"No, Jason won't be returning," Hughes tells The Rocktologist. "His other commitments were getting in the way of his California Breed schedule. I have no disrespect or Jason, only tons of love. You know, I've known him every since he was a little boy. It's just that he chose to work with other people when in fact he should be working with California Breed."

"And, you know," he added, "I'm a workaholic. When I'm working on an album or doing tours I give it all, heart and soul. For some reason Jason didn't want to be part of that. And it's OK, we've moved on."