Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan quits band

Tom Meighan was a founding member of the band Credit: PA

The lead singer of Kasabian has quite the band to focus on "personal issues".

A statement from the Brit Award-winning rock group from Leicester said 39-year-old Tom Meighan wants to concentrate on "getting his life back on track".

It means only guitarist Serge Pizzorno and bassist Chris Edwards are the only founding members remaining, with current drummer Ian Matthews joining the group in 2004.

Meighan was known for his on-stage antics and strong opinions on other musicians.

Ian Matthews, Tom Meighan, Serge Pizzorno and Chris Edwards in 2015. Credit: PA

Last month, he revealed the band were back together after a hiatus and working on their first new material since For Crying Out Loud in 2017.

Those sessions came after Pizzorno used the band's break to release a well-received solo album under the moniker The SLP.

Kasabian formed in 1997 before breaking through with 2006's Empire and 2009's West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which featured a string of hits including Underdog and Fire.

In a recent interview with The Big Issue, Pizzorno said the band had descended into "complete and utter excess" during their mid-2000s heyday.