New Annie Lennox interview on Saturday in The Times UK – UPDATED
Three days ago I posted the story below originally published on AnnieLennox.com and in Annie Lennox blog about a new interview with Annie Lennox regarding the 30th Anniversary of the Brit Awards to be included in yesterday’s issue of The Times in the UK. Unfortunately there was no Annie Lennox interview in this issue.
Also the very comprehensive The Times website didn’t publish one – all to be found there was an article with Brit Awards memories which seems to include a new quote by Annie Lennox about her personal memories of the Brit Awards shows over the past 30 years:
“Back in 1984 the Brits were a completely different thing. Almost like a school outing. You went out for this afternoon in the Dorchester that would end up this boozy event where everyone was plastered. And at the time that was super-grand too, this room full of booze and smoke and people staggering between tables. It was a bunfight, and if you were a musician that was the high point of your year. Dave [Stewart] and I just felt very gratified to win.
Then they decided to do something a bit more upmarket. It moved to the Albert Hall. I missed the booze-up that it had been. They were trying to be a bit American — they just got bigger and bigger — and wanted to be like MTV, really sharp and flash. Did I feel like I was the only female out there when I kept on winning? Well, it was very rarefied for women. And if you were a gifted artist there was an advantage to your rarity, you were distinguished as a female artist. But the industry was a big old-boys’ club.”
Read the full article here and the original official news post below. In case a full interview comes up in the next weeks, I’m gonna keep you informed here.
This Saturday The Times newspaper in the UK will be marking the 30th Anniversary of the Brit Awards with a special feature. This will include a new interview with Annie Lennox, who to date has won 8 Brit Awards (more than any other female artist in the history of the awards) including:
1984 – Best British Female Artist
1986 – Best British Female Artist
1989 – Best British Female Artist
1990 – Best British Female Artist
1993 – Best British Female Solo Artist
1993 – Best British Album (for Diva)
1996 – Best British Female Solo Artist
1999 – Outstanding Contribution to British Music (Eurythmics)
Click here to visit the Times website
Click here to visit the 2010 Brit Awards website
(from Annie Lennox blog)
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