Suzanne Vega has shared that police ‘advised’ her not to play her historic headline present at Glastonbury in 1989.
Vega’s efficiency on the Worthy Farm competition marked the primary time a girl had ever headlined Glastonbury.
In a brand new interview with The i, she shared that not everybody was blissful concerning the step ahead for feminine musicians, revealing she had acquired demise threats forward of the efficiency.
She mentioned: ‘Scotland Yard sat me down and mentioned, “We advise you not to do the show.” I used to be like, “Are you kidding me?”‘
Both Vega and the bass participant she carried out with had acquired violent threats, some even on the day of the gig.
The singer continued, remembering that she agreed to put on a bulletproof vest in the course of the present.
‘A man from Scotland Yard took his and said, “You’ll have to put on this.” He was twice my measurement, so I had to gaffer tape myself into this large bulletproof vest, after which put a denim jacket over it.’
‘It felt like every song was 20 minutes long,’ she continued. ‘It was not comfortable. We were all nervous.’
Despite the difficulties, she mentioned, ‘I’m pleased with being the primary girl to headline,’ she mentioned. ‘There’s nothing diminished about that.’
An American singer-songwriter and creator, Vega is broadly thought to be one of many main figures of the folks revival motion that emerged within the Nineteen Eighties.
She gained worldwide acclaim with her 1987 album Solitude Standing, which featured the hit singles Luka and the a cappella Tom’s Diner, later famously remixed by the British duo DNA, changing into a world dance hit and incomes her the nickname ‘the mother of the MP3’ due to the monitor’s function in early digital audio experiments.
Since Vega’s trailblazing efficiency at Glastonbury, there have been loads of feminine headliners, with this yr’s upcoming competition kicking off on June 25.
The occasion has dropped all its headliners with Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo taking the highest Pyramid Stage spots and Rod Stewart within the Sunday legend slot.
Elsewhere, Doechii, Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro, Alanis Morissette, Raye, The Prodigy and Noah Kahan are all billed on numerous levels, with legendary bands additionally cpeppered within the line-up like The Libertines, The Maccabees and The Scissor Sisters.
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