DailyKenn.com — Yes. You can actually earn a living making noise, providing people are willing to pay for the noise you make. And if the
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noise is music from banjo picking, then Winston Marshall of Mumford and Sons is one of the fortunate few who earns his living by noise making.
But one sound — the "sound" of a click — apparently cost Marshall social standing. Reportedly, Marshall clicked a 'like' button after read a book authored by noted conservative and anti-Antifa antagonist, Andy Ngo.
Here's how Rolling Stone spun it ▼
Mumford & Sons’ Winston Marshall announced Tuesday that he would step away from the band days after the banjoist faced criticism for praising a book authored by Andy Ngo, a right-wing provocateur who condemned Antifa.
“Over the past few days, I have come to better understand the pain caused by the book I endorsed,” Marshall tweeted. “I have offended not only a lot of people I don’t know but also those closest to me, including my bandmates and for that, I am truly sorry. As a result of my actions I am taking time away from the band to examine my blind spots.”
In the since-deleted tweet — in fact, Marshall has deleted all of the tweets on his account, leaving only his new apology — Marshall congratulated Ngo on the publications of Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy. “Finally had the time to read your important book. You’re a brave man,” Marshall tweeted at Ngo, a conservative journalist who came to prominence for his reporting of the Antifa protests in Portland.