Tom Meighan: Kasabian frontman quits band over ‘personal issues’

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kasabian have announced their lead singer Tom Meighan has quit the band. “Tom Meighan is stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent,” said the statement. “We will not be commenting further.” Meighan, 39, was the lead vocalist for the rock band, which formed in Leicester in 1997. He became well known for his insults, such as calling The Strokes’s Julian Casablancas “a posh f***ing skier” and Pete Doherty “a f***ing tramp”.