The Glastonbury-goer whacked by Amy Winehouse during the singer's Pyramid Stage set at the weekend has spoken to the BBC about his brush with a celebrity swinger.
Winehouse could clearly be seen lashing out at 25-year-old Londoner James Gostelow in footage of the festival, broadcast by the BBC. Missed it? Here:
On the incident, Mr Gostelow commented to the BBC:
"At the end of the day it is all part of being at the front and being pushed by thousands of people. It is all part of the Glastonbury experience."
Michael Eavis, Glasto Supremo, defended Winehouse after the footage was beamed around the globe on Saturday night, saying she'd been touched by a fan. The footage seems to show a hat, tossed from the crowd, hitting the singer before she punches at Mr Gostelow. A case of mistaken identity, it seems. That said, why jump into the pit for your last two songs if you're that bothered about people potentially touching you?
Watch the interview in full here.
DiScuss: Just got in from Glasto? What were your highlights?
her voice
when she's punching...
innit
:D
She should do a whole album
of songs while punching
lulz!!
:D
What a diva
this made me actualol, she looks so awkward
She sounds like a
massive retard.
If a fan did that to a singer the festival organisers would be like
THIS IS UNACCCEPTABLE
Whinehouse is a bitch, she has all these problems because she is a fucking digraceful woman who should learn to keep things under control.
Fuck me
what world are you living in - "a bitch" and a "disgraceful woman"?
Christ Almighty.
she crack-fiend
that is all
it's stouffer!
I would have
spinning piledrivered the witch.
I laughed far too hard at ^this^
I hope someone mistakes her for her for
a badger and run's her down, idiot.
I wish she would fuck off.
A bit fucking harsh
on badgers.
People in the tent next to mine
were at the front for this. They reckoned that the guy had tried to pull her dress down.
The footage is too close up to her face immediately before she takes a pop at the guy to call really.
In other thoughts - is what boils down to sexual assualt really OK if a female goes near her fans? Does this mean that women shouldn't go into the pit if they don't want to be groped? I think you're on slightly dodgy ground with that last comment.
they didnt say groped did they?
but standing in a group of people at the front of a gig, you would expect to be touched. if you are the focus of the attention its even more likely.
it doesnt mean people can grope her. but it doesnt mean she was sensible in going down there.
I
don't mean it >< obvs.
umm
probably gave the poor sod aids.
that securrity guy
is well placed
** security
to be fair
she is a vile bitch...i mean bopping someone in the front row? I'd take her to court and sue her for millions.
The things is,
NME's website have him quoted as saying "She did a great act".
No. She. Fucking. Didn't.
She can't sing. She can't dance. She can't perform. She can't play guitar. She was a frickin' mess.
She can write a good chyoon though!
have you heard her albums?
if there's one thing she can do it's sing. If you're interested in dancing and performing, there's always Girls Aloud :)
but not live she can't
not if this Glastonbury was anything to go by
look what happened to her "blakie"
for beating someone up
i think you mean: she could* sing
can? not these days mate.
I didn't see her
but my highlights were:
Elbow
Caribou
Neon Neon (bizarre, but amazing)
Battles
and, of course,
LEONARD COHEN. Remarkable show, although I had had a lot of red wine, so probably wasn't as good as I thought it was.
neon neon! AMAZING
and hoorah for the unexpected HAR MAR SUPERSTAR!
Why would you ever, EVER, try to grope that?
More fun feeling up and ironing board.
Glastonbury experience my arse, sounds shit to me!
What a mess
she is..
embarrassingly awful now.
it's just beyond a joke how crap she has become, and everyone was still like 'aaah yeh that was brilliant!' even though they know it was dreadful.
poo-eee
imagine the smell of her crack stained pants.
Reminds me a bit of josh Hommes' outburst the other week
Yes, he was justified in being annoyed but IMO he did go a bit bonkers when he could have let it pass or just said one witty comment rather than a whole load of verbal abuse.
If the chap did try and pull her dress down then that is completely unaceptable, obviously, and i can understand her frustration.
I wonder if he thought
hmm this is a proper Glastonbury moment this is..
Punched by a racist bitch
Fuckin A.
Shoot the bitch.
why the good reviews
yes some writers showed the embarrassing performance for what it was...but what about the ones who didn't? am fed up of reading about her either way.