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By James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

WWE wrestler Chris Jericho says he might consider taking time off early next year to tour with his band "Fozzy" after the release of their next album in January.

"We did a lot of touring overseas: U.K., Ireland, Australia, Scotland — we did really good in those markets. I would be really interested in doing that again, but it all depends on what kind of timeline I have," Jericho told Express Night Out. "You can't spread yourself too thin because that's when you really start losing it. That's what I did last time: I just had so much going on that I started losing my mind."

Jericho took a hiatus from WWE in 2005 and returned in November 2007 after what he called mental burnout. "I wasn't really mentally there, and if you're not mentally there in this job you might as well just quit because you get hurt or you hurt somebody else," Jericho said.

Jericho took time to write his autobiography during his hiatus and is currently working a second book detailing his WWE career. He says he is delegating some of the book-writing to others after writing "every word" himself in the first book.

"The first one, I was a complete control freak," Jericho said. "Everything was under my control. This time, I'm delegating a little bit of the responsibility just so it can get done. If not, it probably wouldn't get done at all because I just don't have the time for it right now."

Caldwell's Analysis: Jericho taking time off would be a major blow to WWE with him being a vital part of Raw and Smackdown each week. WWE needs star power and a "complete heel" like Jericho to play off different characters and be able to take losses in-ring without losing credibility.

Link: Read Chris Jericho's complete interview on expressnightout.com.

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