Mumford & Sons Regret Band Name, Style Choices
While many of us are briefly embarrassed by our past yearbook selves, fortunately those books are 
easy to dispose of if need be. However, if you’re a world famous musician, hiding regrettable moments from the past is far more challenging.
In a new interview with NME, Mumford & Sons had some interesting things to say about certain choices they made over the years – more specifically, the band’s wardrobe selections and name.
“I definitely regret the band name,” offered the collective’s namesake Marcus Mumford. “If I’d known it was going to go this way I would have wanted to call it anything other than my last name. It’s a ball-ache. We thought about changing it but it’s a bit late now.”
In addition to troubles with the name, Mumford & Sons also can’t understand some of the fashion disasters it took part in.
“I think it would be fair to say that we’ve noticed that in some of our old photos we look like absolute idiots,” offered keyboardist Ben Lovett. “There were so many car crashes. We look like us in our photos now. I don’t even want to describe how we used to look.”
Added Mumford, who along with his bandmates look much different in promotional photos for their forthcoming album, Wilder Mind: “We didn’t sit down and say, ‘Let’s wear leather guys.’ Over an eight-year period you behave differently. You go to different places, you probably have different friends. You wear different clothes. We didn’t hire a stylist and say, ‘Let’s rebrand ourselves.'”
With Wilder Mind, Mumford & Sons have turned away from its largely acoustic vibe to try new electric avenues. This is evidenced in “The Wolf,” a track in which Riffyou.com reviewed upon its release.
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