The drummer with 2014s Glastonbury headliners paid tribute to the festivals founding father at an awards ceremony in London read what he had to say in full
In London on Monday night, Michael Eavis was the recipient of the 23rd Music Industry Trusts Award, given every year to honour a leading figure in the UK music industry.
Hosted by Glastonbury regular Jo Whiley, over 1200 guests attended the charity event at the Grosvenor House hotel, held in aid of Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School. Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton were among those who paid tribute to the 79-year old festival founder on video, but presenting the award in person was Lars Ulrich of Metallica.
You know what?Michael Eavis is the greatest rock star in England.
As I touched upon earlier, the truest rock stars happen by default.
They dont know.
So there we were schlepping around in our old school Land Rover looking for the man, when all of a sudden, without fanfare or fireworks, there he was, about 20 feet from us, standing casually up against a fence, the unwilling, but undeniable centre of attention.
Michael is a peculiar mixture of big and small (and I dont just mean physically!) he is the living human embodiment of everything this festival encompasses, the unique combination of humility and purity mixed with the fact that for this one weekend every year, he is the most powerful man in England.
I instantly felt completely at home, and at ease, in his company.
He was totally unassuming and yet there I was, standing with the person who was directly responsible for me standing in that very spot.
Absolutely priceless.
And in my travels, absolutely unprecedented.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.
In London on Monday night, Michael Eavis was the recipient of the 23rd Music Industry Trusts Award, given every year to honour a leading figure in the UK music industry.
Hosted by Glastonbury regular Jo Whiley, over 1200 guests attended the charity event at the Grosvenor House hotel, held in aid of Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School. Coldplay, Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton were among those who paid tribute to the 79-year old festival founder on video, but presenting the award in person was Lars Ulrich of Metallica.
You know what?Michael Eavis is the greatest rock star in England.
As I touched upon earlier, the truest rock stars happen by default.
They dont know.
So there we were schlepping around in our old school Land Rover looking for the man, when all of a sudden, without fanfare or fireworks, there he was, about 20 feet from us, standing casually up against a fence, the unwilling, but undeniable centre of attention.
Michael is a peculiar mixture of big and small (and I dont just mean physically!) he is the living human embodiment of everything this festival encompasses, the unique combination of humility and purity mixed with the fact that for this one weekend every year, he is the most powerful man in England.
I instantly felt completely at home, and at ease, in his company.
He was totally unassuming and yet there I was, standing with the person who was directly responsible for me standing in that very spot.
Absolutely priceless.
And in my travels, absolutely unprecedented.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago.