Rico Blanco leaves Rivermaya

Rico Blanco at Metrowalk last May 4, his last night as Rivermaya

Rico played his last gig with Rivermaya at Metrobar right after this gig at Metrowalk last May 4... nobody knew what was coming, kung alam ko lang i would have gone to Metrobar... the atmosphere at Metrobar was pretty sad daw and very sentimental. the news spread fast that night... dami speculations... for days many people were left wondering if it was true.

But now it's confirmed: Rico Blanco is no longer with Rivermaya. Rico made a statement at his multiply site saying that his "work is done" and that he is going to "pursue endeavors outside of the entertainment spotlight." Indeed his site is filled with info about his extra-musical endeavors--he has started a group called a million flames that seeks to inspire people to help change the country in little ways. "Ikaw ang liwanag sa dilim. Set the example. Be a flame."

Is Rico leaving the music scene? hopefully not. dumating na rin siguro siya sa point na he wanted to do something more meaningful, when music was no longer enough... i'm confident this will only make him an even better, more inspired artist in the end. mabuhay ka Rico! :)

saka bumalik ka.