Michael Eavis (Athelstan Joseph Michael Eavis) Quotes

I think the glamour of my previous life probably comes into the music somewhere. I think the contrast is probably what led me into the festival. I needed a little bit of that glamour.

Michael Eavis

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• I think the glamour of my previous life probably comes into the music somewhere. I think the contrast is probably what led me into the festival. I needed a little bit of that glamour.

  

  Michael Eavis
  • Life
  • Music
  • Contrast