Origins
Although the band never gave an official press release when Melon Diesel broke up in 2003, the reason given was that there was a difference in opinions concerning what language the song lyrics should be written in and the direction in which the band was moving in. Even though the news came as a shock to its fans, it seemed that the conflict of interest had been ongoing for some time. Shortly after Melon Diesel's dissolution, Ferro, Fa and Bugeja restarted their musical careers, performing various local concerts around Gibraltar by the name of No Eye Dear (in collaboration with another local band, Chango Mutney). After some time, the trio went on to develop their main project, which would become Taxi.
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