The 1975 frontman Matty Healy broke down in tears on stage after his band headlined this yr’s Glastonbury Pageant.
In footage shared from the U.Okay. occasion through X on Friday, June 27, the musician, 36, grew to become visibly emotional on stage on the finish of a efficiency. He broke down in tears, dropping to his knees and inserting his head in his palms and sobbed. Healy then regarded up, exhaled and took a second earlier than standing again up.
The 1975 had been one in all three headliners for the three-day competition, which is presently happening. The band closed out Friday evening on the occasion whereas Neil Younger has high billing for Saturday and Olivia Rodrigo is the headline act for Sunday.
Earlier within the evening, Healy addressed the 100,000+ crowd with a pint of beer in hand, in line with The Hollywood Reporter.
“I do know I’m meant to be a rockstar, however that is actually scary and I’m actually nervous,” Healy mentioned about acting at Glastonbury.
He then joked, “It’s troublesome to inform after I’m being honest on stage… However what this second is making me understand is that, yeah, I most likely am the perfect. I most likely am the perfect songwriter of my era.”
Healy continued, “It’s the primary time in my life I don’t know what to say.”
Matty Healy. (Photograph by Karwai Tang/WireImage)
The frontman has come beneath hearth prior to now for his controversial habits, resulting in Healy to insist publicly he’s simply placing on an act as a rockstar and his persona doesn’t signify his “regular life.”
“As a result of a few of my actions have damage some individuals, I apologize to these individuals, and I pledge to do higher shifting ahead,” he mentioned onstage throughout a California efficiency in footage uploaded through X in October 2023. “I feel it’s additionally vital that I specific my intentions, so everyone is aware of that there isn’t any sick will coming from me. You see, as an artist, I wish to create an setting for myself to carry out the place not every little thing that I do is taken actually.”
Steve Jennings/WireImage Matty Healy tried to supply a proof for his controversial habits as his band kicked off the most recent leg of their tour. The 1975 carried out on the Hollywood Bowl in California on Monday, October 2, with Healy, 34, taking a second to replicate on his previous actions on stage. “As a result of a few of my […]
He continued: “I’ve type of carried out exaggerated variations of myself on different levels, be it [in] print or on podcasts and in an usually misguided try at fulfilling the type of character position of the twenty first century rock star. So, it’s sophisticated.”
Healy wrapped up his message by making mild of his actions, joking, “Typically taking part in fake is the one means you possibly can really discover out who you might be, and you possibly can most likely additionally say that males would fairly do offensive impressions for consideration than go to remedy.”
