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Ben<\/strong> Weinman<\/strong> of The<\/strong> Dillinger<\/strong> Escape<\/strong> Plan<\/strong> and Brent<\/strong> Hinds<\/strong> played in the supergroup Giraffe<\/strong> Tongue<\/strong> Orchestra<\/strong> back in 2016 and were due to tour that year before the tour was cancelled due to a non-fatal motorcycle accident. And now, 9 years later, Weinman<\/strong> is unfortunately writing a tribute to his dear friend and former bandmate, who died in a motorcycle accident<\/a> this past week, which he was determined not at fault for.<\/p>\n Taking to Instagram<\/a> to post an array of photos and videos of Weinman<\/strong> and Hinds<\/strong>‘ time together, Weinman<\/strong> didn’t hold back his sentiments:<\/p>\n \u201cI had to wait a day to write this because even accepting the news of\u00a0Brent<\/strong>\u2019s death has been really hard. Just a few days ago I told my bandmates I felt [Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0didn\u2019t have long. I knew I needed to see him when I got home from Australia. I didn\u2019t get that chance.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the truth: I saw lots of trolls talking shit online about [Hinds<\/strong>] after he departed\u00a0Mastodon<\/strong>, and it made me sick. How quickly people turn.\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0was born a rockstar. Loved not just for his talent, but for being a wild, untamable free spirit, bigger than life itself. The flood of tributes from people we never heard of to legends we never could imagine even being in the same room with is proof of that.<\/p>\n When\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0walked into a room, the whole place shifted. Even the most \u201clarger than life\u201d celebrities melted into the background when his presence took over.<\/p>\n I was friends with\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0for 25 years. People used to wonder how a guy like me was so close to a guy like him. I always tell them this story: one day we were backstage, and drugs were going around. I thought maybe I should just let go and join in.\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0stopped me. He said, \u201cNo\u2026 that\u2019s not you. I love you as you are.\u201d That was him. When\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0called so many of us his best friend, you believed it because it was true.<\/p>\n I love you,\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]. I\u2019ll always hold on to the memories, the music, the\u00a0[Hinds<\/strong>]\u00a0signature guitar you left at my house so we\u2019d always have a reason to jam, the tiki statue you started carving for me out of a backyard log, and all the little pieces of you that are still here. I woke up to a flood of messages asking if I was okay because everyone knew how much I loved you, brother.<\/p>\n And\u00a0Dirty B<\/strong>\u2026\u00a0AJ<\/strong>\u00a0asked me to reunite GTO and do a big tour of Australia. Of course, the second GTO tour gets canceled because of your motorcycle bullshit. But honestly, I wouldn\u2019t expect the mighty\u00a0Brent Hinds<\/strong>\u00a0to travel any other way. I get it, buddy. I really do.\u201d<\/p>\n It was announced on Wednesday, the 20th of August, that Brent<\/strong> Hinds<\/strong> had been involved in a fatal motorcycle accident, and confirmed by Mastodon<\/strong><\/a> on Thursday, the 21st of August. Mastodon<\/strong> then went on to play a performance on the 22nd of August, Friday, which they dedicated entirely to Hinds<\/strong><\/a>. A plethora of tributes have also poured out<\/a> in the meantime.<\/p>\n\n