SEX PISTOL frontman JOHNNY ROTTEN lived up to his hell-raising reputation at
the MOJO Honours List by branding the rock aristocracy present "mellow
p**** wipes."
The rocker stunned guests at the glittering bash, who included JIMMY PAGE,
NICK CAVE and NEIL DIAMOND, when he launched into a
foul-mouthed tirade after collecting his Mojo Icon Award.
He fumed: "You’re all cowards. Look around you. Look at what Britain is
becoming. You can’t drink, you can’t smoke.
"All I see in this room is just a bunch of mellow p**** wipes.
"What we did in the Sex Pistols had integrity. Celebrate the Pistols. We
are what made Britain great. I accept this award on the Pistols’ behalf you
f******."
He then hurled his microphone to the ground.
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Other winners of the annual event, held at The Brewery venue in central
London, were more considered in their acceptance speeches.
Ska pioneers THE SPECIALS, who bagged the MOJO Hall Of Fame gong,
dedicated their award to punk poet JOHN COOPER CLARKE, who they
recalled supporting on an early tour in 1979.
PHIL COLLINS thanked the magazine for giving his criminally
unfashionable band GENESIS the MOJO Lifetime Achievement Award.
He said: "Not since the Melody Maker in the mid seventies has anyone from
the press dared to give us a gong."
He also revealed the prog-pioneers current reunion would be their last. He
added: "I think we’re going to knock it on the head now.
"It’s all downhill from here."
JIMMY PAGE paid lavish tribute to LED ZEPPELIN’s stand in
drummer JASON BONHAM, who took the place of his late father JOHN at
the band’s O2 gig earlier this year.
He was joined by bassist JON PAUL JONES in accepting the Best Live Act
Award.
The full list of winner are as follows:
Song Of The Year – Duffy, Mercy
Outstanding Contribution To Music – Paul Weller
Best Live Act – Led Zeppelin
Icon – Sex Pistols
Classic Songwriter – Neil Diamond
Best Breakthrough Act – Last Shadow Puppets
Best Album – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
Hero – Motorhead
Hall Of Fame – The Specials
Lifetime Achievement – Genesis
Special Award – Judy Collins
Legend – Irma Thomas
Classic Album – My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
Inspiration Award - John Fogerty
Roots Award – Toots Hibbert
Les Paul Award – John Martyn
Maverick Award – Mark E Smith
Vision Award – Julien Temple
