Bon Iver's Justin Vernon: The Grammy Awards Are Too Self-Important

Bon Iver's Justin Vernon has labelled the Grammy Awards as"too self-important", following his win last weekend.

The singer, who picked up awards for 'Best New Artist' and 'Best Alternative Album', said he felt 'uncomfortable' picking up the Best New Artist award.

"It's not that the Grammys are evil, they've just been around the longest," he told Spin.

"Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear) wrote me a note that said, 'Hey man, go win one for the indies'. I may not know what he means by 'the indies'. We could sit down and make a ten-point definition of what the indies are; we may not agree on every one on of them.

"But he's a friend and he's saying, 'We're with you'. You can't deny the fact that the Grammys have a historical significance as far as the industry staying above water. But that doesn't budge some of my personal concerns about it being too self-important."

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Vernon also admitted that he left out parts of his acceptance speech as it would be "confusing and too self-referential."

The axed part of the speech apparently read: "It's hard to accept this award because of all the talent out there, but also because Bon Iver is an entity and something that I gave myself to. A lot of people give themselves to it, so it's hard to think of Bon Iver as an artist. Bon Iver is not an artist. Bon Iver is an idea."

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