Shaun Ryder with Happy Mondays live in London (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media)
Ozzy Osbourne, Shaun Ryder and Miles Kane are some of the musicians who are currently making public transport announcements in cities across the UK as part of BBC Music Day.
Commuters in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Blackpool are being kept up-to-date by famous sons; Ozzy is on the speakers for Midland Metro Trams in his hometown Birmingham. “When I was young music was all that mattered to me,” he’s said. “As a teenager I was caught in the magical spell of The Beatles and that was all it took. I was gone. Music is still magic to me. It runs through my head all day long and I would never ever want that to stop.”
“Being named one of 2017’s Music Day Ambassadors was an unexpected and wonderful honour. Music has given me such an incredible life so a special day that celebrates this, like BBC Music Day, is better than Christmas to me.”
“I think music is one of the most powerful things on earth,” Miles Kane added. “It lets you dream, takes you to another world, gives you confidence, makes you sad, brings out emotions that you never thought you had. Music is everything. ”
“An ambassador sounds epic! I’m completely honoured plus it’s amazing that I am able to represent Liverpool and the Wirral, which makes me feel proud of where I’m from.”