Few would argue that there was a more deserving winner of British Album of the Year at last night's BRITs than Arctic Monkeys for their fifth album AM. Alex Turner - whose band also won the Best British Group award - used the opportunity to burst into soliloquy as to why rock & roll is so important to him.
The full transcript of what Turner said is: "Thank you. That rock & roll, eh? That rock & roll, it just won’t go away. It might hibernate from time to time and sink back into the swamp. I think the cyclical nature of the universe in which it exists demands it adheres to some of its rules. But it’s always waiting there, just around the corner, ready to make its way back through the sludge and smash through the glass ceiling, looking better than ever. Yeah, that rock & roll, it seems like it’s fading away sometimes, but it will never die. And there’s nothing you can do about it. Thank you very much for this. I do truly appreciate it. Don’t take that the wrong way and invoice me for the microphone if you need to."
For the full winners list from last night's BRIT Awards click here and all the red carpet shenanigans can be seen here and here.
