Didz, who left the band to join Dirty Pretty Things, told the NME, "I do think, with a band trying to be sonically ambitious like the Coopers were, it's sad when they stop." Well, maybe you shouldn't have left, then!
Though it is unfair of me to blame their ultimate demise on him leaving, it's hard not to. It just feels like the band had a hard time pulling together after his departure.
Didz went on to speak about The Cooper Temple Clause's legacy and impact on music in an entirely non-egotistical fashion:
"For a young band to be putting a lot of electro elements into their songs, and being ambitious in that way, we kind of inspired quite a lot of bands as to what was possible. There wouldn't be a lot of bands that are doing similar stuff now if we hadn't done that as a young band I don't think.
I'm a bit gutted about it, but I just think it's more of a time for celebration. There's a lot of good bands around now that have taken up the gauntlet that we had initially anyway, so all is not lost, bands come and go, and hopefully some of them, like the Coopers, will inspire a lot of people and hopefully change peoples' lives. So you know, I'm proud to have been a part of it."
It is nice, though, to see him acknowledging the band's legacy and contributions to music. Despite leaving the band, Didz has remained friends with his former bandmates over the past few years.
Didz said he spoke with Kieran after the news broke, and the general mood of the band is to move on and continue to work in music in some capacity.
