Quietus hero Jarvis Cocker has spoken of his suspicion about the apparent lifeline handed to BBC 6 Music, confessing his fears that it could be a "stall" and a "dirty trick".
Yesterday, The Times reported that the BBC Trust was planning on re-examining the future of the station after it was apparently condemned to closure, with an unnamed 6 Music DJ claiming: "The optimism is growing. There is a feeling that they will not just kill us straight off."
However, Cocker – speaking at the AIM (Association of Independent Music) AGM – said: "I don’t want the vehemence or size of the protest against the closure to be a handicap. They may just want to stall."
He added it would be a "dirty trick to just prolong the decision and hope another issue comes up and everyone forgets about it.
"People work there every day of the week, and it’s not fair to have the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head."
Speaking later at a smaller conference, he re-iterated: "Maybe I’m just being paranoid, but people do have lives to live. Maybe they hope people will get fed up of complaining."
