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Marcus Mumford says he “actually really begged” Winston Marshall not to leave Mumford & Sons

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Marcus Mumford has spoken out in a new interview about Winston Marshall’s decision to leave Mumford & Sons.Marshall helped form the folk-rock band in 2007, but faced an online backlash in March 2021 after tweeting praise for a book by the controversial US journalist Andy Ngo titled Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy.In a since-deleted tweet, Marshall said the book was “important” and hailed Ngo as a “brave man”.

After taking an initial break from the group following the backlash, Marshall officially left Mumford & Sons in June 2021.Speaking about Marshall’s departure now, Mumford told GQ: “I actually really begged him not to leave.” Despite not sharing his political beliefs, Mumford added: “I think you can disagree and work together.”He went on: “I just don’t think it’s the job of musicians to have all those thoughts.

And I think Win probably agrees. I don’t know. But I should think he probably agrees. Which is part of the reason why he wanted to quit.

Because he felt like his priorities couldn’t align in the way he wanted to speak about things and live life.“He wanted to do a different thing.

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