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“I was advised not to do the show. I had to tape myself into this giant bulletproof vest”: When Suzanne Vega was warned against headlining Glastonbury, she took drastic measures to ensure she made history

The folk guitar icon made history as the first female artist to headline the iconic festival – but she arrived on stage after receiving death threats

Guitar World

Suzanne Vega regrets Prince snub

Suzanne Vega regrets turning down an invitation to Prince's house because she always assumed there'd be another opportunity to meet him.

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“It felt like every song was 20 minutes long. It was not comfortable”: Suzanne Vega explains why she had to play her groundbreaking 1989 Glastonbury set wearing a bulletproof vest

Suzanne Vega explains why she had to play her 1989 Glastonbury set wearing a bulletproof vest

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Suzanne Vega was advised to pull out of Glastonbury headline slot due to death threats

Suzanne Vega was told by police to pull out of her history-making Glastonbury headlining slot after receiving death threats but she refused.

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Suzanne Vega recalls Scotland Yard urging her to cancel Glastonbury headline slot

American folk-pop artist had to wear a bullet-proof vest during her performance

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“Prince writes, ‘Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time’”: Suzanne Vega on the time Prince sent her a handwritten letter to praise one of her most iconic tracks

Luka, one of Vega's most enduring songs, was an unlikely mainstream hit back in 1987, despite the fact that it deals with a very sensitive topic

Guitar World

Flying with Angels reminds us that Suzanne Vega has always excelled at channelling life’s outsider observers

3/5 At times, Vega’s use of clunky rhymes undoes the elegance of her more literary lines, but it’s still lovely to have her back in action

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Luka hitmaker Suzanne Vega: I did not expect chart success

Music star Suzanne Vega admits that her chart success has come as a surprise to her.

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The road to Glastonbury: What makes a Pyramid Stage headliner, and why is it so hard to find them?

As Worthy Farm gears up once again to welcome Glastonbury fans this week, the question of who should take top billing at the UK’s best-loved music festival is becoming harder to answer. Not to mention increasingly controversial. So what do organisers look for in a headline act? And should they…

The Independent UK

The Japanese House review, In the End It Always Does: Artist’s second album is a deliciously fragrant affair

The whole thing is woven through with the influence of great female singer-songwriters: a drizzle of detached Suzanne Vega here, a puddle of swooning Sarah McLachlan there

The Independent UK

US singer Suzanne Vega greets Cardiff fans in Welsh - but it's not what they expected to hear

It wasn't just a simple 'shwmae'

Wales Online

Cambridge Folk festival review – a safe but charming return

Crowd favourites Billy Bragg, Seasick Steve and Gipsy Kings share the bill with some daring international bookings for the festival’s contented return

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