Brit Awards 2017: Matt Healy urges musicians not to 'stay in your lanes' as 1975 win Best Band

Matt Healy has urged musicians and anyone with a ‘platform’ to speak out on ‘social issues’.

The British musician, whose band The 1975 picked up the Best British Band trophy at this year’s Brit Awards, said that no one should stay in their ‘lane’.

“At the moment a lot of people in pop music and the public in general are told to ‘stay in your lane’ but if you have a platform don’t do that, please don’t do that,” he said.

Talking about their win, Healy added: “This is mental, we’ve been the same line up since we were 13-years-old, so this kind of thing doesn’t really happen.

“I think the reason we’re here tonight is because of our album, what we tried to do is get back to that place were in when we were 14.”

Healy gave a similar speech at last week’s NME Awards, telling the crowd: “I know this is unfashionable and boring and no-one really gives a f*** but everything is f*****.

“And if your music isn’t purposefully informative, then there’s no point to it. So let’s make sure that we do that. Thank you.”

Later in the show, the band performed The Sound, during which negative messages about themselves flashed up on screen.

The 1975 had been up against Little Mix, Bastille, Radiohead and Biffy Clyro during this year’s awards.

Other winners included Emeli Sande who won Best British Female and David Bowie who posthumously won Best Solo Male.