Culture Club frontman Boy George says Jon Moss is just ''taking a break'' from the band to spend some time with his family and insists he wasn't fired.
The band's frontman has opened up on the 61-year-old drummer's decision not to be part of the iconic group's European tour because he wants to focus on his family after a gruelling tour in America.
Appearing on The Jonathan Ross Show, he said: ''At the moment he is taking a break. We went on a very gruelling tour last year and Jon said quite openly that he wanted to spend more time with his kids, he's got great kids and he's a great dad and that's what he wants to do.
''As far as we are concerned, he is still part of Culture Club. There is always friction but no I didn't sack him. There are actually four people in the band so I'm not the grand wizard, I can't just fire people.
''It is [a democracy] now. With things like that, you can't just turn around and tell people what to do. I tried that in the eighties and it was a disaster.''
A representative for Culture Club recently told WENN that "the door is always open" for Moss to return.
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