Missing Killing Joke frontman resurfaces in Africa

14 August 2012, 12:25 | Written by Luke Morgan Britton

(News)

Killing Joke frontman Jaz Coleman has resurfaced in Africa after going AWOL nearly two weeks ago.

The singer was reported missing after he posted an online tirade against the band’s forthcoming tourmates on the eve of their world tour.

Coleman posted a message on the group’s Facebook page just hours before he was last seen in which he criticised both The Cult and The Mission.

But now it appears he’s alive and well in the Western Sahara.

Coleman’s representatives posted the following quite bizarre message about his whereabouts and claiming no knowledge of any previous statements:

“Jaz Coleman, alive and kicking in the Western Sahara
To the relief of family and friends, Killing Joke Frontman Jaz Coleman appeared today from his retreat in the Western Sahara bemused by all the fuss of his disappearance. “I’ve been finishing my book and writing the score for my new project – (The Nirvana Symphonic) – (laughs), what’s all the fuss about then?”
Coleman had apparently been living a nomadic existence for the last month in the desert in order to concentrate on finishing his two current projects. Nirvana looks like becoming a TV show and a concert in Seattle in 2013 and the book and an exclusive Coleman album will be packaged together and available for order as early as next week.
International media picked up on the story last week, sending it global, from the press release announced by the band on the Killing Joke Official Facebook site questioning his whereabouts. Fans from around the world have been more than proactive in their opinions – from random sightings in Christchurch New Zealand, to past recollections of his elusive behaviors in Iceland.
Yet mystery still surrounds the message on Facebook regarding The Cult and The Mission Shows of which Coleman claims no knowledge. ‘Looks like this has caused a right ding dong and feel its impossible to continue this tour under the circumstances’. His comments were to wish both The Cult and The Mission the best of luck on the tour, and to find out who has been impersonating him.”