He made a huge professional strategic mistake in leaving the group. An old piece of advice "if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far GO TOGETHER! " This applies in all walks of life.
The ego is a dangerous thing. The blame, control, defensive games often arise when one believes being the best. Somewhat it's more like fear, wanting solo as you didn't expect the rest to flourish as they did. If it were all their fault, they wouldn't have made it thus far. It's impossible for the arrogance you described to survive success. And again, life is experience and moving on; and if that's what you really desired, wish you the best to overflow. As well as for all the rest❣ God bless🙏❤
I am puzzled by this: Some statements indicate that Collabro were together for 2 years; but other statements say Richard left after the finals. But the finals are surely just weeks after the first audition. So how long were they together? Also, why did Richard get fewer solos as each video was recorded? In interviews he was given almost no air time, no time or opportunity to join in the chat? Before anyone disagrees with my remarks, do check out the various you tube clips of Collabro first.
Richard was a very important part of the five-man group Collabro. Each singer of the group had a fantastic voice but as Richard says here each voice was different and all five together made the harmony mesh together perfectly yet at the same time did highlight each members unique vocals equally. Their original harmony was unlike any superior collaboration that I had ever heard before. So sorry to hear that he felt, for his happiness, he had to leave Collabro due to the internal conflict within the group. I am certain the he as well as the remaining four members of Collabro will have very successful careers and I wish them all well. I am a Collabro subscriber on TH-cam and now will also be a Richard Hadfield subscriber as I think Richard's vocals are amazing.
The five members were extremely powerful and it is unfortunate Richard has had to move on. There is a marked difference in the sound with only four. All the best to all of you.
Sorry about the breakup. Richard's voice is conspicuously absent, to my ear. It's a shame but I wish them all success and happiness in their own paths.
I think his ego took a big hit. He will be better off as a single if he can't handle being part of a group. In their first audition, his mannerisms were so over the top where no one else's were. He obviously wanted to have the most attention.
The other four have gone on with the act and are doing well. Richard seems to have disappeared. I get the feeling that he wanted to be a big star on his own so he left, but it didn't work out for him.
But the quality of their voices together is rare, one does not hear that very often. However, have said that, they all have their own high quality solo voice. My understanding, is that they got together because they could not fine singing jobs in musicals/films, etc. There are just too many high quality voices vying for solo musical roles...and let's face it, they (?) only let so many reach the top: singing, dancing or playing and instrument. Also, I think Richard and the bass fellow probably have the best chance of making it on a long term basis...perhaps not stardom, but sought after voices. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
+ Thomas Redman Which one is the bass fellow? Matt seems to have the lowest voice, Jamie is a cross between baritone and tenor. But I don't think any of them are classified as bass. Tom has the best show voice of any of them.
They made a big success as four, but I definitely feel that the sound was not quite the same as when there were five. I think, in the end, he made a mistake by leaving. If you want to go really far, you go together. After a number of years together, then maybe do something on your own. However, when you're not willing to "work it out" then you go. I think he should have stood it out longer. He barely made it past the final. Such a shame.
I do interviews,and I saw the way that man interviewed you, he manipulated you and threw you away, these people are not interested in anybody but themselves.. humility has its way of making it possible.. c,mon Richard you all have that special.. thing to offer... every group has issues, just work it out.... we can work it out. Your own self respect is not at stake.. Richard you really can do it ... ring them and say it's time to get together. Be the man Richard.. I,m not going. To do any more.. stubbornness is ruination....
Having viewed a few of their performances again I notice that Richard was somewhat left out of the actual solo parts of a song. Perhaps he sang 1 sentence only, while others sang a full verse, or two. Richards voice is truly lovely. Did he actually bring the group together? How did they meet each other, and know they all have lovely voices? He was my favourite voice in Collabro. But I would love to have him a member of the group always.
I find it disgusting that he’s been allowed to say on air that he was bullied out of the group and you apparently supporting him in this. We don’t know what the truth is. Collabro have behaved with dignity and kept their silence despite being attacked.
I saw them treat him terribly at a concert in Glasgow. They're not doing so well now and by the way, it's his story, his life he can say WHATEVER he wants. He's always respectful about them. Imagine being the odd one out in a band. Awful. Grow up
Maybe he got the better voice, but it's a team effort - not a solo. They are all have wonderful voices...it just Richard has different vision than the rest. Good luck to all of them!
Go and do it Richard friendships are huge... you chose your own future... go back and build bridges and humble yourself ! You will never regret... you don't know me but I know about these things..
E.w W.w I saw them at Glasgow. Richard forgot his microphone at one point. 2 of the band rolled their eyes. It was uncomfortable and he seemed on edge at various times.
You should have been the man that kept everybody together and focussed ... you were not left behind you didn't communicate.... you had the noise for that and of course you had the talent that... building and mending bridges would have made you a better person...Go back and start again... Go on you can do it.....
The remaining four are definitely a class act. Their courtesy toward each other and professionalism was also what made them so enjoyable as well as their experienced beautiful voices and well mannered interviews. In my opinion that is Teamwork. Thank you COLLABRO Happiness for me has been listening and watching your special performances
Wow. I just a few minutes ago found out about Richard leaving Collabro. I kinda saw it coming though as well, but hoped it wouldn't come to pass. Question for you all: @10:35 What did Richard say that "he couldn't stick around with that"? I've listened a handful of times at that particular section, and turned on captions, to no avail. Is anyone willing & able to translate that garbled part of the recording for me?
My Sam, I just listened to it. It sounded like he said "it's sad that it had to happen but I just couldn't stick around" not sure but that's what it sounded like to me.
My Sam yes you are correct, Richard did say he had a problem with "the members" of the group which made it sound to me he had a problem with all of them. Richard is the only one speaking about this publicly. The only thing the members of Collabro have said in a statement they issued is They wish Richard the best!
My Sam He was talking about how they have 5 different voices, it was magic when they sang together, and it was too bad he couldn't stay around for that. Hope this helps, the captions are not good.
@@ceptabc After I read about the split, and looked at the videos, I sense that something else was going on that was not being said, and they all agreed to keep it to themselves, rather than "air their dirty laundry in public," as the old saying goes. Just a feeling that something else is amiss., and cannot be said outright, out of fear/concern for their reputations/popularity of the group. When one person leaves a group, especially so without warning, sometimes they don't even tell the others the truth/the full truth, and sometimes they don't even know the real reason themselves. It was reported that Richard was "unhappy for a long time," which makes ME wonder why he even joined the group to begin with, if they had only been "together for a month," at the time of their stunningly-awesome audition in front of the four judges, on the show. It's also a bit odd to hear that the group held together as long as they did, after they won the season, as didn't they tour together for a while, or was the report that they stayed together until '16 a mis-stated fact?
I loved these guys blend from the start. Jamie and Richard had the best solo voices but none of them are as good without the others. The sound changes without Richard. I saw this coming when one of the judges singled Richard out as having a beautifuul tone to his voice. I thought uh oh. Here come the jealousies. They all struggled trying to go it alone. Why did they forget that so quickly? The charm of the group is tarnished.
Not for their fans all over the world! Many of us believe Collabro is now better than ever. Their voices have matured nicely, are more distinctive, and their arrangements are far more complex and intricate. Check out the first two tracks from their new album "Home", on iTunes, Amazon.
Heather Jamieson I agree! I saw them in concert when they came to the U. S. Their sound is better now than it ever has been and they seem much more relaxed now. I'm not saying they were not good with Richard in the group. But Collabro is definitely not tarnished in any way. They are stronger than ever and their charm is still there! Richard went on with the music he loves, which is not the type that Collabro wanted to concentrate on. I loved them then and I love them now! I will try to go see Richard if and when he comes to the U.S.
One can see the lack of respect for Richard from the blond singer who wore a shirt with a black pocket in their first performance. This blond guy had a lengthy solo in their song at the initial audition. If the cold stares from this dude could cause chills, Richard would have frostbite.
He should have stayed and matured with the group. The one and only question Richard should ask himself is, could I have won BGT by myself? The answer is no he could not. Listen to Simon's comments after their semi final and final performance. Richard did what Simon was against. Very immature thinking that hurt everyone. Foolish.
What a LOOSER RICHARD, get real......life is ALL ABOUT TOGETHERNESS....... I'M WONDERING WHETHER THERE IS ANYBODY YOU CAN WORK WITH..... You're so full of your own self IMPORTANCE...... Happy journey, I hope you don't loose yourself in order to find yourself in the process!!!
Richard how do you know I don't... you don't, should do some spelling work .. wired is not how to spell weird.. This man needs to sort himself , I know His type.. I have worked among them all my life.. pride stops people from getting their Best outcome for their lives. That is no lie... so Richard humility and that great sound, remember you own words.... no communication, takes courage... just do it..
Collabro is not the same without Richard. I would say the one in the middle Matt Pagan, that did most of the singing, couldn't sing and wasn't better than Richard. Pity Michael Auger lost the best member of the Group... Such a sin to waste such talent!
I think that Matt was perhaps more of an asset to the band than Richard, in a sense of 'the long run'. Matt was fabulous, and seemed to have had previous vocal coaching which only enhanced the voice he had naturally. He could sing a lot of different parts of each song very very well, except perhaps for those beginnings and endings that fell to Richard, who sang them gloriously. I think their sound without Richard is different, neither better nor worse. They sing the songs we expect to hear from them, and sound terrific. Still, if the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many other truly great bands could work out all their ego problems, you would think Collabro could have perhaps taken a leaf out of their book and worked through the problems, instead of saying "Well, I'm not playing with you either. So there!'' like a few five year olds. A great band could have been an even greater one. Such is life.....
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He made a huge professional strategic mistake in leaving the group. An old piece of advice "if you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far GO TOGETHER! " This applies in all walks of life.
The ego is a dangerous thing. The blame, control, defensive games often arise when one believes being the best. Somewhat it's more like fear, wanting solo as you didn't expect the rest to flourish as they did. If it were all their fault, they wouldn't have made it thus far. It's impossible for the arrogance you described to survive success. And again, life is experience and moving on; and if that's what you really desired, wish you the best to overflow. As well as for all the rest❣
God bless🙏❤
glad the four boys kept going after he left. to many bands give up now days after they lost a member. they still sound as amazing as before
I am puzzled by this: Some statements indicate that Collabro were together for 2 years; but other statements say Richard left after the finals. But the finals are surely just weeks after the first audition. So how long were they together? Also, why did Richard get fewer solos as each video was recorded? In interviews he was given almost no air time, no time or opportunity to join in the chat? Before anyone disagrees with my remarks, do check out the various you tube clips of Collabro first.
It was after they appeared as a guest on BGT Final the following year.
We miss you in the callabro band as you have such a beautiful voice
Richard was a very important part of the five-man group Collabro. Each singer of the group had a fantastic voice but as Richard says here each voice was different and all five together made the harmony mesh together perfectly yet at the same time did highlight each members unique vocals equally. Their original harmony was unlike any superior collaboration that I had ever heard before. So sorry to hear that he felt, for his happiness, he had to leave Collabro due to the internal conflict within the group. I am certain the he as well as the remaining four members of Collabro will have very successful careers and I wish them all well. I am a Collabro subscriber on TH-cam and now will also be a Richard Hadfield subscriber as I think Richard's vocals are amazing.
I just got the feeling yhat in spite of the incredible blending of their voices, Richard has found it difficult.t tp not be in the forefront.
The five members were extremely powerful and it is unfortunate Richard has had to move on. There is a marked difference in the sound with only four. All the best to all of you.
Sorry about the breakup. Richard's voice is conspicuously absent, to my ear. It's a shame but I wish them all success and happiness in their own paths.
Best of luck Richard u have a great singing voice......
i agree he has the best vocals
Yes, a lovely unique voice.
I think his ego took a big hit. He will be better off as a single if he can't handle being part of a group. In their first audition, his mannerisms were so over the top where no one else's were. He obviously wanted to have the most attention.
Really loved his voice!
Saw this coming. And singing, "That's Life" Richard was having the greatest time. Matt too.
How did you see that?
The other four have gone on with the act and are doing well. Richard seems to have disappeared. I get the feeling that he wanted to be a big star on his own so he left, but it didn't work out for him.
But the quality of their voices together is rare, one does not hear that very often. However, have said that, they all have their own high quality solo voice. My understanding, is that they got together because they could not fine singing jobs in musicals/films, etc. There are just too many high quality voices vying for solo musical roles...and let's face it, they (?) only let so many reach the top: singing, dancing or playing and instrument. Also, I think Richard and the bass fellow probably have the best chance of making it on a long term basis...perhaps not stardom, but sought after voices. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
+ Thomas Redman Which one is the bass fellow? Matt seems to have the lowest voice, Jamie is a cross between baritone and tenor. But I don't think any of them are classified as bass. Tom has the best show voice of any of them.
Jocelyn R agree
They made a big success as four, but I definitely feel that the sound was not quite the same as when there were five. I think, in the end, he made a mistake by leaving. If you want to go really far, you go together. After a number of years together, then maybe do something on your own. However, when you're not willing to "work it out" then you go. I think he should have stood it out longer. He barely made it past the final. Such a shame.
I do interviews,and I saw the way that man interviewed you, he manipulated you and threw you away, these people are not interested in anybody but themselves.. humility has its way of making it possible.. c,mon Richard you all have that special.. thing to offer... every group has issues, just work it out.... we can work it out. Your own self respect is not at stake.. Richard you really can do it ... ring them and say it's time to get together. Be the man Richard.. I,m not going. To do any more.. stubbornness is ruination....
Why are you talking like you know him, your acting very wired
Liked the original group. To bad, really sounded great together.
Three years on now, and he hasnt done much.
David ,m
I think he wanted to be the alpha and lost out
His voice was an anchor.
This time I'm miffed w the interviewer .how he kept pushing for the dirt. Really . Come on ask legit questions.
Well, very interesting. I see that any negative remarks about this interview have been taken down. Someone has a very fragile ego.
Having viewed a few of their performances again I notice that Richard was somewhat left out of the actual solo parts of a song. Perhaps he sang 1 sentence only, while others sang a full verse, or two. Richards voice is truly lovely. Did he actually bring the group together? How did they meet each other, and know they all have lovely voices? He was my favourite voice in Collabro. But I would love to have him a member of the group always.
I guess he can’t take it. These guys help made you rich
I love Richard voice he made collabro to bad that someone always has to ruin the band I can guess who was trying to take control
I find it disgusting that he’s been allowed to say on air that he was bullied out of the group and you apparently supporting him in this. We don’t know what the truth is. Collabro have behaved with dignity and kept their silence despite being attacked.
I saw them treat him terribly at a concert in Glasgow. They're not doing so well now and by the way, it's his story, his life he can say WHATEVER he wants. He's always respectful about them. Imagine being the odd one out in a band. Awful. Grow up
cat How did they treat him terribly? 🤔
Ele saiu. Do grupo
Be you my friend. 😊
Richard I know its too far gone now but you made Collabro. You had the voice they needed. Working with people is hard.
He was THE BEST one
he was such a front man being in a group wouldnt ever suit him.
彼の脱退はあまりにも痛い。 ソロでも活躍するかもしれないが、コラブロのメンバーとして
彼は光っていた。
いつか戻って来てくれることを期待したい。
He was the absolute best! Collabro's loss!
Maybe he got the better voice, but it's a team effort - not a solo. They are all have wonderful voices...it just Richard has different vision than the rest. Good luck to all of them!
In my opinion, I have a feeling Richard is a little too full of himself. Maybe that applies to all f them in a way. I really don't know.
Amo essa banda assistindo sempre eles cantando no meu pensamento acho que o que saiu um pouco mais dono de si soberbo
Go and do it Richard friendships are huge... you chose your own future... go back and build bridges and humble yourself ! You will never regret... you don't know me but I know about these things..
You're acting like a crazy man stalker.
I am American and English is my first language, yet I can't understand this British Dialogue.
Denise Eggert then you need to travel more 😒
Sorry. He is not capable to work in a group. Better to sing solo and why not? But please do not blame the others but also yourself.
E.w W.w I saw them at Glasgow. Richard forgot his microphone at one point. 2 of the band rolled their eyes. It was uncomfortable and he seemed on edge at various times.
Seems to me that if the others were truly group members, then 1 would have given him the microphone, for his sole, yes?
Actually, he must have been on edge enough to have forgotten his microphone?
You should have been the man that kept everybody together and focussed ... you were not left behind you didn't communicate.... you had the noise for that and of course you had the talent that... building and mending bridges would have made you a better person...Go back and start again... Go on you can do it.....
Rubbish
He is better off with out them
The remaining four are definitely a class act. Their courtesy toward each other and professionalism was also what made them so enjoyable as well as their experienced beautiful voices and well mannered interviews. In my opinion that is Teamwork. Thank you COLLABRO Happiness for me has been listening and watching your special performances
Just listened to Richard , he s amazing , ❤bullies will fall one day .
You have to follow your dream but I think he made a big mistake
Wow. I just a few minutes ago found out about Richard leaving Collabro. I kinda saw it coming though as well, but hoped it wouldn't come to pass.
Question for you all: @10:35 What did Richard say that "he couldn't stick around with that"? I've listened a handful of times at that particular section, and turned on captions, to no avail.
Is anyone willing & able to translate that garbled part of the recording for me?
My Sam, I just listened to it. It sounded like he said "it's sad that it had to happen but I just couldn't stick around" not sure but that's what it sounded like to me.
My Sam yes you are correct, Richard did say he had a problem with "the members" of the group which made it sound to me he had a problem with all of them. Richard is the only one speaking about this publicly. The only thing the members of Collabro have said in a statement they issued is They wish Richard the best!
My Sam He was talking about how they have 5 different voices, it was magic when they sang together, and it was too bad he couldn't stay around for that. Hope this helps, the captions are not good.
That is the usual garbage given by advertisers, managers etc when they have given the boot to a performer.
@@ceptabc After I read about the split, and looked at the videos, I sense that something else was going on that was not being said, and they all agreed to keep it to themselves, rather than "air their dirty laundry in public," as the old saying goes. Just a feeling that something else is amiss., and cannot be said outright, out of fear/concern for their reputations/popularity of the group. When one person leaves a group, especially so without warning, sometimes they don't even tell the others the truth/the full truth, and sometimes they don't even know the real reason themselves. It was reported that Richard was "unhappy for a long time," which makes ME wonder why he even joined the group to begin with, if they had only been "together for a month," at the time of their stunningly-awesome audition in front of the four judges, on the show. It's also a bit odd to hear that the group held together as long as they did, after they won the season, as didn't they tour together for a while, or was the report that they stayed together until '16 a mis-stated fact?
I loved these guys blend from the start. Jamie and Richard had the best solo voices but none of them are as good without the others. The sound changes without Richard. I saw this coming when one of the judges singled Richard out as having a beautifuul tone to his voice. I thought uh oh. Here come the jealousies. They all struggled trying to go it alone. Why did they forget that so quickly? The charm of the group is tarnished.
Not for their fans all over the world! Many of us believe Collabro is now better than ever. Their voices have matured nicely, are more distinctive, and their arrangements are far more complex and intricate. Check out the first two tracks from their new album "Home", on iTunes, Amazon.
Paul Robertson What Amanda said was, "You all have the most beautiful tone to your voices, you especially." For the record.
Heather Jamieson I agree! I saw them in concert when they came to the U. S. Their sound is better now than it ever has been and they seem much more relaxed now. I'm not saying they were not good with Richard in the group. But Collabro is definitely not tarnished in any way. They are stronger than ever and their charm is still there! Richard went on with the music he loves, which is not the type that Collabro wanted to concentrate on. I loved them then and I love them now! I will try to go see Richard if and when he comes to the U.S.
Bet he’s regrets leaving
The band has had world tours and albums sales in the millions $$$
Not a chair turned on the voice?!
One can see the lack of respect for Richard from the blond singer who wore a shirt with a black pocket in their first performance. This blond guy had a lengthy solo in their song at the initial audition. If the cold stares from this dude could cause chills, Richard would have frostbite.
He should have stayed and matured with the group. The one and only question Richard should ask himself is, could I have won BGT by myself? The answer is no he could not. Listen to Simon's comments after their semi final and final performance. Richard did what Simon was against. Very immature thinking that hurt everyone. Foolish.
I totally agree, I saw that 2. He was full of himself, and he is married and looks like a little kid lol
Are you crazy?
No just voicing my opinion like everyone else
He had best voice , group good but was fantastic with Richard .
What a LOOSER RICHARD, get real......life is ALL ABOUT TOGETHERNESS....... I'M WONDERING WHETHER THERE IS ANYBODY YOU CAN WORK WITH..... You're so full of your own self IMPORTANCE...... Happy journey, I hope you don't loose yourself in order to find yourself in the process!!!
Everyone 's ego got bigger and he thought he was collabro. It was a group not you and the rest backup.
I'm glad he left, and another guy came on just superb!!
Ego issues
The overblown ego was Richard.
Can a man be a diva?
Richard how do you know I don't... you don't, should do some spelling work .. wired is not how to spell weird.. This man needs to sort himself , I know His type.. I have worked among them all my life.. pride stops people from getting their Best outcome for their lives. That is no lie... so Richard humility and that great sound, remember you own words.... no communication, takes courage... just do it..
Collabro is not the same without Richard. I would say the one in the middle Matt Pagan, that did most of the singing, couldn't sing and wasn't better than Richard. Pity Michael Auger lost the best member of the Group... Such a sin to waste such talent!
I think that Matt was perhaps more of an asset to the band than Richard, in a sense of 'the long run'. Matt was fabulous, and seemed to have had previous vocal coaching which only enhanced the voice he had naturally. He could sing a lot of different parts of each song very very well, except perhaps for those beginnings and endings that fell to Richard, who sang them gloriously. I think their sound without Richard is different, neither better nor worse. They sing the songs we expect to hear from them, and sound terrific. Still, if the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and many other truly great bands could work out all their ego problems, you would think Collabro could have perhaps taken a leaf out of their book and worked through the problems, instead of saying "Well, I'm not playing with you either. So there!'' like a few five year olds. A great band could have been an even greater one. Such is life.....
Great ego