"That's it for Grinderman. It's over. We'll maybe see you all in another ten years, when we'll be even older and uglier."

Asked if Nick Cave’s announcement was a surprise, Jim said to fasterlouder.com:

"No, not at all. I knew months in advance that it was going to be our last show as Grinderman. Was there any looking back? No, because the very next day I was going into the studio and start production on a new band’s [Teenage Mother's] album. What happened at Meredith was more a bye-bye than an announcement. An announcement would be like a press release, but who knows what will happen in five or ten years time. My crystal ball is a bit low on batteries at the moment so I can’t predict what the future of Grinderman is – if there is a future."

The drummer added that they have now plans for another stint of activity with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.