Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher has paid tribute to his fallen ex-bandmate, Brent Hinds. The latter served as a the vocalist/guitarist for the aforementioned band for 25 years until being fired from the group this past March. Hinds passed away in a motorcycle accident last week on August 20th. Mastodon collectively issued this statement in the wake of his passing, with the band’s Brann Dailor later honoring him onstage over the weekend.
Kelliher‘s newly shared statement reads as follows:
“It’s been hard to get a grip on my emotions this week. We had our good and bad times just like in any relationship. All that we accomplished after that first fistfight in the van 25 years ago. I didn’t think you’d be taken from us like this, absolute loss of a true one of a kind guitar wizard extraordinaire.
keeping up with you taught me a lot. You were a brother, we were a family, you were a wild man not to be tamed, you could f*ck up bowling ball with a feather.
You weren’t perfect but you were always DIRTY-B!! Your vagabond/gypsy/wild child lives on through your music, I will miss your crazy ass Manimal”
