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00:00Thank you. Oh
00:02This is my bad side guys, but it's fine. It's fine
00:05Okay, one insane of you to put me and Rachel last we've had so much champagne like
00:12It's fine. It's weird. It's gonna be fine. And as Jack said, it's almost over. So don't worry. We'll be good
00:18okay, also you took a couple of my bits Jack, which is fine one about all the plates and
00:25Nothing on them. That's one of my favorite things about tonight
00:31Huh, oh, yeah, I did. Yeah. Thanks for stealing that by the way, and my second favorite thing about tonight is
00:39How many people who have been in my life whether that be as friends or as
00:46Inspirations for a really long time who are in this room
00:51Kind of getting their flowers, you know Jack
00:54producer of the decade
00:56Yes, you mentioned our flop tour which it's fine. Well, you know, we can move on from that. But you know, you you've created
01:04so
01:05much amazing art and work and
01:08you know, we we haven't quite like
01:12Done our thing together, but you've always been so supportive of me and I really appreciate that
01:19Lana I just met you tonight, but who isn't inspired by you for real seriously. It's it's it's really awesome to
01:26See you speak. So eloquently about one of your collaborators
01:31Ray
01:33Girl, my god. I love you so much and I am so
01:38like
01:39I'm just so happy for you. You deserve everything and more like
01:45Seriously, I'm so proud of you Ray and I we've known each other for a really long time
01:50We've I mean we've been through it and I'm just you're just such a
01:56no pun intended ray of light like you are just just so effervescent and
02:02beautiful and I'm so happy that you are here on your own terms getting all the accolades that you deserve and more and
02:10Caroline
02:11You and I we've written so many songs together. We've lived together
02:16You've gotten me through a breakup
02:19I'm so happy that you're here tonight. Also and Rachel. Thank you for presenting me this award
02:28She's there guys, she's right there
02:32You are a legend and
02:35fucking it girl of the year babies, seriously
02:39Okay, so this is an interesting award for me to get because hitmaker
02:43To me is a very funny term
02:46I
02:48Wasn't really sure what to say. So I'm just gonna say this thing that I wrote. Okay in March
02:561967 the Velvet Underground released their album the Velvet Underground and Nico
03:04Yes
03:05It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number
03:11199 and a few weeks later
03:15It rose to its peak position
03:18of
03:19195 but don't worry then it dropped out, but it re-entered the charts and
03:27Later in life Lou Reed told Brian, you know that I had only sold around 30,000 copies over its first five years
03:35in my humble opinion
03:38This record is the definition of a hit
03:43This record is arguably one of the most influential and groundbreaking records of our time
03:50This album is the apex of fine art and DIY culture colliding
03:55It's high and low
03:57It's poetry meets drugs
03:59It's earnest meets arrogance and even if you have never heard a single song from this album
04:04You will undoubtedly recognize its cover either from the walls of a modern art gallery or from the shop floor of an urban
04:12Outfitters and let's be real
04:15What is a hit if you're not conquering both of those places?
04:20My album cover
04:22Has not yet appeared at the Guggenheim or the Whitney or the Tate
04:29However
04:31Some of my merch is available to purchase right now in Urban Outfitters
04:38So, I guess that means that I'm halfway there so thank you very much Variety
04:42Thank you, Jim everyone. Enjoy your evening and get some lunch. Bye