Little did we realise that we had begun something that has stayed with us for a quarter of a century so far’. And from an earlier article: ‘It was … on one sunny autumn day that I experienced putting on my own show for the first time, with a handful of pop and folk stars … and a lorry-load of makeshift scaffolding for a stage. I always have been, right from when I was a kid. Let me quote from an interview which Michael Eavis recently gave to the BBC: ‘Mainly I’m a music man, first and foremost.
QUOTES ABOUT GLASTONBURY TOR FULL
That audience has, of course, never been an easy one to accommodate or indeed at times to control but Michael Eavis has been undeterred by these difficulties and although, as of course many know, we face a break in the sequence in 2006, we are assured that the Glastonbury Festivals will continue thereafter and no doubt rise to greater heights of enjoyment and musical satisfaction – and in any case, these five-yearly breaks are in full accordance with the needs of agriculture and festival staff alike. Perhaps Mr Eavis’s genius lies in the fact that no Glastonbury Festival is the same as the one before as the process, and even the terminology, of popular music has changed, so has the Festival, with a sure guiding hand at the helm, ever astute to recognise changing tastes, ever concerned to offer a unique hospitality to his audience. Yet when I say this, of course, I am not speaking of classical music perhaps what Mr Eavis has done is to offer a home to a music which speaks to and on behalf of the young, although I am by no means sure that that would be the accurate way of characterising festival-goers down the years, some of whom are by now, I greatly fear, reaching an age of seriousness which, as we see on our television screens in each successive year, by no means prevents them from having a good time. This is principally because, with generosity, commitment and an unbelievable amount of hard work, Mr Eavis has made Worthy Farm home to the Glastonbury Festival, which many, many people would refer to as the pre-eminent music festival in Britain. It is perhaps appropriate that at the end of this brief oration I shall suggest that he is eminently worthy of an honorary degree, for it is with the name of his farm, Worthy Farm, that he is so intimately associated. Also included are a selection of fantastic atmospheric prints by Andi Blake.Michael Eavis Master of Arts 14 February 2006 - Orator: Professor David Punter
Some of these great photos by Jill Furmanovsky are being shown for the first time, many were included in the book Glastonbury 50: The Official Story of Glastonbury Festival and others are iconic shots that have graced our collection for many years. In celebration of the Glastonbury Festival we've put together a selection of our favourite photos from across the years. Quote from the book '50 Glastonbury' by Michael & Emily Eavis Glastonbury is whatever you want it to be. It's not about hippies or liberals or peace or love or politics.Īlthough all of the above do hijack it fropm time to time.
The music? Who gives a shit about the music? The weather? Who gives a shit about the weather? Glastonbury is more important than New Year. "Glastonbury is more important than Christmas.
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