Jake Bugg: 'The Mercury Music Prize doesn't mean much to me'
Singer says he didn't make music to win awards
- Failure - 2000, Badly Drawn Boy; the indie singer-songwriter and serial hat wearer, real name Damon Michael Gough, was awarded the Mercury for his album The Hour Of Bewilderbeast. Previously to this, Gough hadn’t enjoyed much commercial success and unfortunately he didn’t enjoy much afterwards, with this album being recognised as the critical and commercial peak of his career.
by Tamsyn Wilce
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Jake Bugg has dismissed his Mercury Music Prize nomination, claiming that the awards don't really mean much to him.
Bugg, who's debut self-titled album is one of this year's Mercury Prize nominations, has stated in a recent interview with the Coventry Telegraph that he's not all that fussed because he doesn't make music to win awards.
The young singer admitted in the interview, "It's great to be nominated, but the Mercury's don't mean a whole lot to me - that's not why I make music, to get awards. I make albums for people to listen to. I started writing songs in the hope they could mean something, could help someone, could inspire someone, could make someone's day. That's the best thing in the world for me."
Watch the video for Jake Bugg's single 'What Doesn't Kill You' below:
Jake Bugg is currently 33/1 in the bookies odds to win the Mercury Music Prize 2013, with Disclosure being the favourites to take home the prize. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on 30 October, 2013.
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