Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon has revealed that the band's days may be numbered, claiming he needs to 'walk away' from the project.
The band headlined this summer's Latitude Festival, among a string of huge worldwide dates in 2012, but Vernon has revealed the success has come at the expense of his interest in his own band.
Following a US performance on Sunday night, he gave an interview with Minnesota Public Radio station 89.3 The Current's Local Show. He was asked about the future of the band, and gave the following response.
"Winding it down. I look at it like a faucet. I have to turn it off and walk away from it because so much of how that music comes together is subconscious or discovering," he told the radio station. "There’s so much attention on the band, it can be distracting at times. I really feel the need to walk away from it while I still care about it.
"And then if I come back to it – if at all – I'll feel better about it and be renewed or something to do that."
Below: Bon Iver and Lana Del Rey light up day one of Latitude 2012