Mumford & Sons Guitarist Quits Band Over Politics Controversy

Mumford & Sons founding member Winston Marshall is opening up about his decision to announce his exit from the band so that he can "speak freely" about politics. The 33-year-old was known as the lead guitarist and banjo player for the band.

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Mumford & Sons were targeted by “internet mobs” amid the “Twitter storm” that led to his departure from the band.The banjoist faced backlash back in March after tweeting praise for a book by US journalist Andy Ngo, titled Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy.

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Winston Marshall has announced that he is leaving Mumford & Sons so that he can write a load of articles about how Antifa are a bunch of bastards. Being in the band was fun though.

A founding member of the English folk rock act Mumford & Sons said today in a Medium post that he’s leaving the band in order to avoid tainting them with his personal political opinions.

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, Ngo's book downplays the murder of Heather Heyer by white nationalists in Charlottesville and the murder of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Ngo himself is controversial, as he has been accused of misrepresenting facts.

Mumford & Sons will be a trio for the time being following the seemingly permanent departure of banjo player Winston Marshall.

Jordan Moreau Winston Marshall, the banjoist from folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has exited the group after becoming embroiled in a political controversy for praising a book by right-wing journalist Andy Ngo.In March, Marshall tweeted his thoughts on Ngo’s book, “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy,” writing “Finally had the time to read your important book.

Mumford & Sons founding member Winston Marshall announced that he's parting ways with the folk-rock band so that he can "speak freely" about politics. The banjo player announced he was leaving the band by way of a lengthy post on Medium in which he talked about the viral tweet that led him to take time away from Mumford & Sons.

Mumford & Sons' Winston Marshall has announced he has quit the band after a recent backlash for praising a right-wing pundit.

Medium post on Thursday.In March, the guitarist took a break from the band following backlash on social media after he tweeted admiration for “Unmasked,” a book by right-wing writer and activist Andy Nygo. Marshall was accused of endorsing the far right.In his medium post, Marshall, who plays guitar and banjo for the group, said, “I failed to foresee that my commenting on a book critical of the Far-Left could be interpreted as approval of the equally abhorrent Far-Right.

Winston Marshall is leaving Mumford & Sons.