Pulp: Sheffield music legends inducted into city's Walk of Fame
Music legends Pulp were inducted into Sheffield’s Walk of Fame yesterday.
The cult band had been jobbing musicians until their hit with Common People rocketed them to fame in 1995, with their performance at Glastonbury weeks later in place of the Stone Roses who were forced to pull out cementing their status.
They went on to becoming one of the defining bands of the 1990s.
All 17 past and present band members were in the city yesterday to see their plaque unveiled on the pavement outside Sheffield Town Hall.
Singer Jarvis Cocker told the crowd that came to celebrate with them: “Pulp was a group that started when I was at school. There was no musical accomplishment required.
“It was just, ‘have you got some time on Friday evening and would you come to my mother’s house, while she is at the pub so we can make some noise?’ and people came and did that.
“Over the years, the noise became more palatable and we played concerts.”
Speaking on the honour, Jarvis added: “It’s nice to get a Legends star and I will walk past it at some point, I’m sure.”
Pulp joins the likes of fellow musician Paul Carrack, the late football referee Uriah Rennie and charity campaigner John Burkhill on the Walk of Fame.
Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Coun Andrew Sangar, added: “Pulp are such a big part of Sheffield’s cultural story. From their beginnings here in the city to becoming one of the most recognisable British bands of their generation, they have taken a little bit of Sheffield with them wherever their music has travelled.
“There is something particularly special about recognising them here, in the place where it all began. Sheffield is enormously proud of its musical heritage and Pulp have played a huge part in putting our city and its creativity on the national and international stage.”