I’m a punk, not a pop star. And that awards make some people feel more than and some people feel less than. And that music shouldn’t be such a competition. There is outrage at me throughout the industry. In England, the Brit Awards are hosted by Jonathan King, a hugely popular television DJ. For some reason he spends ten minutes viciously attacking me for my stance. It’s quite baffling. His eyes are bulging and his mouth is foaming, he’s so angry. How dare the little Irish upstart associate music with child abuse? (Not too many years later when he’s convicted and jailed for repeated acts of
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