Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher has shared an emotional tribute to his former bandmate, Brent Hinds, following his tragic passing last week. Hinds, who served as vocalist and guitarist for the band for 25 years before his departure this past March, died in a motorcycle accident on August 20th.
The band issued a collective statement shortly after the news broke, while drummer Brann Dailor also honored Hinds onstage over the weekend. Now, Kelliher has offered his own words, reflecting on their decades together:
“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.”
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