From something to be depicted by artists, "madness" has become a source of artistic originality in itself.
If one begins to list the artists – Schiele, Klimt, Kokoschka; then the musicians – Mahler, Schönberg, Berg, Webern – one is already marvelling.
Long productive lives are not necessarily a boon to artists – think of Kokoschka or André Derain, for example.
Perform, monkey boy, damn you, one feels like yelling at these artists.
Paul Stokes, associate editor of NME, said the lineup proved "the unique place Glastonbury occupies in not only the hearts of the British festival-going public, but also the world's most influential music artists".
Gathering artists for the 40th Glastonbury had been easier than usual, said Eavis, admitting that the act he was most "wobbly-kneed" about was Willie Nelson.
Next week the Neue Galerie in New York will open a new exhibition, Gustav Klimt and Adele Bloch-Bauer: The Woman in Gold, celebrating the story and the work of one of the most important artists of fin-de-siècle Vienna.
He paid tribute to the way "Hytner works to get the best artists to do their best work.
A coalition of international artists has begun a year-long protest against the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant workers building Abu Dhabi's £17bn cultural hub, including the world's largest Guggenheim and a branch of the Louvre.
"UK artists and labels dominated sales at home like never before, releasing all of the top 10 best-selling artist albums of 2014," said Geoff Taylor, chief executive of music industry body BPI.
Related: UK top 10 albums of 2014 are all by British artists for first time Taylor said that the slide in British CD sales, precipitated by the rise of illegal downloads and digital sales and streaming, appeared to be slowing.
