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| KLF frontman marks 'No Music Day' | KLF frontman marks 'No Music Day' |
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| BBC Radio Scotland is spending a day not broadcasting any music whatsoever. | |
| The move is to mark No Music Day - the brainchild of musician, writer, artist and deviser of bizarre stunts, Bill Drummond. | |
| The former KLF frontman is challenging people to consider how people view and use music in their lives. | The former KLF frontman is challenging people to consider how people view and use music in their lives. |
| Instead of music, Radio Scotland programmes will include discussions, interviews and a chance to contemplate a world without music. | Instead of music, Radio Scotland programmes will include discussions, interviews and a chance to contemplate a world without music. |
| Drummond came up with the idea in 2005 and this year will be the third time he has marked the day. | Drummond came up with the idea in 2005 and this year will be the third time he has marked the day. |
| He chose Wednesday, 21 November because it is the day before St Cecilia's Day, who is the patron saint of music. | He chose Wednesday, 21 November because it is the day before St Cecilia's Day, who is the patron saint of music. |
| I decided to have one day without listening to music to give myself some space Bill Drummond href="/1/hi/scotland/7104144.stm">How day struck a chord class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=3842&edition=1">Send us your views | |
| "There seemed a logic that we fast from music on the day before we may traditionally have celebrated and given thanks for music," Drummond said. | "There seemed a logic that we fast from music on the day before we may traditionally have celebrated and given thanks for music," Drummond said. |
| He added: "I decided to have one day without listening to music to give myself some space." | He added: "I decided to have one day without listening to music to give myself some space." |
| Drummond is to appear on various Radio Scotland programmes during the day to talk about music and avoiding it for 24 hours. | Drummond is to appear on various Radio Scotland programmes during the day to talk about music and avoiding it for 24 hours. |
| The usual Good Morning Scotland music at 0600 GMT will be replaced with other noises. | The usual Good Morning Scotland music at 0600 GMT will be replaced with other noises. |
| At 0930 GMT Fred MacAulay and Co will send out the No Music Day Police in a bid to stop the public listening to music on their MP3 players. | At 0930 GMT Fred MacAulay and Co will send out the No Music Day Police in a bid to stop the public listening to music on their MP3 players. |
| The Radio Cafe will feature an in-depth interview with Drummond looking at his career in the music industry and his acclaim as a conceptual artist. | The Radio Cafe will feature an in-depth interview with Drummond looking at his career in the music industry and his acclaim as a conceptual artist. |
| 'Live music' | 'Live music' |
| Later, he will take calls on Tom Morton's Show about the piece of music that had the biggest impact on listener's lives. | Later, he will take calls on Tom Morton's Show about the piece of music that had the biggest impact on listener's lives. |
| Iain Anderson will break the No Music Day fast at midnight. | Iain Anderson will break the No Music Day fast at midnight. |
| Jeff Zycinski, head of radio, said: "Radio Scotland broadcasts more live music than all the Scottish commercial stations put together. | Jeff Zycinski, head of radio, said: "Radio Scotland broadcasts more live music than all the Scottish commercial stations put together. |
| "Bill's idea was to show how important music was to people by taking it away. The day will also prompt the question - 'What kind of music do we want?'" | "Bill's idea was to show how important music was to people by taking it away. The day will also prompt the question - 'What kind of music do we want?'" |
| Drummond, from Stranraer, is no stranger to attention-grabbing stunts. | Drummond, from Stranraer, is no stranger to attention-grabbing stunts. |
| In 1994, he burned £1m of his band's earnings on the island of Jura. | In 1994, he burned £1m of his band's earnings on the island of Jura. |