lowbasso
A Hard Day's Knight
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Post by lowbasso on Jun 18, 2009 14:11:05 GMT -5
Yoko Ono just received a Lifetime Musical Achievement Award from the 2009 Mojo Awards Ceremony in London.... Now C'mon....a Lifetime Achievement Award? In Music? What the hell has she ever done that would merit this? If it was for getting John's unreleased, or remastered material out, since his death, it still does not merit her receiving such an award. I cannot for the life of me think of any of her own "musical" projects over the years meriting anything like a Lifetime Achievement award. Is it because she was married to a Beatle she gets this award? Give me a break! Am I missing something here?
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Post by vectisfabber on Jun 18, 2009 20:13:19 GMT -5
I understood that it was because of the vast and enduring influence her music has had on subsequent generations of young musicians.
Mojo editor Phil Alexander commented: “Yoko Ono helped change music as we know it...first by introducing avant-garde sensibilities to her husband and secondly, just as significantly, by continuing to push the boundaries of what was deemed the normal way after that. She is a huge influence on modern music and this award recognizes her inspirational qualities and ongoing questing. Yoko Ono is unique and we are thrilled to commemorate her lifetime on the frontline."
Beg your pardon, not "vast and enduring", but "huge" and "continuing."
Parallel universes are alive and well and living in the Mojo offices, apparently.
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Post by Joe Karlosi on Jun 19, 2009 16:07:06 GMT -5
Yoko Ono just received a Lifetime Musical Achievement Award from the 2009 Mojo Awards Ceremony in London.... Now C'mon....a Lifetime Achievement Award? In Music? What the hell has she ever done that would merit this? If it was for getting John's unreleased, or remastered material out, since his death, it still does not merit her receiving such an award. I cannot for the life of me think of any of her own "musical" projects over the years meriting anything like a Lifetime Achievement award. Is it because she was married to a Beatle she gets this award? Give me a break! Am I missing something here? I think the B-52's and Lene Lovich could answer you.
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