Who in their right mind would willingly walk away from this? What we've achieved together has vastly exceeded the wildest fantasies of this shitkicker from Mortlake.
A legacy of songs that I believe will stand the test of ages.
It will be with immense pride that I look back at my time with Mumford & Sons. What a blessing it was to be so close to such talent as theirs. And Marcus leading us with all the might of a hurricane or all the tenderness of a breeze, depending on what the song demanded. To my right Ben, with his unparalleled passion for music, pounding at the keys. On stage, to my left Ted, a roaring bear, with his double-bass flying high above him. Fast-forward ten years and we were playing those same songs every night in arenas, flying first-class, staying in luxury hotels and being paid handsomely to do so. A voice that can compel both a field of 80,000 and the intimacy of a front room. I was surrounded by three supremely talented song-writers and Marcus, our singer with a one-in-a-million voice. We saw the country and then, as things miraculously grew, the world. Where would we sleep that night? Hostels in Fort William, pub floors in Ipswich, even the Travelodge in Carlisle maintains a sort of charm in my mind. Be it odysseys through the Scottish Islands, or soapbox shows in Soho. Being in Mumford & Sons was exhilarating.Įvery gig was its own adventure. We made it but my voice sadly didn't, completely shot by exhaustion, I had to mime my harmonies. I remember blitzing it down the M6 through the night, the lads asleep beside me. I think it was Ben who drew the short-straw and had to follow by train with his keyboard. We couldn't fit all four of us and Ted's double-bass into the VW Polo. Bouncing off a sweaty stage in an Edinburgh catacomb we then had to get to a gig in Camden by lunch the next day. In 2018, Marshall invited Canadian academic Jordan Peterson, who has been accused of transphobia, misogyny and Islamophobia, to visit the band’s London studios.Īfter pictures of Peterson and members of the band appeared on social media, Marshall told a Canadian radio station, “I don’t think that having a photograph with someone means you agree with everything they say.” He added, “Primarily I’m interested in his psychological stuff, which I find very interesting.I loved those first tours. While a member of Mumford & Sons, Marshall courted controversy for associating with notorious right-wing personalities. Ngo, a conservative journalist who rose to prominence filming left-wing protests in Portland, has become notorious for his associations with the neofascist white nationalist groups the Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer.Ī few days after his tweet, Marshall announced he was “taking time away” from the band.
You’re a brave man,” Marshall tweeted, before deleting the message following a backlash and intense mockery of the band. “Finally had the time to read your important book. In March, in a now-deleted tweet, Marshall, who also goes by the music aliases Country Winston and WN5TN, congratulated Ngo on the publication of his book Unmasked, which promises to take the reader “inside ANTIFA’s radical plan to destroy democracy.” On Twitter, the official Mumford & Sons account tweeted: “We wish you all the best for the future, Win, and we love you man.” He continued, “I hope in distancing myself from I am able to speak my mind without them suffering the consequences.” “I could remain and continue to self-censor but it will erode my sense of integrity.” My love, loyalty and accountability to them cannot permit that,” he added. “For me to speak about what I’ve learnt to be such a controversial issue will inevitably bring my bandmates more trouble. Mumford & Sons' Banjo Player Slammed On Social Media for Supporting Right-Wing Author
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