Cazzette’s Sebastien Furrer Explains His Decision To Retire From Touring

In a recent statement, Sebastian Furrer,  one half of Swedish duo Cazzette, decided to retire from touring, and concentrate on producing for the duo, leaving the touring duties to Alexander Björklund. 

Citing fellow Swede Avicii’s decision to retire from touring, Sebastian released a statement explaining his reasons to give up touring.

From day one, Cazzette was about creative liberation. It felt like a lot of other acts were taking the rule books of specific genres too seriously, making certain parts of dance music feel predictable and generic. Our manager, Ash, always inspired us to try new things and push through the noise. On paper, fusing big room, house and trap didn’t work, but the fusion became our calling card to a global career. 240m streams later, two Billboard Dance Chart #1s, a few laps around the globe and some truly amazing memories later, we find ourselves where we are today — a point at which I have to admit that touring is just not an aspect of this world that I enjoy.

There’s been no shortage of high-profile media attention surrounding the touring life of DJs and dance music producers — a lot of it negative. There is a lot of fun to be had on the road, and between Alex, myself and our team, I have made many amazing memories. This isn’t about one artist bitching about having to tour — an artist should feel grateful and blessed for the opportunity to travel the world and make money from playing shows. But when the setup stops working for you and begins to affect your creativity, something has to change.

I was proud of my friend, Avicii ,when he announced his decision to take himself off the road because the decision was one that resonated with me. A lot of us went into this world to make music. Touring was a logical and necessary way of projecting this music to a wider audience, but it was never something I aspired to. Cazzette will continue to reach our global fan base courtesy of Alex, whose support and understanding in this situation I will always be grateful for.

Check out his full statement here.