Noel Gallagher claims that not only are his band still relevant, but that they are the first band ever to have picked up the Outstanding Contribution Brit whilst simultaneously maintaining that relevance. Sting, who has of course recently got back together with The Police for a reunion, is not relevant at all, by the way.
In fact, why don't I just let Noel explain himself? Here's what he said: "We are the only ones around to have picked it up who are still relevant. The likes of Sting aren't relevant any more. I didn't want to come down here when I was dying".