This may have come as a shock to some, but it is a decision that took me more than three years to make and an extremely hard decision at that. But as you all have probably read, I have decided to move on from Senses Fail.

I am a person who always follows my heart and my gut, and have been this way most of my life. No regrets, no questions – I just get things done the best way I can and try to enjoy everything I am blessed with.

In my 25 years, with the support of my loving family, I have had the opportunity to travel to more than 20 countries and gain more knowledge and experiences than I could have ever imagined, from my ski racing days to touring with Senses Fail.

One of my biggest goals in life is truly to help people in any way I can, and in Senses Fail, I was grateful to make music that has touched, affected or inspired our fans, friends and families in some way. I have always considered myself someone who could encourage others to do great things with their lives, take chances and go after the goals that you may have been told that you're crazy to try and achieve. I have even considered becoming a motivational speaker (maybe not in a van down by the river...haha).

The one thing I learned over the years is that sometimes you just have to let things go, no matter how much you have put into it, and how much heart you have given it. I'm the kind of person who doesn't put 110% into something, I put 250%. I put my life into any project or path I choose. Why not give it everything you have?

When I took the leap of faith to tour with Senses Fail in the beginning, it was something that all of us were passionate about, something that I felt couldn't be reckoned with.

But to keep five people on that same path for about six years is sometimes a hard thing. Some people can hold onto something even when they don't feel the same as they did in the beginning. I, myself, can not do that. I feel that my time with this band has come to and end, but I am still proud of what we have all accomplished. If I had left three years ago, I wouldn't have been able to be a part of an album like "Still Searching," which I'm proud to say I did.

I loved the music and the fans, and no matter how I was feeling, I could come off stage and have all of your support – for me, us and our music...a feeling that was hard to be matched to say the least. That's all I could really ask for.

But now it is time for me to put the ball back in my court, and in the words of the great Bob Seger, "turn the page" to a new chapter. I am not a person who fears change. I embrace it. I want to do something I'm passionate about again, and can give my full attention to. I want to walk on stage whether in front of 10 people or 10,000 and feel alive again. I've enjoyed being able to talk to and meet so many great people and trying to respond to as many of your emails and messages on our myspace as I could as well. All I've ever wanted, at the very least, was to be able to reach out to people, help them hold their heads high and realize how great life can really be.


As for the future, being a person who has 1001 things I want to do in my life, the first on my list is pursuing my band Knights In Paris. I've been truly excited with what my friend Nick and I have been coming up with and can't wait to even just play a show or two and release some more songs. We also will be a production/writing team as well, for any bands that need it. But this is only a part of the puzzle. Music will always be my first passion, so I'm open to all possibilities, with other bands, musicians, studio work, etc.

Also on my list, I will finally have the opportunity to finish my college degree again at Rutgers University in New Jersey. For anyone who is interested in knowing, I switched my major from IT and now have been majoring in Psychology and Music, with hopes of going for an MBA after (I gotta keep the GPA up so I can get into Harvard! haha).

Unless anything else comes up, I will also be taking up competitive ski racing again this winter. If there are any of you who ski race maybe you'll see me at a race up in the VT/NH/NY/PA/NJ area, or in California at Nationals.

To my fans and friends I have made over the years: Thanks for all of the great times you have given and shared with me. I wish the best to all of the other dudes in Senses Fail and with everything they decide to do. Hopefully I'll see you all again really soon, whether playing music, skiing, or anything else I pursue.

There are SO many people that I would like to thank for their kindness, hard work and opportunities they have given me over the past six years. These people have helped me through the thick and thin and hopefully I will be able to work with some of these people again in the future.

THANK YOU:
Bob Sannino, Kenny Mieselas, Andrew Ellis, Ginny, Wendy and everyone at Ellis Industries, Rich Egan, John Cohen, Wayne Paghini, Dan Gill, Eddie, Amy and everyone else at Vagrant Records, Bobby Soup, Richard and Stefanie Reines and everyone at Drive-Thru, Steve Feinberg, Matt Winkler, and Jess at Strategic Artist Management, Eric Stenman, Everyone at Hard 8 Management, Kevin Lyman and all of the Warped Tour/Taste Of Chaos crew, John Reese and Freeze Management, Velvet Hammer Management, ECA Records, Fernando Aguilar, Timmy Hansel, Meredith Miesieski, Tubby and all of WSOU, Heath Miller @ Excess DB, Concerts East, everyone at Geffen/Interscope/Universal that has helped, Beck, Brooke, Myk, and everyone at Merch Direct, Dogwig Merch, all of my endorsements and people at the companies, Fender Basses, Ampeg Amps, Dean Markely Strings, Seymour Duncan pick ups, Dunlop picks, Spaun Drums, Tim Bergevin @ Nike, Greg Teal @ Hurley, Asics Shoes, John Kill Brand, Alex @ Brndnu, Everyone @ Myspace, Bruce and everyone at Fuse, everyone @ MTV, all of the guys who have busted their asses on tour with us as crew members: Shawn, Damone, Shu, Reuben, Keith, Escott, J Harris, Indy, Brent, Pavan, Ali, both Tyresas, Suge, Nick Fronz, Butch, Itchy, Roy, Josh Stern, Zach Roach, Gavin, Mikey, Matt, Frank, Fred, all of the bands we've ever toured with and given us the opportunity to play with, my extremely supportive family and friends, and all of you fans who believed in what Senses Fail did and what I did. If I forgot anyone, (and I'm sure I did), I apologize.


Sincerely,

Mike Glita

P.S. Anyone can reach me at the Knights In Paris myspace page...I'm always down to talk.

www.myspace.com/knightsinparis