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My Conversation With Winston Marshall
Winston Marshall performs in 2018 in California. (Jim Bennett/Getty Images).
Talking to the musician about why he walked away from Mumford & Sons.
By Bari Weiss
07.02.21 — Culture and Ideas
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For 14 years, Winston Marshall was the banjo player and lead guitarist of the massively successful band Mumford & Sons. Last week, he quit, writing in part: “I could remain and continue to self-censor but it will erode my sense of integrity. Gnaw my conscience. I’ve already felt that beginning.”

In this episode, Bari speaks to Winston about why he chose …

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Bari Weiss
Bari Weiss is the founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 Weiss was an opinion writer and editor at The New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at The Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet magazine.
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