Colton Pack Quits Restless Road

Sad news for fans of the hot country trio Restless Road.

Colton Pack has decided to quit the group.

The boys came together on the last season of The X Factor USA before being eliminated in fourth place.

Colton made the announcement that he has decided to pursue a solo career instead. It's not exactly surprising. He was the most praised on the show and was a solo act before the group was put together.

Colton's statement:

After much time in thought and prayer, I've come to a decision. At this point in my life, it is best for me to part ways with Restless Road. This was a very difficult decision to make. I feel as if I have done not only what is best for me, but for the guys as well. I love both Andrew and Zach. We've become not only friends but brothers. This was an incredible journey, and I look forward to see where Restless Road goes in the near future. Though I'm not going with them, I will be following them closely. I know big things are in store for them. I wish Zach and Andrew nothing but the best.

"Prior to X Factor I was a solo artist. In my heart of hearts I have found it difficult to stray from what I feel is my true calling, a solo artist. We all have a specific path in life, and this is the path I truly feel I must walk. I want all the Roadies to know that there is no reason other than this that brought me to my decision. I want to thank y'all soooo much for us supporting us and showing us your love and devotion. That is something I will never take for granted. I hope you will continue to support Restless Road and myelf in our careers. I will be working towards a solo EP in the near future. Y'all are the greatest fans.

I love my Roadies. ~ Colton

The other two members, Andrew Scholz and Zach Beeken, have announced they plan to stay together.

Colton has decided to leave the group. We are going to support his decision. We don’t want you to worry too much. More information to come.

I know you might be confused or worried but Andrew and Zach will have a ustream tonight to answer what questions they can.

The decision was Colton’s. We didn’t have any arguments or a fall out. We still support each other.

Please know Restless Road is NOT over…we are still going to push forward and we have plans. More details in a ustream tonight coming soon. We will post link to our page.

Followed by this last statement:

Hey guys we know you may be in a some shock right now after you heard colton decided to leave the group. We definitely understand how you are feeling and Andrew and I would like to talk to you guys and help give you an idea of what exactly went on and reassure you that Restless Road isn’t over and help give you an idea of what we are going to do now

First the three of us talked last week about a lot of things and Colton told us his heart wasn’t in the band. We did NOT have any arguments or falling out…this decision was his own personal choice, and we respect and support it.

As hard as it is we are family and we are going to be there for each other. And we hope all of our fans and supporters who follow us make the decision to continue to support all three of us. Even though Restless Road will be different without Colton it doesn’t mean that we all can’t make it something special. And we know Colton feels the same way… he doesn’t want anybody giving up on the band either.

We really wanted to do this ustream to let you guys know that we are going to GIVE OUR ALL into this group. We know how much work you guys put into for us and you’re the reason we are where we are. All the fan accounts and pictures and messasge you send us is why we are going to work to keep restless road alive. No matter what – its for you guys.

We are in Nashville now and are working on moving forward… We have a couple different things going on right now that are positive for the group… we don’t have enough information at this moment however to tell anything to you for sure…but definitely in the next couple days we will let you know exactly how the two of us are planning on continuing!

Like we said we know this is hard and we can understand how you might have lost some faith in us but we are here to tell you this is not the end… and there are still big things in store for us and with all of your continued support we achieve anything!

How are you Restless Road fans feeling? Will you miss Colton? Did he make the right decision? Will any of them be able to salvage a career now that The X Factor USA is done?