Syed Hussain-Kazi attacked Sachin Hawkins after an argument about music escalated at their house in Hull.
Hussain-Kazi, 25, denied murdering Mr Hawkins on 15 November last year but was found guilty by a jury after a seven-day trial.
Hussain-Kazi said "I need to go", stepping over Mr Hawkins and saying "I'm sorry" before leaving the house. "There was no planning or premeditation sufficient to amount to an aggravating feature," he said. "Violence on this scale, if at all, was simply not contemplated.
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