Rockfreaks.net

Tarja Turunen has issued the following statement regarding her dismissal from Nightwish:

"I don't have words to express my feelings at the moment. I am devastated. This thing happened in a way that I didn't have a slight chance to give my opinion about it. I got fired out of a band that represents the last nine years of my life and I am very sad about it. It has been very cruel the way the band handled this in public. This doesn't change the fact that we were doing amazing music together, but I will never forget the fact that they didn't give me the chance to say goodbye for the people as a NIGHTWISH singer.

I love you and I really hope to see you soon in my concerts. Thank you very much for your kind words and support. I will never forget you."