In April 2013, Burnley announced in a social network post that he won the lawsuit and would continue making music under the name of Breaking Benjamin. Benjamin Burnley stated that he would continue making music after the lawsuit was settled. Klepaski and Fink would go on to be sued for a $750,000. Burnley stated that he would continue with his music after dealing with his illness, however further complications arose in 2011 when basist Mark Klepaski and guitarist Aaron Fink were fired from the band via email due to releasing various material on behalf of the band, as well as giving Hollywood Records retroactive permission to record a new version of Blow Me Away after the company offered a $100,000 payment without Burnley's consent. In mid-2010 Benjamin Burnley stopped his participation and touring with the band indefinitely due to a non-life-threatening illness known as Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome caused by persistent over-intoxication. You can help Breaking Benjamin Wiki by expanding it. This section is in need of expansion or does not exist yet. Fink left Lifer, and was offered a spot in Burnley's band, and they became a four-piece. Lifer continued going through struggles, and months later, Aaron Fink sat in for a set with Benjamin. Later on, Klepaski left Lifer and began playing bass for Breaking Benjamin. During one show, Burnley said Thank you, we are Breaking Benjamin, and thus reclaiming the name from 1998. Plan 9 would occasionally open for Lifer at home shows. The lineup consisted of Burnley on vocals and guitar, Hummel on drums, and Jason Davoli on bass. In 1999, Burnley moved back to Pennsylvania, and started a band called Plan 9 with drummer Jeremy Hummel. The other three members went on to form the band "Strangers With Candy." They recruited old friend Mark Klepaski to play bass, and shortly after, Nick Hoover was then asked to leave the band. In 1998, Burnley and former lead guitarist Aaron Fink, got together (along with Nick Hoover and Chris Lightcap) and started the band "Breaking Benjamin." Eventually Burnley wanted to try something different and went out to California to try some new material. The microphone's owner walked onstage and said, "I'd like to thank Benjamin for breaking my microphone." Starting Breaking Benjamin It was during this era that his band got its name-after performing a Nirvana cover, Ben knocked over a microphone (in imitation of his lifelong idol Kurt Cobain) and cracked it. Before Breaking Benjamin was formed, Burnley earned money playing cover songs in various coffee houses as a solo artist. He taught himself to play guitar by listening to Nirvana's Nevermind (he cites Nirvana as his biggest influence). At 18, he dropped out of high school and moved to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where he became a roommate of former Breaking Benjamin bass player Jonathan Price. 1.3 Acquisition of Chad Szeliga, Phobiaīenjamin Burnley was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and grew up there, and eventually lived where he spent most of his time in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
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