Two legends in their own rights — AM 570 LA Sports' Vic "the Brick" Jacobs and Cage the Elephant lead singer Matt Schultz — united last Friday at the MusiCares "Person of the Year" dinner in Los Angeles.
The evening featured an All-Star cast honoring this year's recipient, musical icon Tom Petty. Jacobs breaks down the event and brings the emotions directly to you below:
"TOM PETTY FANS..
FEELIN YOU...
THE GRAMMY MUSIC CARES "PERSON OF THE YEAR"CELEBRATED THE TRANSCENDENT PETTY...
LETS'S FACE IT..
THE GREAT WIDE OPEN COUNTRY-ROCK-PSYCHEDELIC SWATH THAT PETTY AND MUD-CRUTCH-HEARTBREAKERS HAVE CUT THRU THE MANY DECADES..
TRULY A BLESSING..
PETTY ABSORBED DYLAN- BYRDS-BURRITO BROTHERS-JOHNNY CASH-LEON RUSSELL- GEORGE HARRISON
HEY..
PETTY ABSORBED THE FUNKY FLAVAH OF THE TITANS...
CHURNED IT OUT....
CARVED OUT HIS ESPECIAL SOUND....
A VIRTUAL SOUNDTRACK OF OUR TIME & SPACE...
PETTY EMBRACED THE HONOR WITH SACRED TALES OF ROCK N ROLL..
HOW LEON TOLD HIM ON WEARING SUN-GLASSES INSIDE?
LEON TOLD TOM..
"YOU'VE GOT TO EARN IT"
INSPIRED BY SOUL MUSIC ..
NURTURED BY THE FURY GROWING UP IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA..
PETTY SEZ OF THE GENESIS OF ROCK N ROLL..
"A CONSPIRACY TO GET BLACK MUSIC ON WHITE POPULAR RADIO"
ROCK TITANS PERFORMED THE PETTY COVERS..
FOO FIGHTERS-DON HENLEY-JACKSON BROWN-TAJ MAHAL--GARY CLARKE JR.-LUCINDA WILLIAMS-STEVIE NICKS
CHRIS HILLMAN FROM THE BYRYDS Y'ALL..
MAS PROFOUND MOMENTS...
PETTY PASSING THE ROCK N' ROLL TORCH TO THE YOUNGBLOODS....
THE SHELTERS-DHANI HARRISON-SON OF GEORGE..
THE HEAD AND THE HEART..
FUELING THE PETTY PASSION..
CAGE THE ELEPHANT..
TOOK HOME THE GRAMMY FOR BEST ROCK ALBUM..
MY MAN, LEAD SINGER, MATT SHULTZ..
CHANNELED A COMBO OF JAGGER-GRAM PARSONS AND TASTE OF NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE..
ROCKIN A RED JACKET...
PLAYING HIS ASS OFF ON THE HARP..
CAGE UNCHAINED VIRTUOSO PERFORMANCE OF THE PETTY'S-"LAST DANCE WITH MARY JANE"
I CAUGHT UP WITH MATT WHEN PETTY HIT THE STAGE...
WE LOCKED IN ON EACH OTHER'S WACKY WARDROBE..
IN UNISON..
WE DECLARED..
"I DIG YOUR FLAVAH"
PETTY'S UNBRIDLED ROCK N' SOUL MUSICS IN GOOD HANDS...."