We had a great time interviewing the lovely guests at the star-studded O2 Silver Clef Awards lunch. The most touching thing about the interviews was how supportive and involved each of the guests were with the Nordoff Robbins charity, and the annual Silver Clef event.
Ricky Hatton was so sweet, he was thrilled to be presenting the Silver Clef award to Oasis. His interview is so funny, ‘Oasis’ is the answer to every question! He’s a ‘big massive fan’.
Also presenting an award was a very excitable and eloquent Russell Brand. He enthused to us about the ins and outs of atomic particles and ‘guess what I learned the other day? It’s this thing called quantum entanglement!’ Never a dull moment.
Russell also found the time to present The Newcomer Award to Amy MacDonald. She was really sweet, chatting to us about Nordoff Robbins, the music therapy charity that the lunch raises money for. She’d actually performed to pupils at a primary school that Nordoff Robbins work with, and she said it was ‘one of the best experiences of my life’. The girl’s played every festival I can think of, but she told us that these kids were ‘the best audience ever’.
Her life motto is ‘what’s meant for you won’t pass you by’. Certainly true in her case! We also gleaned a few life mottoes from other stars milling around; Lisa Stansfield’s straightforward ‘get on with it!’ and The Fratellis’ ambiguous ‘he who sticks his nose in a beehive will get more than a noseful of honey’. Hmmm.
Bruce Springsteen is certainly making a comeback, as he was a fixture on the iPods of the stars. Simon Pegg and Natt Weller offered some interesting and unusual music recommendations, have a look at the videos.
The whole event had a fantastic vibe, everyone was on great form and there was that lovin’ feeling in the air! As Jeremy put it so succinctly,
‘It’s a great lunch. And people benefit’
Enjoy!
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