Umbrage at Umbria

I like me some Keith Jarrett, but this seems a little extreme:

On July 10, 2007, Keith Jarrett began a concert in Perugia, Italy with the following speech:

"I don’t speak Italian, but I hope that somebody who speaks English tells those assholes to shut off those fucking cameras. Until you understand this, the music won’t be at its best and you will have spent your money for nothing. I’m speaking to you, you, you, and you, that red light over there, and also you up there. If I see one single flash during the concert, I and Gary and Jack reserve to ourselves the right to stop playing and leave this goddamn city. It’s your privilege to be here, not mine. If you see someone with a camera, you have my permission to take it from them. You can come up to the stage and get a prize for it, I guess."

Jarrett played two sets but, after seeing a small number of flashes from the audience before he had sat down at the piano, told an audience that was giving him a standing ovation that he would not be playing an encore.

In response, the Umbria Jazz Festival announced it would never invite Jarrett to perform again.