Band hired as Laura Marling's drummer
Marcus Mumford's first professional music job was being hired as a session drummer for Laura Marling, which led him to quit college.
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Born in California, Raised in London: Marcus's Early Life and Musical Roots
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Marcus was born in Anaheim, California, where his parents were working for a church, but was brought back to England at 6 months old when they returned to plant a church in London. Music was introduced through his mother's vinyl: classical and choral music, but also Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and The Animals' House of the Rising Sun — the only two non-classical records she owned. Springsteen's greatest hits became the family car record. When Jason asks about multi-instrumentalism, Marcus explains the secret: learn 3 chords on lots of instruments. He discusses how he and his bandmates cover almost every genre between them — Ted (bass) is the best guitarist in the band, Ben (piano/saxophone) outdrummed Marcus at school — and how they've always let the song dictate the instrumentation rather than the other way around.
From Pots and Pans to Glastonbury Drums
Marcus started drumming on pots and pans in the kitchen, took it seriously through school, then quit college to be Laura Marling's session drummer. That first job in music led directly to Mumford & Sons.
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