1996年10月21日

　　To all those at MTV,

　　致MTV团队全体同仁

　　I would like to start by thanking you all for the support you have given me over recent years and I am both grateful and flattered by the nominations that I have received for Best Male Artist.

　　首先我向全体同仁致谢，感谢你们近几年来的支持。对于我获得最佳男艺术家的提名，我感到无上的感激与荣幸。

　　The air play given to both the Kylie Minogue and P.J.Harvey duets from my latest album Murder Ballads has not gone unnoticed and has been greatly appreciated.

　　出自我最新专辑《谋杀民谣》中，凯莉米洛和P.J哈维的合唱，已获得关注且颇得好评。

　　So again my sincere thanks.

　　所以再次致以诚挚的谢意。

　　Having said that, I feel that it's necessary for me to request that my nomination for best male artist be withdrawn and furthermore any awards or nominations for such awards that may arise in later years be presented to those who feel more comfortable with the competitive nature of these award ceremonies.

　　话虽如此，我感到有必要请求取消我最佳男艺术家的提名，并且未来可能的任何类似的奖项或提名，请颁给那些对颁奖典礼的竞争属性感到更为舒适的人。

　　I myself, do not.

　　至于我，并不是。