Two Snow Patrol members leave amidst hints at band drama

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Snow Patrol have departed the band amid hints at behind-the-scenes tension.Last week, frontman Gary Lightbody announced in a post on Instagram that drummer Jonny Quinn and bassist Paul Wilson had “decided to leave Snow Patrol”.He said he was “heartbroken” over the news, but told fans that the group would be continuing as a three-piece – comprising himself, Johnny McDaid and Nathan Connolly – before confirming that a new album is coming “next year”.Lightbody also shared separate farewell messages for both Quinn and Wilson.

Posting his own statement, the latter musician thanked fans and said he was “excited for the future and the future of Snow Patrol”.As People reports, Quinn’s wife Mariane suggested that things were less than amicable between the band. “It’s been a fucker.

Fucked by you know who,” she wrote in response to a comment in one of the goodbye posts.A post shared by Snow Patrol (@snowpatrol)The Belfast Telegraph, meanwhile, quoted a private social media post by Mariane in which she said the reasons for her husband’s departure “were not the best”.

According to the outlet, she thanked Lightbody and Connolly in her statement but did not mention McDaid.“I’m so incredibly proud of my husband and it’s with very mixed feelings Jonny is announcing his departure from the band,” she said. “So many amazing times, so many incredible people and experiences.