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Yoko Ono wins lifetime Mojo prize Yoko Ono enjoys rare music honour
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John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has been given a lifetime achievement honour at Mojo magazine's awards in London. John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has received a lifetime achievement honour at the Mojo magazine awards in London, the first music prize of her career.
Other acts to be honoured included Fleet Foxes, Elbow and Paul Weller, who picked up his third Mojo award for best album, as voted for by readers. Ono, more used to flak from Beatles fans who thought her main achievement was to cause the band to split, thanked Mojo for their "courageous" decision.
Blur also made their first public appearance together ahead of reunion gigs to collect the inspiration award. With Lennon and on her own, she has made two dozen albums in 31 years.
Mojo chief editor Phil Alexander, who hosted the event, praised Ono, 76, as "a huge influence on modern music". "It's really great that I went on stage and people were very warm towards me, I didn't expect that," she said.
"She may have been married to one of the most famous men in the world, but she also helped change music as we know it in her own right," he added. After picking up the accolade, she added: "For the longest time I never expected people to be so warm when I get on stage."
Asked what her late husband would have made of the award, Ono replied: "He would have said, 'I told you so, man.'
"He was the only person who was really believing and promoting my work. Without that I might have been pretty discouraged."
'Terrible press'
Ono, 76, received support from other musicians at the ceremony.
Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr said she deserved the award because she had "an awful lot of utterly terrible press that was completely uninformed and out of control for no reason".
"But also her records are pretty great," he said, "she didn't really need to be a Beatle wife.
"She was doing some pretty good stuff as it was, and I think she's fantastic."
The four members of Blur were back together before their looming live gigs
Mark Ronson, who has produced Amy Winehouse and Duran Duran, will perform as part of the Plastic Ono Band at the Meltdown festival in London on Sunday.
He said: "I'm a fan of hers. All those early Plastic Ono recordings are just incredible."
Mojo editor Phil Alexander, who hosted the event, praised Ono as "a huge influence on modern music".
He said: "She may have been married to one of the most famous men in the world, but she also helped change music as we know it in her own right.
"First, by introducing avant-garde sensibilities to her husband but, just as significantly, by continuing to push the boundaries of what was deemed the norm way after that.""First, by introducing avant-garde sensibilities to her husband but, just as significantly, by continuing to push the boundaries of what was deemed the norm way after that."
Fleet Foxes, who had been nominated for three prizes, came away with the best live act award but were beaten to song of the year by Elbow for One Day Like This. Other acts honoured by Mojo included Fleet Foxes, who were named best live act, and Elbow, who won best song for One Day Like This.
Paul Weller beat both of those acts to the prize for best album.
The winners of five competitive categories were voted for by readers and another 14 honorary prizes were handed out.
Manic Street Preachers were presented with the maverick awardManic Street Preachers were presented with the maverick award
London band White Lies won the breakthrough act while Joy Division, who won the outstanding contribution to music award two years ago, took the vision award. Blur, making their first public appearance together ahead of their forthcoming reunion gigs, collected the inspiration award.
After announcing earlier this year they would reform for live shows for the first time in 35 years, Mott The Hoople were presented with the hall of fame award. The Manic Street Preachers won the maverick award and bassist Nicky Wire said it was an achievement to have spent 20 years signed to the same major label and still be regarded mavericks.
The heroes prize went to 1960s band The Pretty Things, who followed in the footsteps of previous recipients Motorhead, Roger McGuinn and Roy Harper. Johnny Marr said he was "very honoured" to receive the trophy for classic songwriter from former Suede guitarist and Duffy producer Bernard Butler.
Manic Street Preachers were presented with the maverick award for their "mix of fiery intellectualism and incendiary rock 'n' roll" and the icon award went to the late Phil Lynott, of Thin Lizzy. Mott the Hoople entered the Mojo Hall of Fame, Joy Division won the vision award and the Pretty Things picked up the hero award. Phil Lynott, the late lead singer of 1970s rock gods Thin Lizzy, won the icon award.
Classic songwriter went to Johnny Marr and the outstanding contribution to music prize was presented to Joe Brown after 51 years as a recording artist. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell was decorated with the Mojo Medal, rock 'n' roll pioneer Joe Brown was recognised for his outstanding contribution to music and The Zombies received the classic album award.