But isn’t it a chic gift? The legendary musician learned, at a party held last week to mark his 70e anniversary, that an asteroid wandering between Mars and Jupiter now bears his name.
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Discovered in April 2005, the celestial body in question is approximately 482,803,200 kilometers from Earth. It was a good friend of Nile Rodgers and employee of the European Southern Observatory, Simon Lowery, who took the steps with the International Astronomical Union to have the potato-shaped asteroid named Nilerodgers (191 911 ).
Nile Rodgers’ contribution to the history of music alone forms a large constellation. Album Producer let’s dance (1983) by David Bowie, Like a Virgin (1984) by Madonna and Notorious (1986) by Duran Duran, the guitarist is first and foremost the co-founder of the disco band Chic, which made life on our planet a whole lot more fun with hits like The freak and I Want Your Love. The one who is among the coolest septuagenarians in the galaxy since September 19 has also collaborated in the creation of Get Lucky (2013), Daft Punk’s astronomical hit.
“What do you give to someone who is having a big birthday, but who doesn’t really want to receive any items?” “, told the magazine RollingStone Rodgers’ wife, Nancy Hunt, who was also in on it.
For several years now, the musician has been gradually parting with all his material possessions. He has also offered himself the present of a donation of 1 million to his own foundation, We Are Family, which financially supports schools in disadvantaged areas and fights against systemic racism.