Addresses Smashing 'Beloved' Guitar At Bluesfest & Hints At Retirement

3 April 2018 | 1:44 pm | Staff Writer

The Melbourne artist has issued a statement.

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Harts has addressed smashing his guitar on stage at this past weekend's Bluesfest, a moment he said was "emotions/built up frustration" getting the better of him. 

The Melbourne artist issued a statement regarding the incident on Twitter, after he told the audience that 2018 would be Harts' last as a band. 

"Never intended to smash my most beloved instrument, and it definitely wasn't fun doing it," Harts' statement reads. 


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"But this moment captures a rare glimpse into my reality. I guess you could only understand it if you knew the full context of what was going on in my world. All the bottled up rejection, failures, and unachieved goals over the last 10 years in music really piles up. It's real, and I can no longer hide it all behind a smile."

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Harts concluded the post by writing, "It was definitely a fitting climax/anti-climax to what just MAY be my last major music festival".

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