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Awards
Noel Gallagher to take NME’s Genius prize
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 24 January 2012
Noel Gallagher is a Godlike genius. Official. I mean, the NME says so, so it must be true. Yes, the former Oasis man will be presented the Godlike Genius Award at the NME Awards this year, following the launch of his post-Oasis project Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds last year.
Responding succinctly to the news he’d be presented with the NME honour on 29 Feb, Gallagher told reporters: “I would like to thank NME for bestowing upon me such a great accolade. I have dreamt of this moment since I was 43 years old. I accept that I am now a genius, just like God”.
NME Editor Krissi Murison had more to say, waxing lyrical thus: “For the best part of two decades, the voice of one man has dominated the pages of NME more than any other. That man is Noel Gallagher. Opinionated, intelligent, passionate and always hilarious – Noel walks and talks it better than any other musician out there, and it’s just one of the reasons why the British public loves him so dearly”.
She continues: “The other reason, of course, is the anthems. No individual has written as many sing-out-loud classics as Noel. His songwriting has defined a generation, and for that reason I’m incredibly happy to declare Noel NME’s Godlike Genius. That he keeps pushing boundaries as a solo artist proves that there’s a long way to go in the story of one of the most talented musicians Britain has ever produced”.
Previous winners of the NME Genius prize include The Clash, Paul Weller, The Cure, Manic Street Preachers, New Order and Joy Division, and Dave Grohl. Morrissey has never been in the frame for the prize, though word has it he is up for Most Hilarious Libel Litigation at this year’s NME bash.
