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Parokya ni Edgar front man Chito Miranda posts a lengthy message on his Instagram today, December 2 on why he wants to slow down in his music career. 

The reason? Family.

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Father to one-year-old Miggy and husband to actress Neri Naig, Chito begins his post by expressing how much he loves music but hates how much time it takes away from his family. 

"I love everything there is to love about being in a band, except for one thing: the fact that it takes too much of my time away from my family. I still love playing and getting paid for it. I still enjoy being with my bandmates, going on roadtrips, seeing different countries, ordering free room service, etc...but no longer at this pace. Whenever our managers send me a copy of our gig sked, instead of counting the number of gigs that we have in a month, I end up counting the few vacant days that I could spend with my family. And it bothers me because I don't want to hate doing what I do just because I spend too much time doing it. I know that I should be thankful for the gigs we get, and for getting paid this much simply by partying onstage with my friends, but I've been doing this since I was 17, and at 41, I think it's time for me to slow down...just a bit."

Despite this realization, Chito is not planning to give up singing for Parokya ni Edgar anytime soon. 

"Don't worry, I have no plans of quitting yet...I'm still having too much fun. I do, however, want to have more days spent with my family than being out on tour. I just need to recalibrate our sked to find the perfect balance. I'm sure it will be good for my soul, both as a dad, and as the vocalist of Parokya. Tuloy ang rakenrol."

 

I love everything there is to love about being in a band, except for one thing: the fact that it takes too much of my time away from my family. I still love playing and getting paid for it. I still enjoy being with my bandmates, going on roadtrips, seeing different countries, ordering free room service, etc...but no longer at this pace. Whenever our managers send me a copy of our gig sked, instead of counting the number of gigs that we have in a month, I end up counting the few vacant days that I could spend with my family. And it bothers me because I don't want to hate doing what I do just because I spend too much time doing it. I know that I should be thankful for the gigs we get, and for getting paid this much simply by partying onstage with my friends, but I've been doing this since I was 17, and at 41, I think it's time for me to slow down...just a bit. Don't worry, I have no plans of quitting yet...I'm still having too much fun. I do, however, want to have more days spent with my family than being out on tour. I just need to recalibrate our sked to find the perfect balance. I'm sure it will be good for my soul, both as a dad, and as the vocalist of Parokya. Tuloy ang rakenrol.

A post shared by Chito Miranda (@chitomirandajr) on Dec 1, 2017 at 6:00pm PST

Rock on, Chito!