Blur frontman Damon Albarn has donated a chewed up guitar to a brand new charity public sale from The Stone Roses‘ Mani alongside Oasis, Foo Fighters and extra.
As revealed again in August, Mani and his spouse Imelda are holding a charity fundraiser following the latter’s most cancers prognosis. Imelda Mountfield, an occasions agent, was recognized with stage 4 bowel most cancers in November 2020. She and her husband are actually aiming to boost consciousness and funds for The Christie Hospital and The Stockport Charitable Trust.
An occasion titled This Is The One – a nod to the Stone Roses track of the identical title – was held The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester final week (November 18) and featured an evening of “first-class” music and leisure curated by Mani.
An on-line public sale additionally started that night time, which includes a host of musical memorabilia from globally famend artists.
Included are VIP tickets to Coldplay‘s present world tour, a guitar signed by Foo Fighters and one other guitar utilized by Albarn when writing that includes a chewed up part and a handwritten notice in everlasting marker that reads: “I chew here when writing.”
Discussing the merchandise, Albarn stated: “Not in the best condition, but very well used for writing over the last ten years, genuine working guitar, with love Damon Albarn 2022 x.”
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Mani stated in an announcement about This Is The One: “When life offers you a pair of twos, you will need to get your recreation face on! The previous two years since my spouse’s prognosis have been brutal in so some ways, however it’s additionally opened our eyes to so many issues.
“This disease needs to be eradicated – we feel duty bound to do our bit to achieve this. So everybody, get on board, dig deep, help out, we will win!”
Imelda added: “Both charities have supported me through my journey. Cancer affects not just the person who has it, but everyone around them, and I hope that by investing in some more research, we can help alleviate some of the devastation caused to families.”