Winston Marshall
Winston Marshall Leaves Mumford and Sons After Endorsing Andy Ngo’s Book
Back in March, Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall tweeted his support for right-wing provocateur Andy Ngo following the release of his book Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy and was criticized widely for calling him a “brave man.” A few days later, Marshall stepped away from the band temporarily and now, he’s out of the band permanently. In a post on Medium, Marshall outlined his decision to leave the band. “I believed this tweet to be as innocuous as the others. How wrong I turned out to be,” he wrote. Continuing, Marshall said that anyone calling him a “fascist was ludicrous beyond belief” and that 13 members of his family were murdered during the Holocaust and that his grandmother survived it. Following the initial blowback, Marshall said de...
Mumford & Sons Banjo Player to Take Leave of Absence From Band
On March 7, Winston Marshall, guitarist and banjo player for British folk stars Mumford & Sons, shared his support of author and right-wing disinformation spreader Andy Ngo via a tweet that read: “Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man.” The book in question? Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan To Destroy Democracy. <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> While Marshall quickly deleted the tweet, it wasn’t in time to prevent backlas...
