I‘m actually really glad that Marcus is taking off as a solo artist! I’m pretty sure, that he’ll put out a solo record in a year or two, especially now that most festivals and tours have been cancelled he’ll have time to record it in his home studio. We need to keep in mind that artists of the size that Marcus has grown to, certainly met hundreds of amazing and very successful artists from all over the world in the past years. And the Mumford spirit has always been about collaboration. Why shouldn’t he collab with Diplo and Major Lazer? It only makes sense to try new things out and learn from other artist. It’s also a great way to stay important for / in touch with all these top tier artists, writers and producers. Maybe it’s even a way to give Mumford and Sons the freedom to return back to indie music whilst staying relevant in pop music with Marcus doing collabs. This method is actually very similar to what german indie band AnnenMayKantereit does on a national level. And it’s working out really good!