The Black Crowes are leaving the nest for a break.

The band's official website (blackcrowes.com) posted a statement Wednesday stating that the group is "taking a hiatus."

Singer Chris Robinson is "pursuing a solo career," while drummer Steve Gorman has left the band for "personal reasons," the posting said.

Guitarist Rich Robinson will be announcing his own plans soon, the message said. Music industry gossip has it that Rich Robinson is planning a new project with Spacehog's Royston Langdon.

While the group was officially describing it as a break, The New York Post declared that the group had in fact split for good, and laid the blame at the feet of Chris Robinson's wife, "Almost Famous" star Kate Hudson.

"Ever since Chris married Kate, the whole band dynamic has changed. He's just not around the guys the way he used to be," the paper quoted a source close to the band.

The band's publicist also told The Post there's no truth to rumours that the singer broke up the band via fax, and had labelled their recent music "irrelevant." In fact, the brothers spent the Christmas season together in Aspen, The Post said.