Marcus Mumford

MARCUS MUMFORD has revealed he was sexually abused at the age of six, repressing the painful memory until writing his recent single Cannibal.He said:

But I hadn't told anyone about it for 30 years." Marcus told her it was about "the abuse thing" and they later had a conversation about it. He said: "Like lots of people, and I'm learning more and more about this as we go and as I play it to people, I was sexually abused as a child.

Marcus Mumford, the frontman of folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has revealed he was abused as a child.

That wasn't a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it." But I hadn’t told anyone about it for 30 years." He told the magazine: "Like lots of people – and I’m learning more and more about this as we go and as I play it to people – I was sexually abused as a child." WARNING: This piece details an alleged incident of sexual assault with themes that some may find upsetting or triggering. Marcus Mumford, the frontman of folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has revealed he was sexually abused as a child. Marcus Mumford, the frontman of folk rock band Mumford & Sons, has revealed he was abused as a child.

Marcus Mumford has revealed in an interview with GQ that he was sexually abused as a child. The Mumford & Sons singer opened about his childhood experiences ...

Ripped it in with your teeth and your lips like a cannibal. That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it. You took the first slice of me and you ate it raw. That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it “Apparently, it’s very common,” he noted. The lyrics begin: “I can still taste you and I hate it.

The musician, married to actress Carey Mulligan with two children, opened up about the song's meaning to GQ.

Mumford shared how he spent his life “in layers of shame. And for some reason, and I can’t really understand why, I didn’t become a perpetrator of sexual abuse – although I’ve done my fair share of c***ish behaviour.” Mumford’s parents were international leaders of the Vineyard Churches, a neocharismatic evangelical Christian denomination with musical ties. But I hadn’t told anyone about it for 30 years.” The singer said: “Like lots of people – and I’m learning more and more about this as we go and as I play it to people – I was sexually abused as a child.” The first verse of the track begins: “I can still taste you and I hate it / That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it / You took the first slice of me and you ate it raw / Ripped it in with your teeth and your lips like a cannibal / You f***ing animal”.

In his new album, the Mumford & Sons frontman finally faces up to his childhood trauma. He talks about the day he told his mum, new beginnings and forgiveness.

Mumford was just six, and Cannibal is his confession. In his new album, the Mumford & Sons frontman finally faces up to his childhood trauma. We are on America’s east coast because Mumford is playing at the city’s legendary folk festival, but, also, because he has something to share.

A complete timeline of musician Marcus Mumford's long-term relationship with actress Carey Mulligan, including where they are today.

He shared that he and Carey made their union a "priority" from day one. Some may recall that Marcus actually had a viral moment at the wedding when a television camera panned to him while he yawned during the ceremony. "At the end of the night there were just the musicians, Jake, Carey, and the Mumford boys," an insider told Us at the time. Quite a lot has gone on in the time that Marcus and Carey have been together, but don't worry — we've compiled a complete timeline of their relationship up until this day. The couple's next big public appearance came when they were some of the lucky few selected to be guests at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s royal wedding in London in May 2018. At the core of that musical revolution has been Marcus Mumford, a talented and passionate musician with a penchant for making some seriously catchy tunes.

Marcus Mumford has spoken out in a new interview about Winston Marshall's decision to leave Mumford & Sons.

“I think grace matters in the way that you talk to people. A race to the bottom. I think if you present like a cunt and you are an angry man, particularly at this time, an angry, older, white man – I’m just fucking bored of it, man. This is why I love [social justice activist] Bryan Stevenson. And this is why I don’t like [controversial academic] Jordan Peterson [ who was once pictured with the band at Marshall’s request]. And I think Win probably agrees. But I should think he probably agrees.