Just been listening to radio review of Morrissey

absolute legend. Love him.

Morrissey gives me the creeps...always did...weirdo! imo.

Sorry Kenny we're at the opposite ends of the spectrum with him. Talentless, tuneless and pointless. I can't even listen to him talk without wanting to throw up.

akabula said 'Talentless, tuneless and pointless. I can't even listen to him talk without wanting to throw up.' .....to be honest I can't even look at him without wanting to throw up!

akabula, I like him as a person and his tremendous empathy towards animals. Not a fan of his music in particular although I've heard considerably worse.

I was blown away when the Smiths burst on the scene, bigger than the Beatles I would say. They weren`t but they were better.

The Ross- Morrissey interview is absolutely hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZDI4PIq8_s

I know that aspect of him Kenny and fair doos but as a singer yuch. Childish lyrics delivered appallingly.

happy birthday Shane, you table topper you.

Top bloke. Palace fan who knobbed Amanda Holden. I'm surprised  not surprised by the vitriol. Jealousy.

Top bloke indeed. No doubt about that.

'Top bloke. Palace fan who knobbed Amanda Holden'.....well that says it all about him and his fans!!!!!!

Cheers Kenny, had my share of luck

You're too modest.

I've been in thta spot a few times, albeit briefly. Gone to pot in last 6 months or so.

Mozza is a true legend and The Smiths made some of the best tunes ever, not just of the 80s. Great lyricist, up there with the very best.

The importance of being Morrissey:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e32cF6vIMuc

'I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now'

Remember the time the smiths came to play a show near our town & all the knobheads coming to school the next morning with branches hanging out of their back pockets. Still dont know what the fck that was all about

'I was looking for a job and then I found a job, and heaven knows I'm miserable now'

classic lyric that sums up 95% of the working population in one line

He tries too hard. He isnt Wilde. He isn't even Stephen Fry. The first half of his book was quite entertaining but fell off a cliff attached to an out of key piano about halfway through. The Smiths were a great band in my view but that was because of the group dynamic. It is to his discredit that he treats the input coming from Joyce and Rourke in such a derogatory fashion as if all they were were session muscians. They drove the sound and gave it depth. Without them The Smiths would have been little more than fey nancy boys instead of what they were whcih was a whipcrack smart dynamic edgy live band. Throw in Marr's brilliance at the time and Morrisey had a pretty easy time of it. He's occasionally sparkled since those days but that was when he was truly relevant and it is inconceivable that his long time collaborators have written songs for him to compare with what he and Marr came up with in the early 80's. It's like Macartney's flame occasionally flickers but never roars and he at least still writes his own stuff.

Released 25 years ago:
There are some bad people on the right
There are some bad people on the right
They're saving their own skins by ruining people's lives

Bad, bad people on the right
Young married couple in debt ever felt had?
Young married couple in debt ever felt had?

On a government scheme designed to kill your dream
Oh Mum, oh Dad
Once poor, always poor
La la la la la

Interesting drug
The one that you took, tell the truth, it really helped you
An interesting drug
The one that you took, God, it really, really helped you

You wonder why we're only half ashamed?
Because enough is too much
And look around
Can you blame us? Can you blame us?