🎶 2022-04-01 18:17:34 – Paris/France.
Bono was part of not one, but two scandals at the 1994 ceremony.
When U2 won Best Alternative Record for Zoorope, Bono couldn't help but drop an F-bomb during the band's acceptance speech, saying, "I'd like to give a message to the young people of America. We will continue to abuse our position and fuck the mainstream. While the show was supposed to be delayed 10 seconds, the curse was broadcast live.
Later that evening, Bono returned to the stage to introduce Frank Sinatra, who was receiving a lifetime achievement award. After a standing ovation, an emotional Sinatra took the stage, where he began to deliver his speech.
"It's the best reception I've ever had," Sinatra said. “It's like being in baseball – the bases are loaded and you're at bat, and you don't know what you're going to do. »
The show was then awkwardly cut to commercial while Sinatra was speaking. While some thought it was an accident, Recording Academy director Michael Greene said one of Sinatra's aides told them they were worried Sinatra would speak for an hour, so they cut it to avoid overflowing.
Shortly after Sinatra's hiatus, Billy Joel, knowing they wouldn't be switching to commercial mid-song, stopped his performance of "The River of Dreams," looked at his watch, and said: “Precious advertising time passing, valuable advertising time passing. Dollars, dollars, dollars,” with a smirk before resuming the song.
SOURCE: Reviews News
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