Jet Give Themselves 100% Pay Cuts As They Take Break

Australian rockers Jet have fired themselves, according to this MySpace blog entry written on Tuesday by drummer/vocalist Chris Cester:

"We've just decided to take some well earned time off. After touring for, well, ever, for Shine On, we sat ourselves down and realised that with all the time we have spent away from home, Jet could finally use some down time. Fingers crossed, nobody dies this time, and we can all try and make pasta. Or something. What do people when they are at home? Any Ideas? Let's get pro-active about this people. We could call it 'TELL ME HOW TO LIVE MY LIFE' like in Shiny Mag. I suppose we should watch television. Feed the cat. I suppose I could always go and have a shower. After 4 years, maybe it's time. See...people think we don't shower. Not true. We just don't press our suits, or comb our hair.

The drummer hasn't been totally idle, however. He teamed up with Jet bassist Mark Wilson under the name The Vice Lords to produce, co-write and play on a song titled "I Spy, I Spy" for a Japanese band called Superfly. Cester has also been writing songs.

His brother, singer/guitarist Nic Cester has been writing songs and will play a solo acoustic show in his hometown of Melbourne. Guitarist/vocalist Cam Muncey has apparently gone into seclusion to write new material.

"The good news is that everyone is in high spirits and that the time off has left us with big grins and pockets full of songs," Cester's blog concluded. "Keep it cool my babies...i'll be checking in soon."

Jet's Get Born debut was released in 2003 and sold more than 3.5 million copies around the world. Shine On followed last year, but was considered by many to be an artistic and commercial disappointment.