Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner made a shock look on the Music Week Awards to honour his supervisor.
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner makes uncommon look to honour supervisor in London
The indie rock legend has been holding a low-profile with the band having not launched any new music since their 2022 LP ‘The Automobile’, whereas they’ve been on hiatus from taking part in dwell since 2023.
Nonetheless, these in attendance on the bash at London’s JW Marriott Grosvenor Home, on Could 8, had been left gobsmacked when the ‘I Wager You Look Good on the Dancefloor’ hitmaker appeared on stage to current Ian McAndrew with The Strat Award.
Introducing his longtime colleague – whose purchasers embrace Travis, Royal Blood, Fontaines D.C., Craig David and extra – to the stage, Alex mentioned: “Please put your arms collectively in your 2025 Music Week Strat winner, the one, the one, Mr Ian McAndrew.”
The Wildlife Leisure founder and CEO was additionally surprised and reacted: “Alex, that was an entire shock, I had completely no concept you had been right here.”
Throughout his speech, Ian revealed he was carrying a classic Cartier watch as soon as owned by his late hero, The Beatles’ supervisor Brian Epstein.
He mentioned: “I used to be all the time, and stay, an enormous admirer of Brian Epstein.
“And another person who was an enormous admirer of Brian was Tony Stratton-Smith… Tony was a gentleman, he was an adventurer, he was a maverick and, in fact, a music supervisor. It was mentioned that Tony was by no means happier than when the artists he had so fastidiously nurtured had been fulfilling their artistic desires. They usually’re sentiments that I share, so I am very grateful to be accepting this award in his honour.”
