Why did Howard Donald leave Take That?

Howard Donald was recruited by Nigel Martin-Smith along with Gary Barlow, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and Robie Williams to form the band, Take That. After a successful five-year career in the band, Williams left in 1995, however, the group continued as a quartet.

In 1996, Barlow, Owen, and Orange came to the difficult decision that Take That was to split. The decision was very tough on Donald as he did not agree in the beginning, however, he accepted it and parted ways as well.

Donald pursued a solo career as an artiste after the split, recorded an unreleased single dubbed Speak Without Words, and also returned to DJing. In 2005, the band released a documentary – Take That: For the Record – where Donald confessed that he was unstable and suicidal after they split.

Donald is known for several songs including The Flood, Shine, Never Forget, Patience, How Deep Is Your Love, A Million Love Songs, Relight My Fire, Could It Be Magic, Love Ain’t Here Anymore, Do What U Like, Eight Letters, How Did It Come to This, and more.