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Ex-Lostprophets members discuss Watkins
Former band mates of disgraced singer Ian Watkins have given their insights and perspectives in a new interview. Speaking to the Sunday Times, musicians including Lee Gaze and Mike Lewis discussed Watkins, who is currently serving 35 years in jail. “For the first two months he was in prison [before the guilty plea], I worried about how he was, knowing that he’s quite a weak character. He’s a bit of a coward, not a tough guy by any means. To be in prison, where he’s going to be the guy from the rock band with those charges, I was worried. But then I reached a point where real resentment set in,” Gaze said. Similarly, Lewis is matter of fact in his disgust towards Watkins. “I’ve thought about it long and hard and, no, I have no interest in ever speaking to him again. I feel incredibly bad for his mother and his whole family and the stigma they have to endure now because of what he’s done and what his actions have done to hurt many people. But I have no interest in questioning him ...