Jack Black has said that will one day return from hiatus. The famed actor/musician put the comedy rock tandem on ice last month, after bandmate Kyle Gass . Talking to , Black has confirmed that Tenacious D will return from the hiatus and that he and Gass are still friends.
“We need to take a break,” he says. “Everybody needs a break sometime. And we’ll be back.
” Regarding his relationship with Gass, Black says, “Yeah, we’re friends. That hasn’t changed. These things take time sometimes.
.. And we’ll be back when it feels right.
” Black and Gass cofounded Tenacious D in 1994. They released their self-titled debut album in 2001 and stayed active until the recent hiatus, despite Black’s increasingly high-profile acting roles in such films as , and . Mere hours after Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13 this year, Gass was presented with a birthday cake at a Sydney Tenacious D concert.
When asked by Black to make a wish, Gass joked, “Don’t miss Trump next time.” Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! One Trump rally attendee was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured. The shooter was himself killed by the Secret Service and Trump was sent to a nearby hospital, then discharged hours later.
Gass’s comment incited widespread controversy. Australian senator Ralph Babet called for Tenacious D to be deported from the country. Black responded on social medi.