Jack Black has weighed in on the future of Tenacious D after his band partner, Kyle Gass, made a controversial remark about Donald Trump’s attempted assassination in July, which prompted Black to canc
el the duo’s latest tour. “We need to take a break. Everybody needs a break sometime,” Black told Variety‘s Marc Malkin at the “Borderlands” premiere on Tuesday night. “And we’ll be back.” Asked if he’s talked to Gass since the tour’s cancellation, Black replied, “Yeah, we’re friends. That hasn’t changed. These things take time sometimes… And we’ll be back when it feels right.” Black also showed off the titular magical guitar pick from the 2006 comedy film “Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny.
At the Australia show, Black presented a cake to Gass on stage to celebrate the latter’s 64th birthday. When Black asked Gass to make a wish, Gass responded: “Don’t miss Trump next time.” “I was blindsided by what was said at the show on Sunday,” Black said in a statement at the time. “I would never condone hate speech or encourage political violence in any form.
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