19 October 2009

For the next six days, Ben Sherman are auctioning a signed Keane plectrum in aid of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy, the UK's largest specialist music therapy charity. It comes framed with a hand-written note from the band, as per the picture (looks posh, doesn't it?).

Click here if you'd like to make a bid for the Keane plectrum on eBay. Bidding closes at 5pm GMT on Sunday 25th October.

Click here for more info on the Very Important Plectrums appeal (of which this is part).

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

Brill!!

Posted by the3lads on 2009-11-01 10:07:04

@ dear TheWiseGeordie! that is sooo awesome you won it and you are supporting a great cause. i am sure dear emmakate3 was just speculating like the rest of us. rich and poor keane fans unite (lol)! congrats, again! yours, lord b

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-27 18:15:59

VERY BEAUTIFUL! I LOVE THIS BAND FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! ALL THE KISSES IN THE WORLD TO TOM AND ALREADY FOR TIM AND RICHARD! PAULA WILLIAMS.

Posted by Paula Williams on 2009-10-26 21:20:57

good news emmakate3 I am a genuine fan who purchased the plectrum. i would love to be a rich corporate guy! [ i would like to think the person i out bid was!!]. it's bread and water for me for the next 6 months. best wishes to all keane fans rich and poor. TheWiseGeordie.

Posted by TheWiseGeordie on 2009-10-26 10:41:34

!!!!!!vengan otra vez a mexico¡¡¡¡

Posted by 8999445297 on 2009-10-25 23:04:23

good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!! kisses from argentina !!!!!!!!!! we miss you!!!!!!!!!! from natyperfectkeane

Posted by NATY0598 on 2009-10-24 21:28:46

LAS AMO!! (:

Posted by reegina on 2009-10-23 02:24:42

this is a really cool fundraising idea and whilst it's great that it will undoubtedly raise loads of money, it will probably be bought by some corporate buyer, instead of a genuinely besotted keane fan :(

Posted by emmakate3 on 2009-10-22 17:58:46

Good idea, guys ! Love you, Tom !!!!!!!!!! Raissa. Brazil - São Paulo.

Posted by Raissa on 2009-10-21 19:23:29

hi niza! agnes, i love your expressive little stories, hon! i was just thinking if there might be a french edition of the book but sacks has some pretty nice vids on the site where he talks about music and illness, amnesia, and moods. i just listened to your dernis rossos link too and his voice sends shivers up my spine. so hauntingly beautiful. that's great about stevie wonder as he is blind but is able to feel and see through music as his life force and passion just the way i see keane doing too. this has me thinking of debussey since he worked so much with hypersensitivity and moods in his music and is so influential across the board b/c of this. i think it's great to see keane and so many other artists support this cause for music therapy. have a great day and stay warm, dear agnes!

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-21 17:40:35

Ok Lord, thanks and I found some excerpts of the book on www.musicophilia.com !... I know there are also several other books on the topic, especially from Daniel LEVITIN who's a scientist and a musician too. He worked with Stevie WONDER and said about him : "Stevie is very sensitive to his audience : for him doing music is not a matter of money"... Just as ♥KEANE♥ !... Maybe I should try to read one of their books but, finally, I'm afraid that all of this is a little bit too scientific for my birdbrain... Plus, I don't know if there are some publishings translated in French (despite that trying to read in English would be yet an excellent training !)... But you know, I'm an arrant lazy that I'd better first find a book about how to cope to a measly life when you're bone idle !... And about sweet laziness, today there's a dreadful weather (weather forecast is appealing to alertness) in Southern France that makes you want to stay warm under the duvet... Please, don't take this as idea to make a vid and a nice day to everyone, anyway !!!

Posted by Agnes(Fr-15/07/2007) on 2009-10-21 09:31:43

good luck with everything!!

Posted by niza on 2009-10-21 09:19:07

congrats in advance to the lucky bidder! @ my dear agnes, if you missed that documentary you could always check out some books my bro hipped me to: 'musicphilia: tales of music and the brain' by oliver sachs and daniel levithan's 'this is your brain on music: understanding a human obsession.' fascinating reads! warmly, lbtg

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-21 02:12:37

Thanks Lord !... By the way, this passionate relationship between brain and music is so mysterious and Very Interesting Indeed... Past week, there was a documentary broadcasted on French TV about the effect of music on the brain... I think it was something like "The Musical Brain" a program broadcasted on a Canadian channel and whereof I was talking about few months ago... Given that the doc was aired to a rather belated hour, I'd planned to watch it coming back from the Cinema but then I felt asleep like a log on the armchair and finally I have seen nothing at all... Then actually, there's no point in talking about it, other than to say it's a pity that I missed it again :( I would have liked so much to watch it !!!...

Posted by Agnes(Fr-15/07/2007) on 2009-10-20 23:27:17

lovely story, agnes! music is indeed powerful, dear jiwon. tulaferl that is great that you studied music therapy! my brother does music performance and b/c of the lack of programs he could only study this through the more technical route in music acoustics but he eventually squeezed in the psychoacoustics aspects of music therapy. good luck to you in your field! :)

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-20 17:38:34

this is a very good incentive! BRAZIL- GOIÂNIA

Posted by rickeane on 2009-10-20 16:30:38

@Pablo0808, welcome to the plectrum Felloship, we´ll tell you when the next wakefulness is. Sleeping is for the weaks ! HA!

Posted by Marta on 2009-10-20 12:54:54

Oh and sorry but I think so that this thing would be much prettier in white pearly so that you could easily wear it as a pendant !... Actually, this yellow looks alike to the «yellow» on the Ferrari identification badge and I think so it's something that is ♫Not At All In The Air ♫ at this moment☺!!!...

Posted by Agnes(Fr-15/07/2007) on 2009-10-20 10:51:14

Hello dear Tom! Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched.Love ya my fave man.Have a good day honey :) (¯'·._.·Rachel·._.·'¯)

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-20 10:49:57

Cool !... I love you and plus, except love & music, I really don't know what is better on earth anyway !... Very Recently Indeed and as good example about music and emotion, something has made me burst into tears when Gudrun (thank you !) has mentioned the name of Demis ROUSSOS because I remembered my mother was fond of the song Forever And Ever with this sweet flonflon and so on... So then I listened to it and plus, when seeing the vinyl's jacket, I've been snowed under with souvenirs from this era... Then, I literally cried a river thinking about her... Frankly, KEANE website is Very Good Indeed for going off the deep !...♥ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3vCB3YBMUo&feature=related

Posted by Agnes(Fr-15/07/2007) on 2009-10-20 08:59:22

Wish I'd won the lottery this month...

Posted by jojoba on 2009-10-20 08:19:41

@ lord_byron / I totally agree with your comment!!

Posted by Jiwon Kim on 2009-10-20 05:01:25

keep up the good work, keane and km.com! the power of music can surely heal a body, mind and soul.

Posted by lord_byron on 2009-10-20 04:02:07

HI GUYS: GREAT!!! THANKS YOU VERY MUCH, TOM, TIM and RICH. KISS XXX Natalia Bs.As. ARGENTINA

Posted by natalia1234 on 2009-10-20 03:21:34

I am SO glad that Keane is doing this!! I used to be a music therapy major in college and the school that I went to was the only one in the entire state to offer it. Now they don't have it anymore because of a lack of support for the program. Thank you Keane for acknowledging its importance!! :)

Posted by tulaferl on 2009-10-20 01:53:17

Genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanx Keane xD

Posted by naye on 2009-10-20 00:27:07

I'll pass :/

Posted by annie nyc on 2009-10-19 23:27:01

Wow, it's getting a lot of money on the first day, Imagine what I will be after 6 days! priceless for a good cause. Love, Karla

Posted by ksolalinde on 2009-10-19 22:50:01

Weird... Thats a Jesse´s plectrum and is signed by all but him lol. Anyway is a great cause so good luck for the bidders! >I own a couple of them as well, my frame doesnt look as posh as that one but are def part of my fav items of my own Keane collection..

Posted by divangel on 2009-10-19 22:48:10

So wonderful that you guys are doing something to help others, great job!!! LOVE YOU KEANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by mislynny on 2009-10-19 22:18:43

It's a good cause and it's a great plectrum but I can't pay it. TOM REMEMBER AS I I LOVE YOU NOBODY WILL LOVE YOU

Posted by alekeane on 2009-10-19 21:41:03

What a splendid idea! There are many people that need music therapy sessions in these troubled times. The signed Keane plectrum is indeed very posh and there will be certainly charged a high price for it !! Thank you , You are very lovely.

Posted by Denislavia on 2009-10-19 21:28:44

Great! Kisses guys! Brazil loves Keane... Kisses - Heloise/ São Paulo-BR

Posted by Heloise Batista on 2009-10-19 21:14:12

BIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!!! ESPERO QUE VUELVAN A LA """" ARGENTINA """ . SALUDOS DESDE LA RIOJA (ARG)

Posted by romansin on 2009-10-19 21:06:04

thanks guys!

Posted by yessicachaplin23 on 2009-10-19 20:30:43

GREAT!!!! That´s a wonderful idea!!! I hope you´ll get lots of money♥

Posted by Julia B. on 2009-10-19 20:30:16

ojalá todos los musicos y artistas fueran como ustedes!!!!!

Posted by annypauline on 2009-10-19 20:17:50

HELOISA, ISA FROM BRASIL, SAO PAULO ************** HI GUYS! Just loved it... LOTS OF LOVE TO MY FAVOURITE BAND, WARM HUG AND A NICE WEEK! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Posted by isa on 2009-10-19 20:00:18

Keane you guys are so lovely and thoughtful why can't all people be like you lot, I love you all. Davinia.xx

Posted by daviniaalison on 2009-10-19 19:33:17

aaw, thats very kind of you guys, as usual ! :) love you!

Posted by lalivaldez on 2009-10-19 18:55:48

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★ ………….. ♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥ ………… WOWWW !!!!!! THANKS FOR THE NEWS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! …………… WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT !!!!!!!!!! :( ………. TOM, WE HOPE ALL OUR DAYS WILL BE LIT BY YOUR FACE ………. ★“ATLANTIC”★ IS AN ENCHANTING SONG …………. ♫♥♫♥♫♥♫♥ ……….. A BIG KISS TO TOM ♥ FROM ……. ★ ….. ♥♥…… A.B …..♥♥ …… ★ ……. (ITALY ☼) ★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★

Posted by A.B on 2009-10-19 18:47:36

Some new Charity auction, GREAT !!!!! Well, I can't play the guitar and don't have guitars at home but I have some plectrums at home (and don't ask me why, I don't know why lol). Would be great to add this one to my collection but it will surely be too expensive for me !!!! :( but I'll have a look at Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy's works !!! Kisses from Charlotte in Paris

Posted by littlemisscharlotte on 2009-10-19 18:46:47

@Marta.- Thank you, now I can sleep peacefully .... and @ pinocchiorain, @ ruthie thanks for the information, we appreciate it. That plectum looks really "yellow". :)

Posted by Pablo0808 on 2009-10-19 18:46:06

@Kari from Spain: YA SABES! U x

Posted by Uma_ on 2009-10-19 18:27:15

HELLO GUYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...THANKS FOR ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...I LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...KISSES AND ALL MY LOVE FROM ARGENTINA...HLN_MTHRFCKR_LA KEANERA

Posted by HLN_MTHRFCKR on 2009-10-19 17:32:06

So, we arrived to the auction ... There must be something went downhill...

Posted by judodr on 2009-10-19 17:01:09

Sorry i'm out of the running at that price but hope you get lots for the music therapy charity xxx

Posted by ruthie on 2009-10-19 16:00:42

J'y ai pensé après avoir posté mon commentaire... oops =P

Posted by Car0le-20 on 2009-10-19 15:30:38

I wish I was rich....

Posted by BrokenCrystal on 2009-10-19 15:20:37

Carole dis pas ça tu vas te faire des ennemies =P

Posted by _Marinaaa on 2009-10-19 14:54:12

Already have my own plectrum so... =)

Posted by Car0le-20 on 2009-10-19 14:51:39

I thought I was the only one lost in the mucicians world , but Pablo0808 made me changed my idea ! ha ha ha

Posted by Marta on 2009-10-19 14:19:42

Awww - bet somebody was hoping for another golden jacket to be auctioned, LOL!

Posted by Constantine on 2009-10-19 14:15:21

we've already got a signed one ("N" from the Sydney gig) but wouldn't mind another if the price is right!

Posted by jigglejix on 2009-10-19 14:10:46

a plectrum is a guitar pick.used for playing guitars :)

Posted by pinocchiorain on 2009-10-19 13:30:38

@Pablo0808 it's used for plucking a guitar .

Posted by ruthie on 2009-10-19 13:28:01

Uaaaaaaaau! Comgratulations, guys! Thanks for everything!

Posted by simoninha (brazil) on 2009-10-19 12:49:40

What is a plectrum? My ignorance has no limits. Thanks

Posted by Pablo0808 on 2009-10-19 11:58:25

Thank you very much Keane! Everyone can make a difference this is a great way to inspire people.And thanksfor the links.Have a nice week ahead!!

Posted by RACHEL-RIO-BRAZIL on 2009-10-19 11:45:09

What a great charity! That´s the way to open the eyes of poplovers so they will see the needs of other people. Well done KEANE (and other bands, impressive list...)

Posted by ingeborg on 2009-10-19 11:05:00

Che bella iniziativa ! E' davvero molto elegante e mi complimento tanto con voi cari Keane per la vostra bontà ! Ora devo proprio chiudere , come ho già scritto nella pagina del video di Jesse, devo andare a scuola per le lezioni di violino, mi attendono tutti gli alunni, a presto da Sabrina from Catania, Sicilia !

Posted by Sabrina v. on 2009-10-19 10:50:47

Thanx guys u r always caring 4 others and help loads of ther people around the world im so totally skint otherwise i'd b bidding bye 4 now luv u all miss u all Tim, Richy,Tom, Jesse XXXX.

Posted by Babs2009 on 2009-10-19 10:42:06

What a great initiative from you! An auction that will benefit a music therapy organisation is wonderful - what kept you by the way, ha, ha, ha - the whole thing looks posh. First time I've seen a plectrum by the way.

Posted by Mihajasoa on 2009-10-19 10:34:06

wow, good job, anyway...

Posted by rainborn8228 on 2009-10-19 10:33:12

OOOOOOOOOOH and it's from V festival in chelmsford, i was there, now i want it even more! haha

Posted by emmakate3 on 2009-10-19 10:32:02

awesome, but will probably go waaaaay out of my price range! xxx

Posted by emmakate3 on 2009-10-19 10:29:16

OEAAAHH GENIUS! Thank you Keane!!! Xxx Priscilla from Holland

Posted by Piscilla_Holland on 2009-10-19 10:23:12