[6] He enjoyed music ranging from Motown to hip hop, and constantly sang Cypress Hill songs during his youth.

He did not play any instruments within the group, apart from percussion on occasion and guitar on live renditions of "The Nightworkers" and "Test Transmission".

[10][11][12] Meighan was a guest vocalist on the Dark Horses track "Count Me In",[13] which he performed with that band when they opened for Kasabian on the West Ryder tour.

In 2013, Meighan began a project with rapper Wottee Watnot (Andrew Wattie) called Mic Rockers, described as "a hip hop/rock collaboration".

[3] Meighan took his first acting role in early 2011, as Terry Graham in the sitcom pilot Walk Like a Panther.

[16] On 6 July 2020, it was announced that Meighan was stepping down from Kasabian by mutual consent due to personal issues.

Meighan has been a critic of the internet's effects on the music industry,[23] and was one of a number of celebrities to criticise Simon Cowell's handling of Susan Boyle in 2009: "It will torture her for the rest of her life.

"[25] Meighan has supported numerous charities including Oxfam,[26] UNICEF,[27] and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

[32] On 7 July 2020, one day after leaving Kasabian, Meighan pleaded guilty to assaulting his fiancée Vikki Ager.

Prosecutor Naeem Valli said the "sustained assault" had left Ager with bruises on her knees, elbow, and ankle, as well as red marks around her neck.

[20] He issued a public apology in which he said he had been struggling with alcohol addiction and ADHD, had left rehab three weeks prior and was intent on staying sober, that his ADHD diagnosis did not excuse his behaviour but had helped him to understand more about his "behavioural issues", and assured his fans that the assault was an isolated incident.