Poppy Splits with Longtime Creative Partner Titanic Sinclair
If you’re a fan of Poppy (née Moriah Pereira), you’re likely familiar with the name Titanic Sinclair (née Corey Michael Mixter), who has music production, songwriting and video direction credits throughout the singer’s career.
The relationship between the two came into public view in 2018 when a former musical protege of Sinclair’s, Mars Argo (née Brittany Sheets), brought a lawsuit against him alleging “severe emotional and psychological abuse and manipulation from Mr. Mixter.” Sheets also accused Sinclair of creating “a Mars Argo knockoff” in the form of Poppy, copying “Mars Argo’s identity, likeness, expression of ideas, sound, style” and more. You can read more of the backstory over at The Verge. Early last year both parties agreed to a settlement, seemingly putting the issue behind them.
Now Pereira has issued a statement on social media in which she accuses Mixter of much of the same behavior of which Sheets had accused him and announces the end of the couple’s creative and romantic relationship. Pereira never mentions Sheets by name, but it’s clear what and who she’s talking about when she references “echoes from his past” and says that she “suffered similar wrong doings as one of his former partners brought to light.”
We see you, Poppy, we believe you, and we support you. Onwards and upwards!
You can read the entire statement below. Poppy’s new album, I Disagree, which sees the singer shift into metal, is scheduled to come out on January 10 via Sumerian. It’s not clear if or how Poppy’s split with Sinclair, whose work is all over the album, will affect its release. Listen to “Bloodmoney,” I Disagree,” “Concrete” and “Fill the Crown.”
Poppy’s North American headline tour kicks off in January, followed by dates in the U.K. and Europe. All shows are posted underneath her statement below and right here.
“To whom it may concern,
“I grappled with the thought of making this statement but I decided to set the record straight.
“As some of you know, my former creative partner and I have parted ways. This was a long time coming but this is a person whom I defended in the past because I thought he was misunderstood. The reason I am making this statement is due to the amount of misinformation online about me and my character and I owe it to myself to clear a few things up.
“I met this person at a young age and things were seemingly good for a while until echoes from his past were too loud to ignore.
“I was never ‘an accomplice’ to this person’s past actions like some believe – I was a person who suffered similar wrong doings as one of his former partners brought to light.
“This person glamorizes suicide and has used it many times in the past to manipulate me. And the last time I finally had enough.
“As a grab for attention he messaged fans before he tried hanging himself while I was on tour with an item that belonged to me. These are tactics that he used for years. This person lives in an illusion that he is a gift to this Earth. He weaved himself into a storyline, wanting the public to believe he was a puppeteer, which is so far from the truth.
“In light of recent events brought to my attention, he is already quick to jump in and use my former friends as his next experiment, repeating manipulative patterns he has for years.
“I was trapped in a mess that I needed to dig my way out of – and like I always do, I figured out a way to handle it. I encourage those of you who feel trapped in a situation, whether it be similar to my previous one or not – to take the first step because that is the most difficult one.
“This is not a request for sympathy and I am not a weak victim, but this is me setting the record straight.
“I am happier than I have ever been and I am excited to move forward.
Jan 22 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall [Tickets]
Jan 24 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre [Tickets]
Jan 25 – Seattle, WA – Neptune [Tickets]
Jan 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at Complex [Tickets]
Jan 28 – Denver, CO – Gothic [Tickets]
Jan 30 – Minneapolis, MN – Amsterdan [Tickets]
Jan 31 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre [Tickets]
Feb 1 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic [Tickets]
Feb 2 – Toronto, ON – Opera House [Tickets]
Feb 5 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall [Tickets]
Feb 6 – New York, NY – Brooklyn Steel [Tickets]
Feb 7 – Philadelphia, PA – Theater of Living Arts [Tickets]
Feb 8 – Washington, D.C. – U Street Music Hall [Tickets]
Feb 10 – Charlotte, NC – Underground [Tickets]
Feb 12 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum [Tickets]
Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft at Center Stage [Tickets]
Feb 15 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall [Tickets]
Feb 16 – Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall [Tickets]
Feb 19 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theatre [Tickets]
Feb 20 – Phoenix, AZ – The Pressroom [Tickets]
Feb 21 – Los Angeles, CA – Fonda Theater [Tickets]
Mar 12 – Manchester, UK – Academy 2 [Tickets]
Mar 13 – Glasgow, UK – Cathouse [Tickets]
Mar 14 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy 2 [Tickets]
Mar 15 – London, UK – Heaven [Tickets]
Mar 17 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg [Tickets]
Mar 18 – Brussels, BE – Orangerie [Tickets]
Mar 20 – Paris, FR – Le Trabendo [Tickets]
Mar 21 – Bochum, DE – Zeche [Tickets]
Mar 22 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater [Tickets]
Mar 24 – Munich, DE – Backstage Halle [Tickets]
Mar 25 – Milan, IL – Santeria [Tickets]
Mar 26 – Vienna, AT – Flex [Tickets]
Mar 27 – Zurich, CH – Plaza [Tickets]
Mar 29 – Barcelona, SP – Sala Razzmatazz 2 [Tickets]
Mar 30 – Madrid, SP – Sala Caracol [Tickets]
[via Loudwire]
