Indie legend, singer/songwriter Billy Bragg was honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Music accolade at the AIM Awards 2013, presented in London last night (September 3).

In his acceptance speech, Bragg spoke about his career beginnings working in a record store, the odd inspiration that drove him to pick up a guitar and write songs and his long-running (20-year) relationship with Cooking Vinyl.

Bragg's speech is below.

"I am very very pleased to see that AIM can organize a piss up ...