Longtime guitarist Brent Hinds died in a motorcycle accident Wednesday night, after co-founding Mastodon in 2000 and remaining in the lineup until earlier this year when the band parted ways. Mastodon performed at the Alaska State Fair on Friday night, the day after Hinds' death. Drummer-singer Brann Dailor delivered an emotional onstage speech honoring Hinds, recalling twenty-five years together, creative partnership, touring, chaotic road life, and deep fraternal bonds. Dailor said the band would continue to play Hinds' music, expressed devastation at the loss, thanked the audience for allowing the band to perform, and dedicated the set to Brent.
We lost somebody very special to us yesterday. Brent Hinds, 25 years with us as our guitar player, one of the most creative, beautiful people that we've ever come across in this world, tragically left us. Very, very unfortunate. We loved him so, so, so very much. And we had the ups and downs of a 25-year relationship. You know what I mean? It's not always perfect, it's not always amazing, but we were brothers to the end.
And we really loved each other and we made a lot, a lot of very beautiful music together. And I think that that's gonna stand the test of time, evidenced by you people here tonight. So, we will continue to play Brent's beautiful, beautiful music that he helped us make, that we formed this band together and traveled the world together.
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