“I don’t ever want my kids or myself to worry about money” — Nathan Aspinall says darts is simply his job

Nathan Aspinall has revealed he plans to ditch his famous walk-on anthem “Mr. Brightside” during the final season of his career — despite the track becoming one of the most iconic entrances in darts.

The two-time major winner has become inseparable from the hit song by The Killers, with thousands of fans regularly belting it out in arenas before he steps onto the oche.

Yet ‘The Asp’ admits he has grown tired of the tune and already knows the replacement he wants when the time comes to bow out of the sport.

Speaking on the Double Tops Podcast, Aspinall joked: “I’ve kept him in the top 40 for the last 10 years. You know what I mean?

“I might be called Nathan Aspinall, but I walk down the street and, oh, Mr. Brightside. It grates on me. Everyone absolutely loves it and it’s part of the darts now.”

Aspinall believes certain walk-on songs have become untouchable in the sport due to their association with legendary players.

He added: “I think there’s certain walk-ons that are iconic. Obviously, Michael van Gerwen’s, Phil Taylor’s, Raymond van Barneveld’s, Gary Anderson’s, Adrian Lewis’s — there’s certain ones that you can never change.”

But the former World Matchplay champion says there is one track he would switch to for his farewell tour — Lose Yourself by Eminem.

“I can’t change it until it’s my final year, and I will change it to Lose Yourself. Yeah, a million percent.”

Aspinall has already experimented with the song in the past. During his run to the German Darts Grand Prix title earlier this year, he used it before his semi-final clash with Kevin Doets. He also walked out to the Eminem classic at last year’s German Darts Championship during his opening-round win over Maximilian Czerwinski.

The conversation also turned to Aspinall’s motivation in the sport, with the world No.14 admitting financial security matters more to him than silverware.

“I don’t care about trophies,” he said. “I do this game because it’s my job and I don’t ever want my kids or me to have to ever worry about money.

“Honest to God, I couldn’t care less about the trophies. Of course, I want to win tournaments and I’ll be buzzing to add another trophy to my trophy cabinet.

“But, for me, it’s very much a case of trying to make as much money as I possibly can over the next 10 years.”