ANDY CURRAN On Why He ‘Put A Giant Pause’ On CONEY HATCH: ‘If It Ain’t Fun, I Am Not Doing It’

Andy Curran says he paused his work with Canadian rock band Coney Hatch because the project had stopped being enjoyable and he wanted to pursue solo music. He also addressed a dispute over Carl Dixon promoting European shows as “Carl Dixon’s Coney Hatch”, saying audiences should know Curran would not be performing and disputing the use of the band’s name.

Curran said recording a solo version of “Lookin’ For Love” in 2024 renewed his interest in making music, leading to the collector’s EP “Rockaholic” and a live solo band. He traced Coney Hatch’s origins with Dave Ketchum to 1980 and said he had helped bring guitarist Steve Shelski and Dixon into the partnership. He described his Instagram statement as a clarification rather than an attempt to provoke a dispute.