RTP-area local music and culture

[Chris Rossi <rossi AT webslingerZ.com>]

bendy wrote:
> The penultimate paragraph was even more shocking for me...
>
> ===
> Last week, Davies received royal honors in London. Along with 
> singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, he was named a Commander of the Order of 
> the British Empire at a ceremony on New Year's Eve.
> ===
>
> ...I mean, he dismantled pomp and circumstance so well, and so modestly, 
> it's sad to see him slip into it. Choking on vomit seems to be the only 
> thing that prevents Brit pop stars from falling for the trappings of 
> peerage.
Has anyone in recent history ever turned down royal honors?  Any 
musicians?  Maybe he doesn't mind a meaningless pat on the back.  It's 
not like they've given him a feud to lord over.

rossi