Ronn Moss, one of the original cast members of "The Bold and the Beautiful," finally packed his makeup bag in 2012 and left the show after 25 years.

In a sprawling interview he did with "Entertainment Weekly," Moss said he left partly due to salary issues, partly to pursue new projects and partly just for a change.

"I felt that I needed to go in this new direction to give myself the chance to do all the creative things that I haven't had a chance to do in 25 years because I've dedicated so much of my life to this."

The show's production company, Bell-Phillip Television Productions, Inc., issued a statement saying: "We will always consider him family, and we wish him only the best in all of his future endeavors."

However, so far only one endeavor has involved Moss being on screen. He hosts his own chat show, "Ronn's Garage," which he also directs, produces and self-releases online (you can see it at RonnMoss.com, or YouTube.com).

Guests have so far been friends for the most part, including a number of former "Bold and the Beautiful" co-stars such as Lorenzo Lamas (who played Hector Ramirez), Sean Kanan (who played Deacon Sharpe) and Katherine Kelly Lang (another original cast member, who has played Brooke Logan for the show's entire run).

Among his other creative projects has been a renewed dedication to his longtime rock band, Player. Before joining "The Bold and the Beautiful," Moss was a rising star in pop music. Player released a couple of hit singles in the late '70s, including "Baby Come Back," which was the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks.

Moss was replaced in the role of Ridge by another longtime soap star, Thorsten Kaye, who had previously starred as Zach Slater on "All My Children," as Patrick Thornhart on "One Life to Live" and as Dr. Ian Thornhart (Patrick's twin brother) on "Port Charles."

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