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  Winston Marshall: ‘Quitting Mumford & Sons let me keep my integrity, my dignity and my soul’

  Sixteen months ago Winston Marshall walked away from one of the world’s biggest bands. But today, when we meet for lunch at Blanchette, a French restaurant in Soho, the former banjo player and lead guitarist of Mumford & Sons seems remarkably perky. The 34-year-old bounds in dressed in a sharp black suit, holding a briefcase and a book, The Wind In My Hair, a memoir of a childhood in Iran by Masih Alinejad, the next interviewee for his Spectator podcast, Marshall Matters.

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  Marcus Mumford reveals what inspired his new song: 'I was sexually abused as a child'

  Ahead of his upcoming solo album, 'Self-Titled,' Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons delves into the meaning behind his new song, 'Cannibal.'

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  Marcus Mumford Opens Up About Childhood Sexual Abuse: ‘I Hadn’t Told Anyone About It for 30 Years’

  Mumford's "Cannibal," off his forthcoming debut solo album, delves into his history with sexual abuse.

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  Marcus Mumford Reveals He Was Sexually Abused as a Child

  Mumford & Sons frontman also discusses the departure of band member Winston Marshall in new interview

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  Former Mumford & Sons member Winston Marshall says he was 'condemned' by other artists following controversial tweets: 'I lost a lot of friends'

  Winston Marshall, the former banjoist and guitarist for the popular rock band Mumford & Sons, says he "got his soul back" after leaving the band in 2021.

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  Consequence of Sound

  Ex-Mumford & Sons Banjoist Finds Even More Insufferable Gig as Conservative Blogger

  In "When Artists Become the Censors," Winston Marshall pretends criticism is censorship in defending Joe Rogan from Neil Young. Ex-Mumford & Sons Banjoist Finds Even More Insufferable Gig as Conservative Blogger Wren Graves

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  What Winston Marshall’s Departure From Mumford & Sons Reveals About The Band’s Brand

  The band’s banjoist, quit over his endorsement of controversial right-wing pundits. But Mumford & Sons has always had an unsettled relationship to traditional masculinity.View Entire Post ›

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  Winston Marshall says Mumford & Sons bandmates were targeted by 'internet mobs' before he quit

  The musician said it was 'unpleasant' that his bandmates had been targeted.

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  'Top of the Toffs': The long history of surprisingly posh rock stars

  When Winston Marshall quit the band Mumford & Sons on Thursday, I couldn’t help but smile at parts of his resignation blog. He wrote wistfully about the group’s early days, sleeping in “hostels in Fort William” and “pub floors in Ipswich”. Life was tough for the four-piece. Yet at the time when Mumford & Sons released their debut album, Marshall’s father, the hedge fund manager and philanthropist Paul Marshall, was worth a cool £300 million (according to the 2011 Sunday Times Rich List). He coul

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  Mumford & Sons Co-Founder Says He’s Leaving To “Speak Freely” On Political Issues

  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. Winston Marshall created a firestorm on social media in March when he tweeted support for journalist Andy Ngo’s book Unmasked: Inside […]

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