Kraftwerk Awarded Lifetime Achievement Grammy

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As part of the 56th GRAMMY Awards, The Recording Academy presented a Special Merit Award to Kraftwerk for their contributions to the recording field. Kraftwerk received the Lifetime Achievement Award, in addition to The Beatles, Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero, country singer Kris Kristofferson, funk band the Isley Brothers as well as – posthumously – the blues musician Clifton Chenier and violinist Maud Powell.

Of this year’s Lifetime Award designees, Recording Academy head Neil Portnow said, “This astoundingly unique and gifted group have created some of the most distinguished and influential work in our musical history. Their legacies are timeless and legendary, and their creativity will continue to influence and inspire future generations.”

Kraftwerk’s Ralf Hütter used some of the lyrics to “The Robots” to accept their award:

“We’re charging our battery

And now we’re full of energy

We’re functioning automatic

And we are dancing mechanic

We are programmed just to do

Anything you want us to

We are the robots.

Thank you.”

Source: synthtopia.com